General Information
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico: Governor, 8 November 2016
At stake in this election:
- The office of Governor of Puerto Rico
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009)
- Head of Government: Governor Alejandro GARCIA Padilla (since 2 January 2013)
- Assembly: Puerto Rico has a bicameral Asamblea Legislativa (Legislative Assembly) consisting of the Senado (Senate) with 27 seats and the Camara de Representantes (House of Representatives) with 51 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The governor of Puerto Rico is directly elected by a simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term.
Last Election:
- The last election for governor of Puerto Rico was held on 6 November 2012. In this election, Alejandro GARCIA Padilla was elected with 48.2% of the vote, defeating Luis FORTUNO, who finished with 47.1%.
Main candidates in the election:
- Ricardo ROSSELLÓ Nevares
- Party: New Progressive Party/Partido Nuevo Progresista
- David BERNIER
- Party: Popular Democratic Party/Partido Popular Democrático
- Alexandra LÚGARO
- Party: Independent
- Manuel CIDRE
- Party: Independent
- María De Lourdes SANTIAGO
- Party: Puerto Rican Independence Party/Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño
- Rafael BERNABE Riefkohl
- Party: Working People Party/Partido del Pueblo Trabajador
Population and number of registered voters:
· Population: 3,578,056 (July 2016 est.)
· Registered Voters: 2,382,738 (2012)
Gender Data:
· Female Population: 1,869,525 (July 2016 est.)
· Is Puerto Rico a signatory to CEDAW: N/A
· Has Puerto Rico ratified CEDAW: N/A
· Gender Quota: No
· Female candidates in this election: Yes
· Number of Female Parliamentarians: 8 (15.69%)
· Human Development Index Position: N/A
· Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A
Disability Data:
· Is Puerto Rico a signatory to CRPD: N/A
· Has Puerto Rico ratified CRPD: N/A
· Population with a disability: 536,708 (est.)