Puerto Rico congressional representative Jenniffer González has defeated Gov. Pedro Pierluisi in a surprise upset during a primary election.
Puerto Rico congressional representative Jenniffer González defeated Gov. Pedro Pierluisi in a surprise upset during a primary election held Sunday by their pro-statehood party. The two ran on the same ticket four years ago under the New Progressive Party, but González, a Republican, announced her plan to challenge Pierluisi, a Democrat, in early December. Public jabs between the two turned acrimonious during the campaign.
Power outages were such a big concern that Puerto Rico's elections commission rented more than a dozen generators and a private power company identified 81 alternate voting sites with guaranteed electricity. “It's been years since I last voted,” said Benito López, a 66-year-old retiree wearing a T-shirt that read, 'The Island of Enchantment.' He planned to cast a vote for a candidate he would not reveal “to see if there's any improvement and change.
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