Puerto Rican general election, 2000

November 7, 2000



Nominee	Sila María Calderón	Carlos Pesquera	Rubén Berríos Martínez
Party	Popular Democratic	New Progressive	Puerto Rican Independence
Popular vote	978,860	919,194	104,705
Percentage	48.64%	45.68%	5.20%

Governor before election

Pedro Rosselló
New Progressive

Elected Governor

Sila M. Calderon
Popular Democratic

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General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 7 November 2000.^[1] Sila María Calderón of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) was elected Governor, whilst the PPD also won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Voter turnout was between 80% and 82%.^[2]

Results

Governor

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Sila María Calderón	Popular Democratic Party	978,860	48.9
Carlos Pesquera	New Progressive Party	919,194	45.9
Rubén Berríos Martínez	Puerto Rican Independence Party	104,705	5.2
Other candidates		709	0.0
Invalid/blank votes		8,667	–
Total		2,012,135	100
Registered voters/turnout		2,447,032	82.2
Source: Nohlen

Resident Commissioner

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Anibal Acevedo Vilá	Popular Democratic Party	983,488	49.6
Carlos Romero Barcelo	New Progressive Party	905,690	45.6
Manuel Rodríguez Orellana	Puerto Rican Independence Party	95,067	4.8
Other candidates		571	0.0
Invalid/blank votes		8,667	–
Total		1,993,483	100
Registered voters/turnout		2,447,032	81.5
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives

Party	Constituency		National list		Seats	+/-
Party	Votes	%	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Popular Democratic Party	934,611	47.9	857,614	44.3	30	+14
New Progressive Party	902,708	46.3	851,506	44.0	20	–17
Puerto Rican Independence Party	112,592	5.8	224,765	11.6	1	0
Other parties	1,410	0.0	274	0.0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	18,962	–	18,962	–	–	–
Total	1,970,287	100	1,953,121	100	51	–3
Registered voters/turnout	2,447,032	79.8	2,447,032	79.8	–	–
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party	Constituency			National list			Additional seats	Total seats	+/-
Party	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Additional seats	Total seats	+/-
Popular Democratic Party	1,850,091	48.0	14	855,013	44.3	5	0	19	+11
New Progressive Party	1,778,197	46.2	2	856,886	44.4	5	1	8	–11
Puerto Rican Independence Party	221,411	5.8	0	217,390	11.3	1	0	1	0
Other parties	676	0.0	0	142	0.0	0	0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	18,982	–	–	18,982	–	–	–	–	–
Total		100	16	1,948,393	100	11	1	28	0
Registered voters/turnout	2,447,032		2,447,032		–	–	–	–	–
Source: Nohlen

References

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
↑ Nohlen, p553

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