San Juan, Puerto Rico, held an election for mayor on November 6, 2012. Among other elections, it was held concurrently with the 2012 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election. It saw the election of Popular Democracy Party nominee Carmen Yulín Cruz ho unseated incumbent New Progressive Party mayor Jorge Santini.
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Nominees
edit- Carmen Yulín Cruz (Popular Democracy Party), member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives since 2009
- Jorge Santini Padilla (New Progressive Party), incumbent mayor since 2001
- Luis Roberto Piñero (Puerto Rican Independence Party)
- Tito Román Rivera (Working People's Party)
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Popular Democratic | Carmen Yulín Cruz | 87,313 | 50.54 | |
New Progressive | Jorge Santini Padilla (incumbent) | 81,005 | 46.89 | |
Independence | Luis Roberto Piñero | 2,633 | 1.52 | |
Working People's Party | José "Tito" Román Rivera | 900 | 0.52 | |
Write-In | Others | 915 | 0.53 | |
Total votes | 172,766 | 100 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "CEE Event". elecciones2020.ceepur.org. November 16, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2021.