2020 Puerto Rico Senate election
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The 2020 Puerto Rico Senate election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the members of the 27th Senate of Puerto Rico, concurrently with the election of the Governor, the Resident Commissioner, the House of Representatives, and the mayors of the 78 municipalities. The winners will be elected to a four-year term from January 2, 2021, to January 2, 2025.
The New Progressive Party lost their two-thirds super-majority, but the Popular Democratic Party failed to win the 14 seats needed for a majority. The Puerto Rican Independence Party and Independent senator Vargas Vidot retained their seats, while the Citizen's Victory Movement and Project Dignity gained 2 and 1 seats respectively. José Luis Dalmau (PPD) was elected Senate President on January 2.
There are 88 candidates running for senator:
- New Progressive Party (PNP) have 22 candidates, 15 of which are incumbent.
- Popular Democratic Party (PPD) have 22 candidates, 2 of which are incumbent.
- Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) have 19 candidates.
- Citizen's Victory Movement (MVC) have 19 candidates.
- Project Dignity (PD) have 5 candidates.
- 1 candidate is independent, 1 of which is incumbent.
Senate Composition
26th Senate of Puerto Rico (2017-2021)
| PNP1 | PNP2 | PNP3 | PNP4 | PNP5 | PNP6 | PNP7 | PNP8 | PNP9 |
| PNP10 | PNP11 | PNP12 | PNP13 | PNP14 | PNP15 | PNP16 | PNP17 | PNP18 |
| PNP19 | PNP20 | PNP21 | PPD1 | PPD2 | PPD3 | PPD4 | PPD5[a] | PPD6[a] |
| PPD7[a] | PIP1 | IND1 |
27th Senate of Puerto Rico (2021-2025)
| PPD1 | PPD2 | PPD3 | PPD4 | PPD5 | PPD6 | PPD7 | PPD8 | PPD9 |
| PPD10 | PPD11 | PPD12 | PNP1 | PNP2 | PNP3 | PNP4 | PNP5 | PNP6 |
| PPD7 | PPD8 | PPD9 | PPD10 | MVC1 | MVC2 | PIP1 | PD1 | IND1 |