Results
Adjuntas
Incumbent mayor Jaime Barlucea Maldonado won the PNP primary.[2] Barlucea lost the election to José Soto Rivera, ending the 12 years of PNP control of the municipality.[3]
Aguada
Incumbent PNP mayor Manuel Santiago Mendoza lost his party's primaries to Luis Echevarría Santiago.[4] He went on to lose to PPD candidate Christian Cortés Feliciano.[5]
Aguadilla
Previous PNP mayor Carlos Méndez Martínez renounced to his post on January 21, 2020, after 23 years in the job, stating "...it's time to rest and travel."[6] Yanitsia Irizarry Méndez became interim mayor and won the PNP primary.[7] She lost to PPD candidate Julio Roldán Concepción, ending 32 years of PNP control of the municipality.[8]
Aguas Buenas
Incumbent mayor Javier García Pérez won his second term.[9]
Aibonito
Tomás Alvarado won the PPD primary.[10] Nonetheless, incumbent mayor William Alicea Pérez won his fourth term.[11]
Añasco
Incumbent mayor Jorge Estévez Martínez ran for a 4th term, but lost to PNP primary winner[12] Kabir Solares García, ending 12 years of PPD control of the municipality.[13]
Arecibo
Incumbent mayor Carlos Molina Rodríguez ran for a 3rd term, won the PNP primary,[14] but lost to PPD primary winner[15] Carlos Ramírez Irizarry, ending 16 years of PNP control of the municipality.[16]
Arroyo
Incumbent mayor Eric Bachier Román won his third term.[17]
Barceloneta
Incumbent mayor Wanda Soler Rosario won the PPD primary[18] and her third term.[19]
Barranquitas
Previous PNP mayor Francisco López López renounced to his post on September 18, 2019, after 22 years in the job.[20] Later, on November 14, 2019, Elliot Colón Blanco was elected mayor in a special election to finish López's term.[21] Colón Blanco was re-elected to serve his first full term in office.[22]
Bayamón
Incumbent mayor Ramón Rivera Cruz won his sixth term.[23]
Cabo Rojo
Incumbent mayor Roberto Ramírez Kurtz ran for a 3rd term, but lost to PNP primary winner[24] Jorge Morales Wiscovitch.[25]
Caguas
Roberto López won the PNP primary.[26] Nonetheless, incumbent mayor William Miranda Torres won his third term.[27]
Camuy
Previous PNP mayor Edwin García Feliciano renounced to his post on February 28, 2020, after 16 years in the job, to become the Ombudsman.[28] Gabriel Hernández Rodríguez became mayor for the rest of his García Feliciano's term[29] and won the election.[30]
Canóvanas
Awilda Iglesias Muñoz won the PPD primary.[31] Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Lorna Soto Villanueva won the PNP primary[32] and her second term.[33]
Carolina
Incumbent mayor José Aponte Dalmau won his fourth term.[34]
Cataño
Incumbent mayor Félix Delgado Montalvo won his second term.[35]
Cayey
Incumbent mayor Rolando Ortiz Velázquez won his seventh term.[36]
Ceiba
Incumbent mayor Angelo Cruz Ramos lost the PNP primary to Samuel Rivera Báez.[37] Rivera Báez went on to win the election.[38]
Ciales
Previous PNP mayor Luis Maldonado Rodríguez announced on September 21, 2018, that he would not seek re-election for a 4th term.[39] Alexander Burgos Otero won the PNP primary,[40] while José Carrer González won the PPD primary.[41] Alexander Burgos Otero ultimately won the mayoral race.[42]
Cidra
Incumbent mayor Javier Carrasquillo Cruz ran for a 3rd therm, but lost to PPD candidate David Concepción González.[43]
Coamo
Incumbent mayor Juan García Padilla won his sixth term.[44]
Comerío
Incumbent mayor José Santiago Rivera won his sixth term.[45]
Corozal
Incumbent mayor Sergio Torres Torres ran for a 3rd term, won the PPD primary,[46] but lost to PNP candidate Luis García Rolón.[47]
Culebra
Incumbent mayor Iván Solís Bermúdez ran for a 3rd term, but lost to Edilberto Romero Llovet.[48]
Dorado
Incumbent mayor Carlos López Rivera won his ninth term.[49]
Fajardo
Previous PNP mayor Aníbal Meléndez Rivera renounced to his post on February 19, 2020, after 31 years in the job.[50] His son, José Meléndez Méndez became mayor for the rest of his father's term,[51] won the PNP primary[52] and the election.[53]
Florida
Incumbent mayor José Gerena Polanco won his third term.[54]
Guánica
Both PPD candidate Ismael Rodríguez Ramos[55] and Write-In candidate Edgardo Cruz Vélez[56] claimed victory, with the official count stating that Cruz Vélez was the winner.[57] The case was taken to court, where it was determined that 38 votes had been duplicated, and had to be eliminated, giving Rodíguez Ramos the win.[58] After multiple court revisions, Rodíguez Ramos was declared the official winner, and ratified as mayor of Guánica.[59][60]
Guayama
Incumbent mayor Eduardo Cintrón Suárez won his third term.[61]
Guayanilla
Incumbent mayor Nelson Torres Yordán ran for a second term, but lost to PNP candidate Raúl Rivera Rodríguez, ending 20 years of PPD control of the municipality.[62]
Guaynabo
Previous PNP mayor Hector O'Neill Garcia was suspended on May 24, 2017, on complaints filled against him for sexual harassment,[63] and then resigned on June 5, 2017.[64] Later, on August 7, 2017, Ángel Pérez Otero was elected mayor in a special election to finish O'Neill Garcia's term.[65] Pérez Otero was re-elected to serve her first full term in office.[66]
Gurabo
Previous PNP mayor Víctor Ortiz Díaz was arrested on December 7, 2016, on charges related to extortion and soliciting a bribe.[67] Later, on April 2, 2017, Rosachely Rivera Santana was elected mayor in a special election to finish Ortiz Díaz's term.[68] Rivera Santana was re-elected to serve her first full term in office.[69]
Hatillo
Incumbent mayor José Rodríguez Cruz won his fifth term.[70]
Hormigueros
Incumbent mayor Pedro García Figueroa won his fifth term.[71]
Humacao
Previous PPD mayor Marcelo Trujillo Panisse passed away while in office on September 15, 2019.[72] Later, on November 10, 2019, Luis Sánchez Hernández was elected mayor in a special election to finish Trujillo Panisse's term.[73] Reinaldo Vargas Rodríguez won the PNP primary.[74] Vargas won the election, ending 20 years of PPD control of the municipality.[75]
Isabela
Incumbent PPD mayor Carlos Delgado Altieri announced he would not seek re-election, instead opting to run for governor.[76] Miguel Méndez Pérez won the PPD primary, beating 3 other candidates, including the incumbent mayor's son, Carlos Delgado Irizarry.[77] Melvin Concepción Corchado won the PNP primary.[78] Méndez ultimately won the election.[79]
Jayuya
Elvin Rodríguez Pagán won the PNP primary.[80] Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Jorge González Otero won his seventh term.[81]
Juana Díaz
Incumbent mayor Ramón Hernández Torres won his sixth term.[82]
Juncos
Incumbent mayor Alfredo Alejandro Carrión won his sixth term.[83]
Lajas
Incumbent mayor Marcos Irizarry Pagán ran for a 3rd term, won the PPD primary,[84] but lost to PNP candidate Jayson Martínez Maldonado.[85]
Lares
Previous mayor Roberto Pagán Centeno renounced to his post on January 3, 2020, after 16 years in the job.[86] The municipal committee quickly confirmed Pagán Centeno's son, Carlos Pagán Crespo as a candidate for mayor, without waiting for the PNP directory's orders.[87] The directory's evaluating committee ultimately rejected Pagán Crespo's candidacy for endorsing independent candidate Abel Nazario Quiñones for the senate.[88] After that, José Rodríguez Ruiz became mayor[89] and ran for a full term in office, but lost to PPD candidate Fabián Arroyo Rodríguez.[90]
Las Marías
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Incumbent mayor Edwin Soto Santiago won his second term.[91]
Las Piedras
Incumbent mayor Miguel López Rivera won his fourth term.[92]
Loíza
Lymarie Escobar Quiñones won the PNP primary.[93] Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Julia Nazario Fuentes won her second term.[94]
Luquillo
Incumbent mayor Jesús Márquez Rodríguez won his fourth term.[95]
Manatí
Incumbent mayor José Sánchez González won his second term.[96]
Maricao
Incumbent mayor Gilberto Pérez Valentín ran for a 7th term, won the PNP primary,[97] but lost to Wilfredo Ruiz Feliciano, ending 28 years of PNP control of the municipality.[98]
Maunabo
Incumbent mayor Jorge Márquez Pérez ran for 6th term, but lost to PNP candidate Ángel Lafuente Amaro, ending 20 years of PPD control in the municipality.[99]
Mayagüez
Tania Lugo López won the PNP primary.[100] Nonetheless, incumbent mayor José Rodríguez Rodríguez won his eighth term.[101]
Moca
Previous PNP mayor José Avilés Santiago confirmed on October 24, 2018, that he would not run for re-election, leaving after 20 years as mayor.[102] Ángel Pérez Rodríguez ended up winning PNP primary[103] and the mayoral seat.[104]
Morovis
Incumbent mayor Carmen Maldonado González won her second term.[105]
Naguabo
Incumbent mayor Noé Marcano Riveri ran for a 3th term, won the PNP primary,[106] but lost to Miraidaliz Rosario Pagán, ending 12 years of PNP control of the municipality.[107]
Naranjito
Joel Chevres Santiago won the PPD primary.[108] Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Orlando Ortiz Chevres won his fourth term.[109]
Orocovis
Incumbent mayor Jesús Colón Berlingeri won his seventh term in office.[110]
Patillas
Incumbent mayor Norberto Soto Figueroa ran for a 3rd term, but lost to PNP candidate Maritza Sánchez Neris.[111]
Peñuelas
Previous PPD mayor Walter Torres Maldonado renounced to his post on December 31, 2018, after 21 years in the job.[112] The party, knowing beforehand that Torres Maldonado was going to renounce, did an internal primary in the municipality, with Gregory Gonsález Souchet being chosen as the new mayor.[113][114] While Josean González Febres won PNP primary,[115] the incumbent mayor Gregory Gonsález Souchet won his first full term.[116]
Ponce
Incumbent mayor María Meléndez Altieri ran for a 4th term, won the PNP primary,[117] but lost to PPD primary winner[118] Luis Irizarry Pabón, ending 12 years of PNP control of the municipality.[119]
Quebradillas
Incumbent mayor Heriberto Vélez Vélez won his fifth term.[120]
Rincón
Incumbent mayor Carlos López Bonilla won the PPD primary[121] and his sixth term.[122]
Río Grande
Mayra Pérez Bulerín won the PNP primary.[123] Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Ángel González Damudt won the PPD primary[124] and his second term.[125]
Sabana Grande
Previous PPD mayor Miguel Ortiz Vélez was arrested on July 5, 2018, for running a corruption scheme,[126] With Noel Matías Borrero working as interim mayor and later mayor till the end of the term.[127] Luis Flores Santiago won the PNP primary,[128] while Marcos Valentín Flores won the PPD primary.[129] Marcos Valentín Flores ultimately won the mayoral race.[130]
Salinas
Raúl Zayas Rodríguez won the PNP primary.[131] Nonetheless, Karilyn Bonilla Colón won her third term.[132]
San Germán
Incumbent mayor Isidro Negrón Irizarry ran for a 6th term, won the PPD primary,[133] but lost to Virgilio Olivera Olivera, ending 20 years of PPD control of the municipality.[134]
San Juan
Incumbent PPD mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz announced she would not seek re-election, instead opting to run for governor.[135] Miguel Romero Lugo won the PNP primary, and later the mayoral race.[136] The major surprise was that the PPD candidate Rossana López León came 3rd, while MVC candidate Manuel Natal Albelo came in a very close second. It was the only municipality to have a mayoral candidate of every party running in the election.[137]
San Lorenzo
Jaime Alverio Ramos won against incumbent mayor José Román Abreu, ending 20 years of PPD control of the municipality.[138]
San Sebastián
Incumbent mayor Javier Jiménez Pérez won his fifth term.[139]
Santa Isabel
Incumbent mayor Enrique Questell Alvarado ran for a 5th term, won the PNP primary,[140] but lost to Rafael Burgos Santiago.[141]
Toa Alta
Héctor Collazo Ayala won the PNP primary.[142] Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Clemente Agosto Lugardo won the PPD primary[143] and his third term.[144]
Toa Baja
Incumbent mayor Bernardo Márquez García won the PNP primary[145] and his second term.[146]
Trujillo Alto
Incumbent mayor José Cruz Cruz won the PPD primary[147] and his fourth term.[148]
Utuado
Jorge Pérez Heredia won the PNP primary.[149] Pérez won against incumbent mayor Ernesto Irizarry Salvá.[150]
Vega Alta
Incumbent mayor Oscar Santiago Martínez ran for a 2nd term, but lost to María Vega Pagán.[151]
Vega Baja
Melvin Carrión Rivera won the PNP primary.[152] Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Marcos Cruz Molina won his third term.[153]
Vieques
Incumbent mayor Víctor Emeric Catarineau ran for a 3rd term, but lost to José Corcino Acevedo.[154]
Villalba
Incumbent mayor Luis Hernández Ortiz won his second term.[155]
Yabucoa
Incumbent mayor Rafael Surillo Ruiz won his third term.[156]
Yauco
Incumbent mayor Ángel Torres Ortiz won his second term.[157]
