New Progressive primary On March 20, 2022, during the New Progressive Party's general assembly, governor
Pedro Pierluisi announced that he would run for a second term. Resident Commissioner
Jenniffer González Colón won the primary against Governor Pierluisi, becoming the first-ever female gubernatorial nominee for the
New Progressive Party.
Candidates Nominee •
Jenniffer González Colón,
Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico Eliminated in primary •
Pedro Pierluisi, incumbent
governor Endorsements Polling Results Popular Democratic primary After suffering defeat in the
2020 elections, the
Popular Democratic Party suffered a major divide on opinions, from the topic of
abortion to what
political status should the party pursue in the case of an
8th plebiscite. Some like the former party president
José Luis Dalmau say that the party should keep supporting the
current political status (ELA), while others within the party like former territorial senator
Marco Rigau Jiménez stated that the party should move towards
Free Association. On June 16, 2022, while criticizing the party president José Dalmau,
Morovis mayor
Carmen Maldonado González challenged him, and announced that she would be running for governor. Later, on October 17, she officialized her candidacy in a press conference. Afterward, on January 18, 2023, she stated that she would run for president of the party. On May 7, after coming last on the presidency election, she conceded and announced that she would instead be running for re-election. Territorial senator
Juan Zaragoza Gómez announced his candidacy for governor during a press conference on September 13, 2022, saying that "If God gives me health, I'm going there". Zaragoza previously had announced that he would run for governor in the
2020 primary, before withdrawing his candidacy to run as territorial senator at-large.
Candidates Nominee •
Jesús Manuel Ortiz, territorial representative and president of the
PPD Eliminated in primary •
Juan Zaragoza, at-large
territorial senator and former
Puerto Rico Secretary of Treasury •
Carmen Maldonado González, mayor of
Morovis César Vázquez Muñiz, the president of the party and the nominee for governor in 2020, announced on 27 May 2023, while at a protest asking for the resignation of the
Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico Domingo Emanuelli, that he would be running again for governor, stating that "What you see is not asked". He later dropped out to run for territorial senate in the
Bayamón district.
Javier Jiménez Pérez, mayor of
San Sebastián del Pepino, who switched to Proyecto Dignidad earlier, announced his intention to run. This was further confirmed by a party assembly that certified the party will hold primaries to select the candidate. Henriquez announced in December 2023 that she would run as an independent, leaving Jiménez as the only candidate seeking the PD nomination.
Withdrawn • César Vázquez Muñiz, former president of Project Dignity and nominee for governor in
2020 (ran for territorial senate) Declined •
Joanne Rodríguez Veve, at-large
territorial senator (endorsed Jiménez) Endorsements == Independents ==