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The 2003 New Progressive Party primaries were the primary elections by which voters of the New Progressive Party (PNP) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico, namely the position of governor, for the 2004 general elections. Former Governor Pedro Rosselló was selected as the nominee at the primary elections held on November 9, 2003. He would go on to narrowly lose the 2004 general election against Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD).
Candidates
Governor
- Pedro Rosselló, former Governor of Puerto Rico
- Carlos Pesquera, former candidate to Governor
Resident Commissioner
- Luis Fortuño, former Secretary of Tourism
- Carlos Romero Barceló, former Governor and Resident Commissioner
- Charlie Rodríguez, former President of the Senate of Puerto Rico
- Miriam Ramírez de Ferrer, former Senator
Senate
At-large
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District
The New Progressive Party held primaries on all 8 of the senatorial districts.
San Juan
Bayamón
Arecibo
Mayagüez-Aguadilla
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Ponce
Guayama
Humacao
Carolina
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House of Representatives
At-large
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District
The New Progressive Party held primaries on 33 of the 40 representative districts.
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 20
District 21
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District 22
District 23
District 24
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
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Results
The primaries were held on November 9, 2003. In it, Pedro Rosselló comfortably defeated Carlos Pesquera to win the spot for Governor at the 2004 elections.[1] Also, Luis Fortuño defeated Carlos Romero Barceló, Charlie Rodríguez and Miriam Ramírez de Ferrer to win the spot for Resident Commissioner.[2]
Governor
| Candidate | Popular vote | Percentage | |
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| Pedro Rosselló | 449,315 | 75.82% | |
| Carlos Pesquera | 139,898 | 23.61% | |
| Others | 3,378 | 0.57% | |
Resident Commissioner
| Candidate | Popular vote | Percentage | |
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| Luis Fortuño | 363,217 | 61.36% | |
| Carlos Romero Barceló | 151,898 | 25.66% | |
| Charlie Rodríguez | 37,828 | 6.39% | |
| Miriam Ramírez de Ferrer | 25,075 | 4.24% | |
| Others | 64 | 0.01% | |
Senate
At-large
| Candidate | Popular vote | Percentage | |
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| Norma Burgos | 414,819 | 14.54% | |
| Jorge de Castro Font | 384,113 | 13.47% | |
| Kenneth McClintock | 353,344 | 12.39% | |
| Orlando Parga | 251,920 | 8.83% | |
| Lucy Arce | 227,455 | 7.97% | |
| José Garriga Picó | 174,361 | 6.11 | |
| Tomás Fantauzzi | 159,157 | 5.58% | |
| José Enrique Meléndez | 141,018 | 4.94% | |
| Epifanio | 129,058 | 4.52% | |
| Viruet | 108,100 | 3.79% | |
| Jesús Soto Amadeo | 107,173 | 3.76% | |
| Genaro Sánchez | 94,305 | 3.31% | |
| Luis Felipe Navas | 85,272 | 2.99% | |
| Peter Muller | 80,167 | 2.81% | |
| Jaime Irizarry | 65,734 | 2.32% | |
| Armando Izquierdo | 52,355 | 1.84% | |
| Others | 23,910 | 0.85% | |
House of Representatives
At-large
| Candidate | Popular vote | Percentage | |
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| Jenniffer González | 351,424 | 12.66% | |
| José Aponte | 318,419 | 11.47% | |
| Iris Miriam Ruíz | 305,146 | 10.99% | |
| Lourdes Ramos | 240,761 | 8.67% | |
| José Chico | 219,136 | 7.89% | |
| Rolando Crespo | 209,862 | 7.56 | |
| Edwin Mundo | 193,226 | 6.96% | |
| Rafi Escudero | 183,164 | 6.60% | |
| Omar Negrón | 167,296 | 6.03% | |
| Luis David Valentín | 147,772 | 5.32% | |
| Luis Maldonado | 121,228 | 4.37% | |
| Augusto Sánchez | 105,525 | 3.80% | |
| Harold Jim Rivera | 66,270 | 2.39% | |
| Edgar Berríos | 54,128 | 1.95% | |
| Others | 30,793 | 1.09% | |
See also
References
- ^ Primarias 2003: Escrutinio General - Gobernador Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine on CEEPUR
- ^ Primarias 2003: Escrutinio General - Comisionado Residente on CEEPUR