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Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders
No votes |
The 2016 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary took place on June 5 in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Clinton was a heavy favorite to win the territory's primary. In her two terms as United States Senator from New York, the state with the largest population of Puerto Rican-Americans, she gained a strong degree of familiarity with the island. Those connections helped her build institutional support from top Puerto Rico Democrats, including then-Governor Alejandro García Padilla.[1]
No other Democratic or Republican primaries took place on the same day. The Republican Party's Puerto Rico primary took place on March 6, 2016.
Results
[edit]Puerto Rico Democratic caucuses, June 5, 2016 | |||||
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Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
Hillary Clinton | 52,658 | 59.74% | 36 | 7 | 42 |
Bernie Sanders | 33,368 | 37.85% | 24 | 0 | 24 |
Rocky De La Fuente | 300 | 0.35% | |||
Total | 88,149 | 100% | 60 | 7 | 67 |
Source: The Green Papers |
Results By Districts
[edit]County [2] | Clinton | Votes | Sanders | Votes |
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San Juan I | 49.4% | 6,472 | 46.4% | 6,080 |
Bayamon II | 56.9% | 6,525 | 42.7% | 4,897 |
Arecibo III | 66.3% | 8,011 | 33.1% | 4,004 |
Mayagüez IV | 57.6% | 5,756 | 41.8% | 4,176 |
Ponce V | 65.7% | 6,472 | 32.5% | 3,199 |
Guayama VI | 61.8% | 6,574 | 28.6% | 3,043 |
Humacao VII | 61.6% | 4,960 | 37.8% | 3,046 |
Carolina VIII | 61.1% | 7,888 | 38.0% | 4,923 |
Total | 59.7% | 52,658 | 37.9% | 33,368 |
References
[edit]- ^ Strauss, Daniel. "Clinton wins Puerto Rico primary". POLITICO. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ^ "Comisión Estatal de Elecciones". Primarias Presidenciales Demócratas 2016 (in Spanish). Retrieved March 25, 2021.