2012 San Juan, Puerto Rico, mayoral election

2012 San Juan, Puerto Rico, mayoral election

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November 6, 2012

File:Carmenyulin (1).jpg File:Jorge Santini Padilla, Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico (cropped) (a).jpg Nominee Carmen Yulín Cruz Jorge Santini Party Popular Democratic New Progressive Popular vote 87,313 81,005 Percentage 50.54% 46.89%

Mayor before election Jorge Santini New Progressive Elected mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Popular Democratic

San Juan, Puerto Rico, held an election for mayor on November 6, 2012. Among other elections, it was held concurrently with the 2012 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election. It saw the election of Popular Democracy Party nominee Carmen Yulín Cruz ho unseated incumbent New Progressive Party mayor Jorge Santini.

Nominees

• Carmen Yulín Cruz (Popular Democracy Party), member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives since 2009
• Jorge Santini Padilla (New Progressive Party), incumbent mayor since 2001
• Luis Roberto Piñero (Puerto Rican Independence Party)
• Tito Román Rivera (Working People's Party)

Results

San Juan mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Popular Democratic	Carmen Yulín Cruz	87,313	50.54
	New Progressive	Jorge Santini Padilla (incumbent)	81,005	46.89
	Independence	Luis Roberto Piñero	2,633	1.52
	Working People's Party	José "Tito" Román Rivera	900	0.52
	Write-In	Others	915	0.53
Total votes			172,766	100

See also

• 2012 Puerto Rican general election