Pedro Pierluisi wins gubernatorial race in Puerto Rico
Official preliminary results in Puerto Rico have been released and show that Pedro Pierluisi of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party won a majority of votes o become the U.S. territory’s next governor
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Your support makes all the difference.Pedro Pierluisi of Puerto Rico’s pro-statehood New Progressive Party won a majority of votes to become the U.S. territory’s next governor according to official preliminary results released late Saturday.
Pierluisi received nearly 33% of the votes with more than 406,800 ballots, compared with nearly 32%, or more than 389,800 votes, obtained by Carlos Delgado of the Popular Democratic Party, which supports the current territorial status, with 100% of precincts reporting.
The results come four days after Puerto Rico held general elections, an unusual delay blamed on a record number of early and absentee votes that overwhelmed officials.