Nicole Acevedo is a reporter for NBC News Digital. She reports, writes and produces stories for NBC Latino and NBCNews.com.
Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi conceded defeat Sunday night after losing a primary election against Rep. Jenniffer González, the island's resident commissioner and nonvoting member of Congress, effectively ending the governor's re-election bid.
'I am going to be a governor who is going to be on the streets all the time.' González is the first female gubernatorial candidate to secure a primary win for the New Progressive Party. Puerto Rico elected Sila María Calderón of the Popular Democratic Party, or PPD, as its first female governor in 2000. The PPD, which supports the island’s current territorial status, also had its primary Sunday. Puerto Rico Rep. Jesús Manuel Ortiz Jesús Manuel Ortiz defeated Sen.
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