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The PP's motto was "Que el pueblo decida", (Let the people decide). The motto was obviously directed at Muñoz Marín, who denied Sánchez Vilella a chance to compete in a party primary. With Sánchez Vilella and Negrón López competing as candidates for different – but nearly identical – parties, the electorate split their votes.
The MUS had chosen Dr. Enrique Vázquez Quintana as candidate for governor. [10] However, in August 2012, Vázquez Quintana withdrew from the candidacy. A week later, he was replaced by Attorney Arturo Hernández, who was formerly president of the Puerto Rico Bar Association. [11]
Pierluisi ultimately won the election on November 3, 2020, albeit by a narrow margin of 1.49%. As a result, this election was the closest race of the 2020 gubernatorial election cycle. Pierlusi's winning 33% of the vote was the lowest obtained by a successful gubernatorial candidate in Puerto Rico since the first direct election in 1948.
2012 United States gubernatorial elections ← 2011 November 6, 2012 June 5 (Wisconsin recall) 2013 → 14 governorships 12 states; 2 territories [a] Majority party Minority party Party Republican Democratic Seats before 29 20 Seats after 30 19 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 8,305,687 7,992,567 Percentage 49.7% 47.9% Seats up 4 8 Seats won 5 7 Map of the results Democratic hold Republican gain ...
Dominant-party systems are commonly based on majority rule for proportional representation or majority boosting in semi-proportional representation. [citation needed] Plurality voting systems can result in large majorities for a party with a lower percentage of the vote than in proportional representation systems due to a fractured opposition (resulting in wasted votes and a lower number of ...
Johnson not the only Republican calling for conditions. Other high-ranking Republicans have called for conditions to be placed on federal aid given to California.
As a result, McClintock and his supporters are recognized as NPP members and free to run under the party banner. On March 9, 2008, Pedro Rosselló conceded the victory to Luis Fortuño after a large margin of votes in favor of his opponent in the NPP party primaries for the presidency of the party and gubernatorial nomination. Rosselló ...
California’s eco-bureaucrats halted a wildfire prevention project near the Pacific Palisades to protect an endangered shrub. It’s just the latest clash between fire safety and conservation in ...