2016 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary

The 2016 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary took place on June 5 in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

2016 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary

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Candidate Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders
Home state New York Vermont
Popular vote 54,839 33,958
Percentage 61.14% 37.86%

Results by municipality
  Hillary Clinton
  Bernie Sanders
  No votes

Clinton was a heavy favorite to win the territory's primary. In her two terms as United States Senator from New York, the state with the largest population of Puerto Rican-Americans, she gained a strong degree of familiarity with the island. Those connections helped her build institutional support from top Puerto Rico Democrats, including then-Governor Alejandro García Padilla.[1]

No other Democratic or Republican primaries took place on the same day. The Republican Party's Puerto Rico primary took place on March 6, 2016.

Results

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Puerto Rico Democratic caucuses, June 5, 2016
Candidate Popular vote Estimated delegates
Count Percentage Pledged Unpledged Total
Hillary Clinton 52,658 59.74% 36 7 42
Bernie Sanders 33,368 37.85% 24 0 24
Rocky De La Fuente 300 0.35%
Total 88,149 100% 60 7 67
Source: The Green Papers

Results By Districts

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County [2] Clinton Votes Sanders Votes
San Juan I 49.4% 6,472 46.4% 6,080
Bayamon II 56.9% 6,525 42.7% 4,897
Arecibo III 66.3% 8,011 33.1% 4,004
Mayagüez IV 57.6% 5,756 41.8% 4,176
Ponce V 65.7% 6,472 32.5% 3,199
Guayama VI 61.8% 6,574 28.6% 3,043
Humacao VII 61.6% 4,960 37.8% 3,046
Carolina VIII 61.1% 7,888 38.0% 4,923
Total 59.7% 52,658 37.9% 33,368

References

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  1. ^ Strauss, Daniel. "Clinton wins Puerto Rico primary". POLITICO. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Comisión Estatal de Elecciones". Primarias Presidenciales Demócratas 2016 (in Spanish). Retrieved March 25, 2021.