The 2024 Puerto Rican municipal election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the mayors of the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico, concurrently with the election of the Governor, Resident Commissioner, the Senate, and the House of Representatives, as well as the election events of a status referendum and a presidential straw poll. As candidates in the 2024 general elections, the winners were elected to serve a four-year term from January 2, 2025, to January 2, 2029.
Results The final results of the 2024 Puerto Rican municipal election were certified on December 31, 2024, by the Puerto Rico State Commission (CEE).
Adjuntas
Aguada
Wilbert Nieves Chaparro won the PNP primary.
Aguadilla
Dennis Morales Rodríguez won the PNP primary.
Aguas Buenas
Previous PNP mayor Javier García Pérez was arrested on May 5, 2022, on accounts of conspiracy, bribery and extortion scheme. The next day, he would renounce to his post effective May 16. Later, on June 12, Karina Nieves Serrano won the special election to finish García Pérez's term. She was challenged by former mayor Carlos Aponte Silva in the PNP primary, but Nieves Serrano won the candidacy.
Aibonito
Añasco
Arecibo
Arroyo
Barceloneta
Barranquitas
Incumbent mayor Elliot Colón Blanco won the PNP primary.
Bayamón
Cabo Rojo
Roberto Ramírez Kurtz won the PPD primary.
Caguas
Roberto J. López Román won the PNP primary.
Camuy
Canóvanas
Carolina
Cataño
Previous PNP mayor Félix Delgado Montalvo renounced to his post on November 30, 2021, and later he declared himself guilty of a corruption charge for profiting from a scheme involving the companies Waste Collection and J.R Asphalt. Julio Alicea Vasallo was sworn in as mayor on December 19 after he was the only candidate in the mayoral race. Alicea Vasallo later won the PNP primary, while Norberto Torres Serrano won the PPD primary.
Cayey
Ceiba
Incumbent mayor Samuel Rivera Báez won the PNP primary.
Ciales
Incumbent mayor Alexander Burgos Otero won the PNP primary, while Jesús W. Resto Rivera won the PPD primary.
Cidra
Incumbent mayor Ángel D. Concepción González won the PPD primary, while Delvis J. Pagán Clajivo won the PNP primary.
Coamo
Comerío
Incumbent mayor José A. Santiago Rivera announced on December 5, 2023, that he would not seek re-election, instead opting to run for at-large senator.
Corozal
Culebra
Dorado
Incumbent mayor Carlos A. López Rivera won the PPD primary.
Carlos A. López Rivera passed away on October 17, 2025. Aníbal José Torres (PPD) is now the Mayor.
Fajardo
Florida
Guánica
Guayama
Previous PPD mayor Eduardo Cintrón Suárez renounced to his post on April 8, 2022, and later he declared himself guilty of federal crimes of for a bribery scheme in his government. Later, on May 7, O'brain Vázquez Molina won the special election to finish Cintrón Suárez's term.
Guayanilla
Incumbent mayor Raúl Rivera Rodríguez won the PNP primary.
Guaynabo
Previous PNP mayor Ángel Pérez Otero was arrested on December 9, 2021, on account of conspiracy, bribes with federal funds and kickbacks, and then resigned the next day. Later, on January 15, 2022, Edward O'Niell Rosa, son of previous mayor Héctor O'Neill García, won the controversial special election to finish Pérez Otero's term.
Gurabo
Hatillo
Previous PPD mayor José Rodríguez Cruz renounced to his post on March 23, 2022, after 22 years in the job. Later, on May 1, Carlos E. Román Román won the special election to finish Rodríguez Cruz's term. Román Román later won the PPD primary, while Manuel A. Orriola Pérez won the PNP primary.
Hormigueros
Humacao
Previous PNP mayor Reinaldo Vargas Rodríguez was arrested on May 5, 2022, on accounts of conspiracy, bribery and extortion scheme. On May 7, he renounced to his post effective May 16. Later, on June 12, Julio Geigel Pérez won the special election to finish Vargas Rodríguez's term.
Isabela
Carlos J. Tavárez Santiago won the PNP primary.
Jayuya
Juana Díaz
Juncos
Incumbent mayor Alfredo Alejandro Carrión won the PPD primary, while William Serrano Serrano won the PNP primary.
Lajas
Alcides Martínez Valentín won the PPD primary.
Lares
Michael A. Quiñones Irizarry won the PNP primary.
Las Marías
Las Piedras
Loíza
Jhondee N. Canales Lora won the PNP primary.
Luquillo
Julio S. Menéndez Román won the PNP primary.
Manatí
Maricao
Maunabo
Mayagüez
Incumbent mayor José G. Rodríguez Rodríguez was accused on March 31, 2022, of embezzlement of public funds, being suspended from his position the next day. Jorge L. Ramos Ruiz became the interim mayor. Later, on June 1, they found cause for arrest against Rodríguez Rodríguez. There was supposed to be a preliminary hearing, but it kept being posponed, until August 15, 2023. Later on November 3, it was determined that there was sufficient probable cause to go to trial. Ramos Ruiz later won the PPD primary, while Evelyn Vázquez Nieves won the PNP primary.
Moca
Incumbent mayor Ángel A. Pérez Rodríguez won the PNP primary.
Morovis
Incumbent mayor Carmen Maldonado González announced on October 17, 2022, that she would not seek re-election, instead opting to run for governor. Later on January 18, 2023, she announced that she would be running for president of the PPD. On May 7, after coming last on the PPD presidency election, she conceded and announced that she would instead be running for re-election. Olvin A. Santiago Díaz won the PNP primary.
Naguabo
Incumbent mayor Miraidaliz Rosario Pagán won the PPD primary, while Harry Ocacio Henríquez won the PNP primary.
Naranjito
Orocovis
Patillas
Peñuelas
Incumbent mayor Gregory Gonsález Souchet won the PPD primary.
Ponce
Incumbent mayor Luis Irizarry Pabón was accused on November 1, 2023, of corruption, using his position for personal gains, being suspended from his position the next day. Nonetheless, Irizarry Pabón announced that he would run for reelection, which the PPD allowed with the caveat that he would step down from the race if the result of the preliminary hearing proved there was sufficient probable cause. Nonetheless, when February 28, 2024 came, Irizarry Pabón did no step down, stating that he was innocent, and the PPD threatened to take him to court. Later, on April 28, Irizarry Pabón officially stepped down, after it was determined that there was sufficient probable cause to go to trial. After this, the PPD chose interim mayor Marlese Sifre Rodríguez as their candidate during their convention, while the PNP chose Pablo Colón Santiago during the primaries.
Quebradillas
Incumbent mayor Heriberto Vélez Vélez won the PPD primary.
Rincón
Incumbent mayor Carlos D. López Bonilla won the PPD primary.
Río Grande
Sabana Grande
Incumbent mayor Marcos G. Valentn Flores won the PPD primary.
Salinas
Joshua Rivera Carrasquillo won the PNP primary.
San Germán
Incumbent mayor Virgilio Olivera Olivera won the PNP primary, while Jorge A. Ramos Vélez won the PPD primary. On September 28, 2024, municipal legislator and MVC candidate Geraldo Acosta Hernández died, who had been fighting cancer during his campaign. His name will remain on the ballot, as these were already being printed.
San Juan
Incumbent Mayor Miguel Romero of the PNP won reelection in a repeat contest against MVC candidate Manuel Natal. Both candidates improved significantly on their 2020 results, at the expense of candidates from the PPD and PD.
San Lorenzo
John Dávila Andino won the PPD primary.
San Sebastián
Incumbent mayor Javier Jiménez Pérez announced on September 25, 2023, that he was leaving the PNP because the party had abandoned its roots. Later, on October 2, he affiliated with Project Dignity, becoming the first mayor of this party. Two days later he announced that he would not seek re-election, instead opting to run for governor. The vice mayor Camilo Ortiz Maldonado also left the PNP, choosing to run for mayor under PD.
Santa Isabel
Incumbent mayor Rafael J. Burgos Santiago won the PPD primary, while Meldwin Rivera Rodríguez won the PNP primary.
Toa Alta
Héctor J. Collazo Ayala won the PNP primary.
Toa Baja
Trujillo Alto
Previous PPD mayor José Cruz Cruz renounced to his post on June 17, 2022, after months of silence from his part since the announcement that the FBI was investigating him. Later, on July 16, former senator and representative Pedro Rodríguez González won the special election to finish Cruz Cruz's term.
Utuado
Rafael A. Juarbe Pagán won the PPD primary.
Vega Alta
Vega Baja
Incumbent mayor Marcos Cruz Molina won the PPD primary, while Evelyn M. Meléndez Marrero won the PNP primary.
Vieques
Emir T. Mercado Martínez won the PPD primary.
Villalba
On February 8, 2023, incumbent mayor Luis Hernández Ortiz announced that he would be running for president of the =PPD. On May 7, Hernández Ortiz and representative Jesús Ortiz González declared themselves the winner of the party presidential election. After four days of recounting the ballots, it was confirmed that Hernández Ortiz had lost the election. Later, on October 30, Hernández Ortiz announced that he would be running for a at-large seat in the senate. Wilfredo Santos Colón, won the PPD primary, while Danny A. Santiago Núñez won the PNP primary.
Yabucoa
Yesenia Feliciano Camacho won the PNP primary.
Yauco
Incumbent mayor Ángel L. Torres Ortíz won the PNP primary.
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