Primaries were held on June 2, 2024, with incumbent Resident Commissioner
Jenniffer González-Colón winning the New Progressive primary defeating incumbent Governor
Pedro Pierluisi. This continued the tradition of the Governor of Puerto Rico only serving one term that started with Governor
Sila María Calderón and the
Popular Democratic Party 20 years prior in the
2004 gubernatorial election. Territorial representative and president of the Popular Democratic Party,
Jesús Manuel Ortiz, would secure the party's nomination for Governor, defeating at-large
territorial senator and former
Puerto Rico Secretary of Treasury,
Juan Zaragoza. In September 2024, the
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit seeking a preliminary and permanent injunction, as well as a declaratory judgment, allowing potential voters to register, through October 6. On October 1, the
US District Court dismissed the lawsuit on the basis that the ACLU failed to demonstrate that the September 21 voter registration deadline constituted an unconstitutional disenfranchisement or a manifest injustice that justified the intrusion of the United States federal government. On October 7, 2024, the
New Progressive Party (PNP) requested the court to order the
State Commission on Elections to “immediately validate all applications for
mail-in and advance ballots” that were not processed within two business days. However, shortly after, the PNP canceled his trial in which he requested the vote by correspondence without verification, and processed in cash, while his hearing was already scheduled. On October 8, 2024, Electoral Commissioner
Aníbal Vega Borges requested the court to immediately validate all applications for postal and advance voting received and not processed within the established deadline. The State Commission on Elections received approximately 142,000 early voting applications. The commission's plenary session had agreed to start counting early votes on 11 October, but that date was aborted after the sending of such votes was delayed by more than a week. There is no official date for the start of counting of this vote. On October 15, 2024, the State Commission on Elections authorized the participation of the American Civil Liberties Union as
election observers in the polls. On October 16, 2024, the Attorney for the
United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico,
W. Stephen Muldrow appointed the Chief of the Financial Fraud and Corruption Section,
Assistant United States Attorney Seth Erbe, to oversee elections, the appointed attorney, handles complaints regarding voting rights, threats of violence against election officials or staff, and voter fraud, on election day. On October 22, 2024, the PNP filed a complaint against members of the , for alleged violation of the electoral code, after having created an electronic platform for searching for voter numbers. On October 28, 2024, the State Commission on Elections accepted a request from the Popular Democratic Party for the Absentee and Early Voting Administrative Board to review envelopes containing early mail-in voting ballots, where the legitimacy of the process was called into question. On November 4, 2024, the
Puerto Rican Independence Party, the and the , request the State Commission on Elections that once the general elections are over, a recount of all early ballots be conducted to ensure that all marks made by the voter have been counted correctly. On the same day, a judge of the
San Juan Court of First Instance ordered the State Commission on Elections to continue "without interruption" the counting of early votes, thus opening the door to the process taking place without the presence of representatives of all the conflicting parties. On November 26, 2024, the PPD party requested an investigation by the State Election Commission (SEC) into allegations of irregularities regarding votes cast by mail, after alleged irregularities were detected in early voting sent by mail by voters. On November 27, 2024, the San Juan District Court ordered the Puerto Rico State Electoral Commission (CEE) to count the mail-in votes of some voters who voted anonymously. The CEE will have to count and assign hundreds of ballots from voters even if they reside in the United States and not Puerto Rico, and others who voted in Puerto Rico, including the envelope of those who did not request early or mail-in voting or those who have died in the meantime since the election. On December 3, 2024, the Citizen Victory Movement denounces the irregularities and attacks that tarnish the transparency of these elections, it also denounces the State Electoral Commission (CEE) in the voting process, it also denounces the order to count postal votes without validating the exact address of the voters. On December 7, 2024, the State Electoral Commission (CEE) orders the allocation of 4,440 ballots from all electoral districts in Puerto Rico, arrested since October for not having duly complied with the requirement of validation of the identity of the voter. The Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) and the Alliance, appeal to the Court of First Instance of San Juan to review the decision of the State Electoral Commission (CEE). On December 18, 2024, the PPD announced that it would contest the results of the mail-in ballot before the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. On December 24, 2024, the Observation Mission of the Inter-American Union of Electoral Organizations (UNIORE), which analyzed the general elections, concluded that the State Electoral Commission (CEE) was facing problems in the management and operation of the electronic counting machines. On December 25, 2024, the Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI) filed a lawsuit against the State Election Commission (SEC) for failing to provide information requested by several journalists on election day. Final certifications are due on December 26, 2024, as set by the Puerto Rico State Commission (CEE). Once the certification of the results is established by the state commission of Puerto Rico, the Office of Information System and Electronic Processing (OSIPE) communicates the official results. On December 27, 2024, the San Juan District Court orders the State Election Commission to adjudicate and count all direct votes, pushing back the official date for certification of the results. On the same day, the substitute president of the State Electoral Commission (CEE), Jessika Padilla Rivera, confirmed that the electoral commission informed the Ministry of Justice of the failures reported and acknowledged by the company Dominion Voting Systems during the 2024 general elections and the political party primaries. Candidates receive certification on December 30, 2024, by the electoral commission, with the signature of the official committee. On January 8, 2025, after several days of delays, the write-in candidate
Eliezer Molina is certified as senator-elect by the State Electoral Commission (CEE). ==Results==