# 2024 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico

The 2024 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico to elect the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico were held on November 5, 2024. The election of the Resident Commissioner was held concurrently with the larger 2024 United States House of Representatives elections, the 2024 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election, and other U.S. federal and Puerto Rican general election races.
The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is the only member of the United States House of Representatives who is elected every four years instead of a two-year term. The incumbent is Jenniffer González, a member of the New Progressive Party (PNP) and the Republican Party, who was re-elected with 41.2% of the vote in 2020. González is not seeking re-election in 2024, instead choosing to run for governor.
The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico nominated Pablo Hernández Rivera to seek the Resident Commissioner seat. He formed an exploratory bid in February 2023 but became the official nominee in May. Hernández is a Democrat and the grandson of the former governor of Puerto Rico Rafael Hernández Colón.
The Puerto Rican Independence Party and Citizens' Victory Movement have formed an electoral alliance, with both parties agreeing to support current territorial senator Ana Irma Rivera Lassén; however, all ballot-qualified parties are required to nominate a candidate for governor and Resident Commissioner, so PIP nominated Dr. Roberto Velázquez.

## New Progressive Party primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* William Villafañe, territorial senator

#### Eliminated in primary

* Elmer Román, director of mission integration in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and former Puerto Rico Secretary of State

#### Withdrawn

* Marigdalia Ramirez Fort, physician (running as a write-in candidate)
* José Kikito Meléndez, territorial representative

#### Declined

* Jenniffer González-Colón, incumbent resident commissioner (endorsed Román, running for governor)
* Luis Dávila Pernas, director of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration and chair of the Puerto Rico Democratic Party
* José J. Reyes, former Puerto Rico Adjutant General
* Larry Seilhamer, former Puerto Rico Secretary of State
* Ricardo Rosselló, former governor (endorsed Villafañe)

### Endorsements

Statewide officials
* Jenniffer González-Colón, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
Statewide officials
* Ricardo Rosselló, former Governor of Puerto Rico

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Elmer Román | William Villafañe | Other/ undecided |
| Pasquines | May 22–30, 2024 | 483 (RV) | ? | 29% | 69% | 2% |

### Results

New Progressive primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Progressive | William Villafañe | 155,571 | 54.46 |
| | New Progressive | Elmer Román | 130,115 | 45.54 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 285,686 | 100.00 |

## Popular Democratic Party nomination
### Nominee

* Pablo Hernández Rivera, assistant secretary of federal and international affairs for the Popular Democratic Party and grandson of former governor Rafael Hernández Colón

## Alianza de País (MVC-PIP Alliance)

The Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) and Citizens' Victory Movement (MVC) have formed an alliance for the 2024 elections. The Independence Party has agreed to support whoever wins the Citizens Victory Movement primary; however, they are still required to nominate a candidate of their own by law.

### MVC nomination
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Ana Irma Rivera Lassén, territorial senator

##### Eliminated in primary

* Edgardo Cruz Vélez, retired U.S. Air Force officer

#### Endorsements

U.S. representatives
* Chuy García, IL-4 (2019–present) (Democrat)
* Luis Gutiérrez, IL-4 (1993–2019) (Democrat)
* Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, NY-14 (2019–present) (Democrat)
* Delia Ramirez, IL-3 (2023–present) (Democrat)
* Nydia Velázquez, NY-7 (1993–present) (Democrat)
Territorial legislators
* Juan Dalmau, former at-large territorial senator (Independence)
Political parties
* Puerto Rican Independence Party
* Workers' Socialist Movement
Newspapers
* Momento Crítico

### PIP nominee

* Roberto Velázquez, physician

## Project Dignity nomination
### Nominee

* Viviana Ramírez Morales, pastor and human resources professional

## General election
### Debate

| Dates | Location | Villafañe | Hernández | Lassén | Ramírez | Velázquez | Link |
| October 7, 2024 | | Participant | Participant | Participant | Participant | | YouTube |
| October 17, 2024 | | Participant | Participant | Participant | Participant | | YouTube |

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | William Villafañe (PNP) | Pablo Hernández (PPD) | Ana Irma Lassén (MVC) | Viviana Ramírez (PD) | Roberto Karlo Velázquez (PIP) | Undecided |
| AtlasIntel | November 1–4, 2024 | 4,914 (LV) | ± 1.0% | 34% | 41% | 16% | 5% | 1% | 3% |
| El Nuevo Día/The Research Office | October 29 – November 1, 2024 | 1,000 (LV) | — | 38% | 37% | 15% | 6% | — | 4% |
| Lit Data PR | October 25 – November 1, 2024 | 800 (A) | ± 3.39% | 29% | 41% | 13% | 4% | 1% | 13% |
| Lit Data PR | October 25 – November 1, 2024 | 800 (A) | ± 3.39% | 31% | 43% | 15% | 8% | 3% | — |
| Pasquines | October 21 – November 1, 2024 | (A) | — | 34% | 38% | 17% | 8% | 1% | 2% |
| Bacon Research | October 25–29, 2024 | 807 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 30% | 33% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 22% |
| Lit Data PR | October 18–25, 2024 | 800 (A) | ± 3.39% | 34% | 38% | 8% | 4% | 3% | 14% |
| Lit Data PR | October 18–25, 2024 | 800 (A) | ± 3.39% | 36% | 40% | 15% | 5% | 4% | — |
| Consultoría Académica e Investigación Social LLC | October 10–22, 2024 | 784 (V) | — | 35% | 29% | 19% | 14% | — | 3% |
| Gaither International | October 1–16, 2024 | 1,109 (LV) | — | 29% | 35% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 16% |
| Lit Data PR | October 4–11, 2024 | 800 (A) | ± 3.39% | 37% | 34% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 19% |
| Bacon Research | October 3–10, 2024 | 807 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 31% | 30% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 23% |
| Lit Data PR | September 27 – October 4, 2024 | 800 (A) | ± 3.39% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 59% |
| El Nuevo Día/The Research Office | September 28 – October 2, 2024 | (RV) | — | 39% | 29% | 15% | 7% | — | 10% |
| Lit Data PR | September 21–27, 2024 | 800 (A) | — | 15% | 16% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 60% |
| Lit Data PR | September 5–20, 2024 | 800 (A) | — | 15% | 13% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 64% |
| Gaither International | June 23 – July 8, 2024 | 1,109 (V) | — | 33% | 22% | 11% | 6% | 4% | 25% |
| AtlasIntel | February 15–22, 2024 | 2,200 (V) | ± 2.0% | 26% | 28% | 13% | 5% | — | 28% |

### Results

2024 Puerto Rico resident commissioner election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Popular Democratic | Pablo Hernández Rivera | 482,938 | 44.55% | +20.61% |
| | New Progressive | William Villafañe | 379,624 | 35.02% | −26.54% |
| | Citizens' Victory | Ana Irma Rivera Lassén | 107,888 | 9.95% | −31.57% |
| | Project Dignity | Viviana Ramírez Morales | 56,974 | 5.26% | −40.57% |
| | Independence | Roberto Karlo Velázquez | 56,498 | 5.21% | −28.03% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,083,922 | 100.00% | -12.94% |
| | Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive | Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive | Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive | Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive | Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |