# 2000 Puerto Rican general election

General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 7, 2000. Sila María Calderón of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) was elected Governor, becoming the first woman to be elected for that office, whilst the PPD also won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Voter turnout was between 80% and 82%.

## Results
### Governor

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Sila María Calderón | Popular Democratic Party | 978,860 | 48.86 |
| | Carlos Pesquera | New Progressive Party | 919,194 | 45.88 |
| | Rubén Berríos Martínez | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 104,705 | 5.23 |
| Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates | 709 | 0.04 |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,003,468 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,003,468 | 99.57 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 8,667 | 0.43 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,012,135 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,447,032 | 82.23 |
| Source: Nohlen |||||

### Resident Commissioner

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Aníbal Acevedo Vilá | Popular Democratic Party | 983,488 | 49.55 |
| | Carlos Romero Barcelo | New Progressive Party | 905,690 | 45.63 |
| | Manuel Rodríguez Orellana | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 95,067 | 4.79 |
| Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates | 571 | 0.03 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,984,816 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,984,816 | 99.57 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 8,667 | 0.43 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,993,483 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,447,032 | 81.47 |
| Source: Nohlen |||||

### House of Representatives

| Party | Party | At-large | At-large | At-large | District | District | District | Total seats | +/– |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats | +/– |
| | Popular Democratic Party | 857,614 | 44.34 | 5 | 934,611 | 47.90 | 25 | 30 | 14 |
| | New Progressive Party | 851,506 | 44.02 | 5 | 902,708 | 46.26 | 15 | 20 | –17 |
| | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 224,765 | 11.62 | 1 | 112,592 | 5.77 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Other parties | 274 | 0.01 | 0 | 1,414 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1,934,159 | 100.00 | 11 | 1,951,325 | 100.00 | 40 | 51 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,934,159 | 99.03 | | 1,951,325 | 99.04 | | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 18,962 | 0.97 | | 18,962 | 0.96 | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,953,121 | 100.00 | | 1,970,287 | 100.00 | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,447,032 | 79.82 | | 2,447,032 | 80.52 | | | |
| Source: Nohlen, Puerto Rico Election Archive, Puerto Rico Election Archive ||||||||||

### Senate

| Party | Party | At-large | At-large | At-large | District | District | District | Total seats | +/– |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats | +/– |
| | Popular Democratic Party | 855,013 | 44.31 | 5 | 1,850,091 | 48.05 | 14 | 19 | +11 |
| | New Progressive Party | 856,886 | 44.41 | 6 | 1,778,197 | 46.18 | 2 | 8 | –11 |
| | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 217,390 | 11.27 | 1 | 221,411 | 5.75 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Other parties | 142 | 0.01 | 0 | 676 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | Total | 1,929,431 | 100.00 | 12 | 3,850,375 | 100.00 | 16 | 28 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,929,431 | 99.03 | | | | | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 18,962 | 0.97 | | | | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,948,393 | 100.00 | | | | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,447,032 | 79.62 | | | | | | |
| Source: Nohlen, Puerto Rico Election Archive ||||||||||