2008 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico

The election for Resident Commissioner to the United States House of Representatives took place on November 4, 2008, the same day as the larger Puerto Rican general election and the United States elections, 2008.

2008 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico
November 4, 2008 (2008-11-04)
 
Nominee Pedro Pierluisi Alfredo Salazar
Party PNP PPD
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote 1,010,304 810,111
Percentage 52.6% 42.3%
Resident Commissioner before election

Luis Fortuño
New Progressive

 Elected Resident Commissioner

Pedro Pierluisi
New Progressive

Puerto Rico's At-large district.

Background

The incumbent one-term Resident Commissioner (same as non-voting territorial delegate) Luis Fortuño, of the (NPP/R), was retiring from his House seat to run for Governor of Puerto Rico.

Pedro Pierluisi (NPP), the former Puerto Rican Secretary of Justice under former Governor Pedro Rosselló,[1][2] was the favorite to succeed Fortuño over economist Alfredo Salazar (PDP).

Regardless of which of the two men won, the seat would switch from Republican to Democratic hands in January as both candidates would caucuses with the Democrats.[1] However, this seat would not have impacted which party controls the chamber.

Candidates for Resident Commissioner

Election results
Puerto Rico's At-large congressional district election, 2008[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
PNP Pedro Pierluisi 1,010,285 53.05
PPD Alfredo Salazar 810,093 42.54
Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Carlos Velazquez 46,123 2.42
PIP Jessica Martinez 37,865 1.99
Total votes 1,904,366 100.00
Turnout   78.04
PNP hold

See also

2. Pierluisi is leading Salazar 51% to 34% as of October 30, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081102101723/http://www.vocero.com/noticia-5761-slido_fortuo.html

References
  1. "Res. Com. Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR, At-Large) -- the Almanac of American Politics". Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  2. Dunham, Mike (March 10, 2008). "Fortuño wins pro-statehood primary in Puerto Rico". New York Daily News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2008.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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