The 2020 Popular Democratic Party primaries was the primary elections by which voters of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico for 2020. The primaries, originally scheduled for June 2020, were delayed until August 9, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The August 9 elections, however, were marred by a lack of ballots leading a suspension of the election; polling locations that could not open on August 9 were scheduled to be open for voting on August 16. The winner for the party's nomination for Governor of Puerto Rico is Charlie Delgado, mayor of Isabela, over Carmen Yulín Cruz, mayor of San Juan and Eduardo Bhatia, Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico Senate.
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Candidates
Governor
- Carlos Delgado Altieri, mayor of Isabela
- Eduardo Bhatia, Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico Senate
- Carmen Yulín Cruz, mayor of San Juan, and former member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
Withdrawn
- Roberto Prats, former member of the Senate of Puerto Rico
- Juan Zaragoza, former Secretary of Treasury of Puerto Rico
Resident Commissioner
- Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, former Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico and former Governor of Puerto Rico
Senate
In the Senate of Puerto Rico, the PPD holds 3 at-large seats and 1 district seat. The PPD also holds 3 additional seats that are temporarily added under Article Three of the Constitution of Puerto Rico whenever the majority party (in this case the New Progressive Party) wins more than two thirds of the original 27 seats in contention.
House of Representatives
The PPD holds 15 seats in the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico.
Opinion polls
Governor
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Carlos Delgado Altieri | Eduardo Bhatia | Carmen Yulín Cruz | Other/Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radio Isla | July 28–August 3, 2020 | ≈246 (LV) | – | 39% | 35% | 21% | 5% |
| Becaon Research/Puerto Rico Herald | July 20–26, 2020 | ≈192 (V) | – | 44% | 26% | 16% | 14% |
| Beacon Research/Puerto Rico Herald | May 3–7, 2020 | ~181 (LV) | – | 25% | 35% | 17% | 23% |
| Diario Las Américas | March 30-April 21, 2020 | — (RV) | — | — | 49% | 25% | 26% |
| Beacon Research/Puerto Rico Herald | March, 2020 | – (V) | – | 17% | 52% | 16% | 15% |
| Beacon Research/Puerto Rico Herald | February, 2020 | – (V) | – | 21% | 42% | 12% | 25% |
| El Nuevo Día | February 21–25, 2020 | 170 (RV) | ± 7.5% | 12% | 50% | 24% | 14% |
Results
Governor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popular Democratic | Carlos Delgado Altieri | 128,638 | 62.97% | |
| Popular Democratic | Eduardo Bhatia | 48,563 | 23.77% | |
| Popular Democratic | Carmen Yulín Cruz | 27,068 | 13.25% | |
| Total votes | 204,269 | 100.00% | ||
See also
- 2020 New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries
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