Puerto Rican general election, 2000

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The Puerto Rico General Elections of 2000 took place on Election Day, Tuesday, November 7, 2000. After a count by the State Commission of Elections, the winner was inaugurated to a four-year term as Governor of Puerto Rico on January 2, 2001.

The post of Governor of Puerto Rico and the entire House of Representatives and the entire Senate, as well as the Mayors of the municipalities of Puerto Rico, and the Resident Commissioner were also elected for four-year terms.

Contents 1 Candidates for Governor 2 Candidates for Resident Commissioner 3 Preliminary results 4 Official results 4.1 Governor 4.2 Resident Commissioner 4.3 Senate 4.4 House of Representatives 4.5 Municipalities (Mayors) 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Candidates for Governor

• Sila Maria Calderon for the Popular Democratic Party
• Carlos Pesquera for the New Progressive Party
• Ruben Berrios for the Puerto Rican Independence Party

[edit] Candidates for Resident Commissioner

• Anibal Acevedo Vila for the Popular Democratic Party
• Carlos Romero Barcelo for the New Progressive Party
• Manuel Rodriguez Orellana for the Puerto Rican Independence Party

[edit] Preliminary results

Results were announced by the State Commission of Elections (CEE-PUR) on November 7–8, 2000 after the voting colleges closed on November 7 at 3:00 p.m. AST.

Once the official winners were announced, they were inaugurated to a four-year term on January 2, 2001.

[edit] Official results

A total of 2,015,987 citizens casted their vote for the general elections, for a participation of 82% of registered voters voters,^[1] and approximately 52% of the island's 3.8 million residents.^[2]

[edit] Governor

Candidate		Political party	Popular vote	Percentage
	Sila Maria Calderón	PPD	978,860	48.6%
	Carlos Pesquera	PNP	919,194	45.7%
	Rubén Berríos	PIP	104,705	5.2%
	Others		9,376	0.5%

[edit] Resident Commissioner

Candidate		Political party	Popular vote	Percentage
	Anibal Acevedo Vila	PPD	983,488	49.3%
	Carlos Romero Barcelo	PNP	905,690	45.4%
	Manuel Rodriguez Orellana	PIP	95,067	4.8%
	Others		9,238	0.5%

[edit] Senate

PPD	PNP	PIP	Total
19	8	1	28

[edit] House of Representatives

PPD	PNP	PIP	Total
30	20	1	51

[edit] Municipalities (Mayors)

PPD	PNP	PIP	Total
45	33	0	78

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

1. 2000 General Elections Scrutiny Summary (Elecciones Generales 2000: Resumen del Escrutinio), Commission of Elections of Puerto Rico (CEEPUR)
2. Census 2000 Data for Puerto Rico, U.S. Census

[edit] External links

• State Commission of Elections of Puerto Rico - official site (in Spanish)
• Elections in Puerto Rico. org

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