Puerto Rico General Elections of 2004 Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
The Puerto Rico General Elections of 2004 were scheduled to occur on Election Day, Tuesday, November 2, 2004. After a count by the State Commission of Elections on that same day, the winner was to be inaugurated to a four-year term as Governor of Puerto Rico on January 2, 2005.
The entire House of Representatives and the entire Senate, as well as the Mayors of the municipalities of Puerto Rico, and the Resident Commissioner were also elected.
For the first time in Puerto Rican history, citizens unable to mobilize to voting colleges for medical reasons, but capable of practicing their right to vote, were visited in their own homes and hospitals so that they could exercise their vote. Similarly, prisoners mentally capable, exercised their vote days earlier, being Puerto Rico the only country of the world were those condemned are allowed to vote.
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The 2004 General Elections were the second closest in Puerto Rican history. PPD candidate Anibal Acevedo Vila got 953, 459 votes, or 48.36%. PNP candidate Pedro Rossello received 949, 579 votes, or 48.19%. Ruben Berrios received 52,660 votes, or 2.5%.
Anibal Acevedo Vila is the presumed Governor-Elect, but Puerto Rican Law requires that a full recount of the election be carried out since the margin of victory was so small. If Acevedo becomes Governor, he will be the first Governor in Puerto Rican history that does not have a Resident Commissioner of his same party, since Luis Fortuño of the PNP won the election against Roberto Prats for the post of Resident Commissioner.
This is an Article on Puerto Rico General Elections of 2004. Page Contains Information, Facts Details or Explanation Guide About Puerto Rico General Elections of 2004 Candidates for Governor
Candidates for Resident Commissioner
Results
Main article: Results of the Puerto Rico General Elections of 2004.External link