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New Progressive Party primaries, 2016
The 2016 New Progressive Party primaries was the primary elections by which voters of the New Progressive Party (PNP) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico for the 2016 general elections . They were held on June 5, 2016 and also coincided with the Democratic Party primaries in the island.
Resident Commissioner [ edit ] House of Representatives [ edit ] The primaries were held on June 5, 2016. In it, newcomer Ricky Rosselló narrowly defeated incumbent Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi to win the spot for Governor at the 2016 elections.[ 1] Jenniffer González comfortably defeated Carlos Pesquera with 71% of the votes to win the spot for Resident Commissioner.[ 2]
Resident Commissioner [ edit ]
Candidate
Popular vote
Percentage
Thomas Rivera Schatz 361,362
16.67%
Larry Seilhamer 271,780
12.54
Zoé Laboy 251,732
11.61
Abel Nazario 216,472
9.99
Margarita Nolasco 213,886
9.87
Itzamar Peña 203,609
9.39
José Chemo Soto
123,126
5.68
Johanne Vélez García
108,855
5.02
Alba Iris Calderón
72,397
3.34
Eric "Javo" Ramírez
64,301
2.97
Javier García Cabán
58,211
2.69
Ramón Díaz
53,810
2.48
Iván Díaz Carrasquillo
46,729
2.16
Frankie Amador
46,634
2.15
Mario Ramos Méndez
39,059
1.80
María Salgado Sánchez
35,661
1.65
House of Representatives [ edit ]
Candidate
Popular vote
Percentage
María Milagros Charbonier 267,662
13.53%
Lourdes Ramos 266,421
13.47%
José Kikito Meléndez 261,172
13.20%
José "Pichy" Torres Zamora 256,470
12.97%
José Aponte 210,191
10.63%
Néstor Alonso
179,629
9.08%
Hiram Torres Montalvo
144,551
7.31%
Jorge Emmanuel Báez
101,584
5.14%
Roberto Rivera
98,472
4.98%
Jesús Vélez
79,675
4.03%
Joe Colón
62,205
3.15%
José Olmos Muñíz
49,868
2.52%