# 2016 Puerto Rican municipal elections

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The 2016 Puerto Rican municipal election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the mayors of the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico, concurrently with the election of the Governor, the Resident Commissioner, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. The winners were elected to a four-year term from January 3, 2017, to January 3, 2021.
The Popular Democratic Party kept most of the municipalities, only going from 47 to 45. 8 municipalities flipped parties, these being Aguada, Aguas Buenas, Cataño, Ciales, Las Marías, Loiza, Morovis, Vega Alta. The most shocking flip was Loiza, which had been under New Progressive Party control since 1973.

## Results
### Adjuntas

2016 Adjuntas mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Jaime Barlucea (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 6,243 | 60.16 | +6.74 |
| | Víctor Vitito Pérez | Popular Democratic Party | 3,878 | 37.37 | –7.24 |
| | Adalberto Lugo Boneta | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 256 | 2.47 | +1.51 |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,377 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Jaime Barlucea Maldonado won his fourth term due to an internal split within the Popular Democratic Party.

### Aguada

2016 Aguada mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Manuel Santiago Mendoza | New Progressive Party | 10,326 | 49.89 | +5.31 |
| | Jessie Cortés Ramos | Popular Democratic Party | 9,929 | 47.97 | –4.73 |
| | Roberto Cotto | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 443 | 2.14 | +1.01 |
| Total | Total | Total | 20,698 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party |
Manuel Santiago Mendoza won the PNP primary and won against incumbent mayor Jessie Cortés Ramos.

### Aguadilla

2016 Aguadilla mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Carlos Méndez (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 15,119 | 65.63 | +14.06 |
| | Noemí Cardona Tomassini | Popular Democratic Party | 7,269 | 31.55 | –13.54 |
| | Rafael Boglio Martínez | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 418 | 1.81 | +0.30 |
| | Ivette Mejias | Independent | 231 | 1.00 | New |
| Total | Total | Total | 23,037 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Carlos Méndez Martínez won the PNP primary and his sixth term.

### Aguas Buenas

2016 Aguas Buenas mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Javier García Pérez | New Progressive Party | 8,005 | 62.20 | +13.99 |
| | Nilsa García Cabrera | Popular Democratic Party | 3,749 | 29.13 | –19.52 |
| | Luis Díaz | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 1,116 | 8.67 | +6.19 |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,870 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party |
Previous PPD mayor Luis Arroyo Chiqués announced on May 18, 2015, that he would not seek re-election for a 4th term. PNP candidate Javier García Pérez won the election, ending 12 years of PPD control of the municipality.

### Aibonito

2016 Aibonito mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | William Alicea Pérez (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 9,062 | 71.26 | +10.73 |
| | Izael Santiago Rivera | Popular Democratic Party | 3,334 | 26.22 | –10.97 |
| | Graciela Rosario | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 320 | 2.52 | +0.90 |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,716 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor William Alicea Pérez won his third term.

### Añasco

2016 Añasco mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Jorge Estévez (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 7,614 | 53.85 | –0.78 |
| | Pablo Crespo Torres | New Progressive Party | 6,301 | 44.56 | +0.59 |
| | Antonio Vargas Morales | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 224 | 1.58 | +0.96 |
| Total | Total | Total | 14,139 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Pablo Crespo Torres won the PNP primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Jorge Estévez Martínez won his third term.

### Arecibo

2016 Arecibo mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Carlos Molina (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 28,089 | 72.12 | +13.64 |
| | Lourdes Acevedo Concepción | Popular Democratic Party | 9,788 | 25.13 | –13.94 |
| | Javier Biaggi Caballero | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 1,071 | 2.75 | +1.32 |
| Total | Total | Total | 38,948 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Carlos Molina Rodríguez won the PNP primary and his second term.

### Arroyo

2016 Arroyo mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Eric Bachier Román (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 4,950 | 54.48 | +1.62 |
| | Edwin Santell Cora | New Progressive Party | 3,968 | 43.67 | –0.45 |
| | Anselmo Mariani | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 168 | 1.85 | –0.05 |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,086 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Edwin Santell Cora won the PNP primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Eric Bachier Román won his second term.

### Barceloneta

2016 Barceloneta mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Wanda Soler Rosario (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 6,790 | 56.65 | –12.57 |
| | Balseiro Ángel | New Progressive Party | 5,065 | 42.26 | +15.17 |
| | Coralys Marrero Córdova | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 130 | 1.08 | +0.32 |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,985 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Wanda Soler Rosario won her second term.

### Barranquitas

2016 Barranquitas mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Francisco López (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 8,869 | 61.51 | +3.84 |
| | Ardyce Rivera Guzmán | Popular Democratic Party | 5,173 | 35.88 | –3.99 |
| | Elsa Berríos López | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 376 | 2.61 | +1.14 |
| Total | Total | Total | 14,418 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Francisco López López won his sixth term.

### Bayamón

2016 Bayamón mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Ramón Rivera Cruz (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 60,115 | 73.36 | +10.82 |
| | Jaime Otero Semprit | Popular Democratic Party | 19,415 | 23.69 | –10.50 |
| | Félix Rodríguez | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 2,416 | 2.95 | +1.17 |
| Total | Total | Total | 81,946 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Ramón Rivera Cruz won his fifth term.

### Cabo Rojo

2016 Cabo Rojo mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Roberto Ramírez Kurtz (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 11,127 | 53.13 | +7.73 |
| | Jorge Morales Wiscovitch | New Progressive Party | 9,022 | 43.08 | +1.84 |
| | Anagaly Bracero Pérez | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 793 | 3.79 | +1.18 |
| Total | Total | Total | 20,942 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Jorge Morales Wiscovitch won the PNP primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Roberto Ramírez Kurtz won his second term.

### Caguas

2016 Caguas mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | William Miranda Torres (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 39,483 | 68.19 | +5.31 |
| | Roberto López | New Progressive Party | 17,047 | 29.44 | –5.39 |
| | Luis Domenech Sepúlveda | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 1,370 | 2.37 | +0.96 |
| Total | Total | Total | 57,900 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Roberto López won the PNP primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor William Miranda Torres won his second term.

### Camuy

2016 Camuy mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Edwin García Feliciano (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 9,299 | 55.41 | +1.24 |
| | Iván Serrano Cordero | Popular Democratic Party | 7,108 | 42.35 | –1.31 |
| | Fernando Babilonia Aguilar | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 376 | 2.24 | +0.99 |
| Total | Total | Total | 16,783 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Iván Serrano Cordero won the PPD primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Edwin García Feliciano won his fourth term.

### Canóvanas

2016 Canóvanas mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Lorna Soto Villanueva (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 9,224 | 51.78 | –3.36 |
| | Enrique Calderón Robles | Popular Democratic Party | 8,188 | 45.96 | +5.18 |
| | Reginald Carrasquillo Maisonet | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 402 | 2.26 | +0.37 |
| Total | Total | Total | 17,814 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Previous PNP mayor José Soto Rivera announced on May 14, 2014, that he would renounce to his post on June 30, 2014, and that his daughter, Lorna Soto Villanueva would take over as mayor. On July 1, Soto Villanueva was sworn in as the mayor to finish her father's term. She went on to win the PNP primary and was elected to serve a first full term in office.

### Carolina

2016 Carolina mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | José Aponte Dalmau (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 49,232 | 72.36 | +3.34 |
| | Eduardo González Antelo | New Progressive Party | 17,534 | 25.77 | –3.54 |
| | Myrta Cintrón Piñero | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 1,268 | 1.86 | +0.78 |
| Total | Total | Total | 68,034 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Eduardo González Antelo won the PNP primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor José Aponte Dalmau won his third term.

### Cataño

2016 Cataño mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Félix Delgado Montalva | New Progressive Party | 8,265 | 64.68 | +15.73 |
| | José Rosario Meléndez (Incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 4,264 | 33.37 | –16.18 |
| | Yolanda Ortiz Del Rosario | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 249 | 1.95 | +1.08 |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,778 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party |
On May 16, 2016, The PPD cancelled the primary, because the collectivity discovered that candidate Leslie Eaton Ramos had been previously booked by the police for an alleged criminal event. Eaton Ramos took the party to court, where it was decided that the primary had to be held, where the incumbent mayor José Rosario Meléndez won, with a total of 4 votes. The PPD appealed, and the Court of Appeals declared that Eaton Ramos was officially disqualified, and that incumbent mayor Rosario Meléndez had to be declared the winner. The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico decided not to revise the Court of Appeals' decision. Incumbent mayor José Rosario Meléndez ultimately lost to PNP candidate Félix Delgado Montalvo.

### Cayey

2016 Cayey mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Rolando Ortiz (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 15,043 | 74.06 | +0.77 |
| | Von Rivera Rivera | New Progressive Party | 4,640 | 22.84 | –0.42 |
| | Migdonio Hernández | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 630 | 3.10 | +0.64 |
| Total | Total | Total | 20,313 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Von Rivera Rivera won the PNP primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Rolando Ortiz Velázquez won his sixth term.

### Ceiba

2016 Ceiba mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Angelo Cruz Ramos (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 3,380 | 62.22 | +20.70 |
| | Melinda Ramos | Popular Democratic Party | 1,973 | 36.32 | +1.02 |
| | Carlos Pino Pagán | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 79 | 1.45 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,432 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Melinda Ramos won the PPD primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Angelo Cruz Ramos won the PNP primary and his second term.

### Ciales

2016 Ciales mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Luis Maldonado Rodríguez | New Progressive Party | 5,566 | 50.42 | +1.42 |
| | Juan Rodríguez Pérez (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 5,372 | 48.66 | –0.88 |
| | Francisco Vicéns | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 101 | 0.91 | +0.21 |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,039 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party |
Incumbent mayor Juan Rodríguez Pérez ran for a second term, but lost to PNP candidate Luis Maldonado Rodríguez, who won his third non-consecutive term.

### Cidra

2016 Cidra mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Javier Carrasquillo (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 12,139 | 63.31 | +12.92 |
| | Rudy Santos García | Popular Democratic Party | 6,319 | 32.96 | –9.91 |
| | Alberto Santiago Rivera | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 716 | 3.73 | +0.96 |
| Total | Total | Total | 19,174 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Javier Carrasquillo Cruz won his second term.

### Coamo

2016 Coamo mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Juan García Padilla (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 9,862 | 58.06 | –0.19 |
| | Manuel Claudio Rodríguez | New Progressive Party | 6,860 | 40.39 | +0.16 |
| | Rolando Cartagena Ramos | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 263 | 1.55 | +0.87 |
| Total | Total | Total | 16,985 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Juan García Padilla won his fifth term.

### Comerío

2016 Comerío mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | José Santiago Rivera (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 5,779 | 56.82 | –0.24 |
| | Ricardo Rodríguez | New Progressive Party | 4,267 | 41.96 | +1.03 |
| | Roy Ayala Pérez | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 124 | 1.22 | +0.43 |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,170 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Incumbent mayor José Santiago Rivera won his fifith term.

### Corozal

2016 Corozal mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Sergio Torres Torres (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 10,018 | 54.44 | +0.76 |
| | Manolo Landrón Ángel | New Progressive Party | 8,152 | 44.30 | –0.53 |
| | Andrés Miranda Rosado | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 232 | 1.26 | +0.36 |
| Total | Total | Total | 18,402 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Sergio Torres Torres won his second term.

### Culebra

2016 Culebra mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Iván Solís Bermúdez (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 714 | 57.40 | +5.84 |
| | Basilio Graciani Pereira | New Progressive Party | 522 | 41.96 | –5.2 |
| | JÁngel Luis Sanes | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 8 | 0.64 | +0.10 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,244 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Basilio Graciani Pereira won the PNP primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Iván Solís Bermúdez won the PPD primary and his second term.

### Dorado

2016 Dorado mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Carlos López Rivera (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 9,053 | 51.42 | –7.28 |
| | Waldemar Volmar Méndez | New Progressive Party | 8,228 | 46.73 | +7.78 |
| | Josué Rafael Correa | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 326 | 1.85 | +0.01 |
| Total | Total | Total | 17,607 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Waldemar Volmar Méndez won the PNP primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Carlos López Rivera won his eighth term.

### Fajardo

2016 Fajardo mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Aníbal Meléndez (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 8,627 | 69.35 | +4.82 |
| | Jaime Laureano | Popular Democratic Party | 3,403 | 27.36 | –4.72 |
| | Rosa Rodríguez Peñalbert | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 240 | 1.93 | –0.14 |
| | Michael Avilés | Independent | 169 | 1.36 | New |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,439 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Aníbal Meléndez Rivera won his eight term.

### Florida

2016 Florida mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | José Gerena Polanco (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 3,418 | 52.75 | –13.38 |
| | Carlos Tato Ruiz | Popular Democratic Party | 2,942 | 45.40 | +13.55 |
| | Beverly Rivera Echevarría | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 120 | 1.85 | +0.83 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,480 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor José Gerena Polanco won the PNP primary and his second term.

### Guánica

2016 Guánica mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Santos Seda Nazario (Incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 5,501 | 58.67 | +6.27 |
| | Martín Vargas Morales | Popular Democratic Party | 3,695 | 39.41 | –6.96 |
| | Tasha Rodríguez Feliciano | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 180 | 1.92 | +1.28 |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,376 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Santos Seda Nazario won his second term.

### Guayama

2016 Guayama mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Eduardo Cintrón (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 9,497 | 52.48 | +2.54 |
| | Glorimari Jaime | New Progressive Party | 8,233 | 45.50 | –2.03 |
| | José De Jesús Peña | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 366 | 2.02 | +0.53 |
| Total | Total | Total | 18,096 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Eduardo Cintrón Suárez won the PPD primary and his second term.

### Guayanilla

2016 Guayanilla mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Nelson Torres Yordán (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 5,545 | 52.41 | +1.95 |
| | Héctor Rodríguez Rodríguez | New Progressive Party | 4,798 | 45.35 | –0.18 |
| | Antonio Broco Soto | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 238 | 2.25 | –0.60 |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,581 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Previous PPD mayor Edgardo Arlequín Vélez was suspended by his party on May 6, 2015, because he was accused of sexual harassment by an employee. It wasn't until January 13, 2016, until he resigned from his post. 28th district representative Nelson Torres Yordán resigned from his post in the House of Representatives to become mayor. While Héctor Rodríguez Rodríguez won the PNP primary, Torres Yordán ultimately was elected to serve a first full term in office.

### Guaynabo

2016 Guaynabo mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Hector O'Neill Garcia (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 29,771 | 72.24 | +12.29 |
| | Ricardo Vicéns | Popular Democratic Party | 9,301 | 22.57 | –11.21 |
| | Jaime Alonso Sánchez | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 1,545 | 3.75 | +1.20 |
| | Héctor Montalvo Rodríguez | Working People's Party | 592 | 1.44 | –0.43 |
| Total | Total | Total | 41,209 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Hector O'Neill Garcia won the PNP primary and his sixth term.

### Gurabo

2016 Gurabo mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Víctor Ortiz Díaz (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 11,313 | 62.82 | +9.41 |
| | Raúl Méndez Candelaria | Popular Democratic Party | 5,953 | 33.05 | –8.74 |
| | Eduardo Figueroa Rosa | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 744 | 4.13 | +1.92 |
| Total | Total | Total | 18,010 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Víctor Ortiz Díaz won the PNP primary and his fourth term.

### Hatillo

2016 Hatillo mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | José Rodríguez Cruz (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 12,321 | 68.23 | +2.35 |
| | Wenceslao López | New Progressive Party | 5,524 | 30.59 | –1.91 |
| | Ubaldo Rosario Nieves | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 214 | 1.19 | +0.41 |
| Total | Total | Total | 18,059 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Incumbent mayor José Rodríguez Cruz won his fourth term.

### Hormigueros

2016 Hormigueros mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Pedro García (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 5,737 | 69.25 | +4.91 |
| | Augustine Olivencia | New Progressive Party | 2,342 | 28.27 | –4.50 |
| | Luis Mario Acevedo | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 206 | 2.49 | +0.74 |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,285 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Pedro García Figueroa won his fourth term.

### Humacao

2016 Humacao mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Marcelo Trujillo (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 13,092 | 56.71 | –10.65 |
| | Reinaldo Vargas Rodríguez | New Progressive Party | 9,375 | 40.61 | +10.33 |
| | Ricardo Díaz Maldonado | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 420 | 1.82 | +0.31 |
| | Luz Camacho Rivera | Working People's Party | 199 | 0.86 | New |
| Total | Total | Total | 23,086 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Reinaldo Vargas Rodríguez won the PNP primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Marcelo Trujillo Panisse won the PPD primary and his fifth term.

### Isabela

2016 Isabela mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Carlos Delgado Altieri (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 12,521 | 62.82 | +4.03 |
| | Juvencio Méndez Mercado | New Progressive Party | 7,154 | 35.90 | –3.48 |
| | Fidelio Román Zamot | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 255 | 1.28 | +0.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | 19,930 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Juvencio Méndez Mercado won the PPD primary. Nonetheless, incumbent PPD mayor Carlos Delgado Altieri won his fifth term.

### Jayuya

2016 Jayuya mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Jorge González Otero (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 4,752 | 54.80 | –1.75 |
| | Felix Morales Cruz | New Progressive Party | 3,830 | 44.17 | +2.21 |
| | Ernesto Dávila Marín | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 89 | 1.03 | +0.27 |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,671 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Jorge González Otero won his sixth term.

### Juana Díaz

2016 Juana Díaz mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Ramón Hernández (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 12,486 | 61.44 | +0.82 |
| | Ariel Rivera Zayas | New Progressive Party | 7,196 | 35.41 | –1.99 |
| | Rafael Rosario Rivera | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 641 | 3.15 | +1.83 |
| Total | Total | Total | 20,323 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Ramón Hernández Torres won his fifth term.

### Juncos

2016 Juncos mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Alfredo Alejandro (Incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 9,432 | 59.28 | –7.09 |
| | Irma Beltrán Sánchez | New Progressive Party | 6,068 | 38.14 | +6.96 |
| | Carolina González Colón | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 410 | 2.58 | +1.25 |
| Total | Total | Total | 15,910 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Alfredo Alejandro Carrión won his fifth term.

### Lajas

2016 Lajas mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Marcos Irizarry Pagán (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 6,204 | 57.11 | –5.45 |
| | Erwin Álvarez | New Progressive Party | 4,392 | 40.43 | +6.79 |
| | Jaime Camacho Román | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 267 | 2.46 | –0.16 |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,863 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Marcos Irizarry Pagán won his second term.

### Lares

2016 Lares mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Roberto Pagán (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 8,109 | 51.37 | +0.65 |
| | José González | Popular Democratic Party | 7,428 | 47.06 | –0.12 |
| | Edia Quiñones | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 248 | 1.57 | +0.48 |
| Total | Total | Total | 15,785 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Roberto Pagán Centeno won the PNP primary and his fourth term.

### Las Marías

2016 Las Marías mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Edwin Soto Santiago | New Progressive Party | 3,106 | 50.40 | +5.07 |
| | José Javier Rodríguez (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 2,979 | 48.34 | –4.73 |
| | Carlos Cruz Carrión | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 78 | 1.27 | +0.43 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,163 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor José Javier Rodríguez ran for a second term, but lost to PNP candidate Edwin Soto Santiago, who won his fifth non-consecutive term.

### Las Piedras

2016 Las Piedras mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Miguel López Rivera (Incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 9,336 | 56.94 | –2.13 |
| | Julio Díaz | Popular Democratic Party | 6,705 | 40.89 | +1.97 |
| | Gloria Santana Velázquez | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 355 | 2.17 | +1.06 |
| Total | Total | Total | 16,396 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Miguel López Rivera won his third term.

### Loíza

2016 Loíza mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Julia Nazario Fuentes | Popular Democratic Party | 5,956 | 54.03 | +17.05 |
| | Eddie Manso Fuentes (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 4,880 | 44.27 | –13.65 |
| | Samuel Quiñones Iglesias | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 187 | 1.70 | –0.04 |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,023 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party gain from New Progressive Party | Popular Democratic Party gain from New Progressive Party | Popular Democratic Party gain from New Progressive Party | Popular Democratic Party gain from New Progressive Party | Popular Democratic Party gain from New Progressive Party |
Incumbent mayor Eddie Manso Fuentes ran for a fourth term, won the PNP primary, but lost to PPD candidate Julia Nazario Fuentes, ending 44 years of PNP control of the municipality.

### Luquillo

2016 Luquillo mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Jesús Márquez (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 4,924 | 58.07 | +6.43 |
| | Carlos Rodríguez Rivera | New Progressive Party | 3,400 | 40.10 | –6.01 |
| | Gloria Escobar Skerrett | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 155 | 1.83 | +0.44 |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,479 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Carlos Rodríguez Rivera won the PNP primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Jesús Márquez Rodríguez won his third term.

### Manatí

2016 Manatí mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | José Sánchez González | New Progressive Party | 14,765 | 78.40 | +18.03 |
| | Brian Casais García | Popular Democratic Party | 3,618 | 19.21 | –14.88 |
| | María Digmar Rosa | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 449 | 2.38 | +0.76 |
| Total | Total | Total | 18,832 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Juan Cruz Manzano announced that he would not seek re-election, opting to retire after 40 years of being mayor. José Sánchez González won the PNP primary and the election.

### Maricao

2016 Maricao mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Gilberto Pérez Valentín (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 1,818 | 51.78 | –4.98 |
| | Wilfredo Ruiz Feliciano | Popular Democratic Party | 1,675 | 47.71 | +5.90 |
| | Maximino Rivera López | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 18 | 0.51 | –0.07 |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,511 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Wilfredo Ruiz Feliciano won the PPD primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Gilberto Pérez Valentín won the PNP primary and his sixth term.

### Maunabo

2016 Maunabo mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Jorge Márquez Pérez (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 3,199 | 49.94 | –4.85 |
| | Eric Fernández García | New Progressive Party | 3,048 | 47.58 | +5.62 |
| | Juan Lebrón López | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 159 | 2.48 | +0.20 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,406 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Jorge Márquez Pérez won his fifth term.

### Mayagüez

2016 Mayagüez mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | José Rodríguez (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 19,986 | 62.06 | –0.45 |
| | Tania Lugo López | New Progressive Party | 10,963 | 34.04 | +0.55 |
| | Orlando Ruiz Pesante | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 1,257 | 3.90 | +1.45 |
| Total | Total | Total | 32,206 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Tania Lugo López won the PNP primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor José Rodríguez Rodríguez won his seventh term.

### Moca

2016 Moca mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | José Avilés Santiago (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 10,048 | 53.12 | +3.61 |
| | Domingo Méndez | Popular Democratic Party | 8,638 | 45.67 | –2.24 |
| | Carlos Hernández Segui | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 229 | 1.21 | –0.01 |
| Total | Total | Total | 18,915 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor José Avilés Santiago won the PNP primary and his fifth term.

### Morovis

2016 Morovis mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Carmen Maldonado González | Popular Democratic Party | 7,753 | 51.21 | +7.04 |
| | Héctor Torres Calderón | New Progressive Party | 7,233 | 47.78 | –6.27 |
| | Oscar Fontán La Fontaine | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 153 | 1.01 | +0.04 |
| Total | Total | Total | 15,139 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party gain from New Progressive Party | Popular Democratic Party gain from New Progressive Party | Popular Democratic Party gain from New Progressive Party | Popular Democratic Party gain from New Progressive Party | Popular Democratic Party gain from New Progressive Party |
Incumbent mayor Heriberto Rodríguez Adorno announced via Twitter that he would not seek re-election, opting to retire after 12 years of being mayor. 12th district representative Héctor Torres Calderón opted not to run for the House of Representatives to instead run for mayor, winning the PNP primary. Torres Calderón went on to lose to PPD candidate Carmen Maldonado González, ending 12 years of PNP control in the municipality.

### Naguabo

2016 Naguabo mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Noé Marcano Rivera (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 8,081 | 77.25 | +23.01 |
| | Wilma Rosa Méndez | Popular Democratic Party | 2,190 | 20.93 | –22.14 |
| | Giovanni Montañez | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 190 | 1.82 | –0.04 |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,461 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Noé Marcano Riveri won his second term.

### Naranjito

2016 Naranjito mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Orlando Ortiz Chevres (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 9,486 | 58.68 | +8.70 |
| | Jordan Rodriguez Rodriguez | Popular Democratic Party | 6,361 | 39.35 | +9.25 |
| | William Correa Rivera | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 241 | 1.49 | +0.37 |
| | Efrain Negron Rodriguez | Independent | 78 | 0.48 | New |
| Total | Total | Total | 16,166 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Orlando Ortiz Chevres won his third term.

### Orocovis

2016 Orocovis mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Jesús Colón Berlingeri (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 7,663 | 57.37 | +6.14 |
| | Angelys Rivera | Popular Democratic Party | 5,549 | 41.55 | –6.27 |
| | Oscar Figueroa Betancourt | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 144 | 1.08 | +0.64 |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,356 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Jesús Colón Berlingeri won his sixth term.

### Patillas

2016 Patillas mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Norberto Soto (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 5,304 | 55.31 | +3.96 |
| | Maritza Sánchez Neris | New Progressive Party | 4,108 | 42.84 | –2.94 |
| | Luis Lebrón Ayala | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 177 | 1.85 | –0.06 |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,589 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Maritza Sánchez Neris won the PNP primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Norberto Soto Figueroa won his second term.

### Peñuelas

2016 Peñuelas mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Walter Torres (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 5,950 | 54.13 | –1.36 |
| | Rafael Martínez | New Progressive Party | 4,541 | 41.31 | +0.24 |
| | Jimmy Borrero Costas | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 501 | 4.56 | +2.08 |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,992 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Walter Torres Maldonado won his sixth term.

### Ponce

2016 Ponce mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | María Meléndez Altieri (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 30,902 | 49.83 | –5.11 |
| | Víctor Vassallo Anadón | Popular Democratic Party | 25,798 | 41.60 | –0.99 |
| | Ramón Rodríguez Ramos | Working People's Party | 3,349 | 5.40 | New |
| | José Escabí Pérez | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 1,964 | 3.17 | +1.56 |
| Total | Total | Total | 62,013 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor María Meléndez Altieri won the PNP primary and her third term. The Ponceños' Autonomous Movement, a local autonomous party that had candidates for 2008 and 2012, allied itself with the Working People's Party to nominate the candidate instead.

### Quebradillas

2016 Quebradillas mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Heriberto Vélez Vélez (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 7,181 | 55.66 | –6.65 |
| | Jeron Muñiz Lasalle | New Progressive Party | 5,485 | 42.51 | +7.58 |
| | Haydee Jiménez Hernández | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 236 | 1.83 | +0.16 |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,902 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Jeron Muñiz Lasalle won the PNP primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Heriberto Vélez Vélez won his fourth term.

### Rincón

2016 Rincón mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Carlos López Bonilla (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 4,344 | 58.42 | –3.27 |
| | Roberto Feliciano Rosado | New Progressive Party | 2,943 | 39.58 | +3.21 |
| | Rogelio Bonet Aybar | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 119 | 1.60 | +0.64 |
| | Suhaey Rosario | Working People's Party | 30 | 0.40 | New |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,436 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Carlos López Bonilla won the PPD primary and his fifth term.

### Río Grande

2016 Río Grande mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Ángel González (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 10,673 | 55.26 | –8.89 |
| | David Acosta Rodríguez | New Progressive Party | 8,164 | 42.27 | +8.70 |
| | Gaddier García García | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 477 | 2.47 | +1.15 |
| Total | Total | Total | 19,314 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Previous PPD mayor Eduard Rivera Correa was arrested by the FBI on July 10, 2014, for participating in a bribery scheme where he would receive money in exchange for contracting certain companies and suppliers. He resigned his post on September 2, 2014, and later on September 24, the CEE certified Ángel González Damudt as the new mayor of Río Grande. David Acosta Rodríguez won the PNP primary, but incumbent mayor González Damudt went on to win his first-full term.

### Sabana Grande

2016 Sabana Grande mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Miguel Ortiz Vélez (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 6,668 | 55.73 | +1.14 |
| | Alex López Rodríguez | New Progressive Party | 4,979 | 41.62 | –1.11 |
| | José Ortiz Lugo | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 317 | 2.65 | +0.85 |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,964 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Miguel Ortiz Vélez won his fifth term.

### Salinas

2016 Salinas mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Karilyn Bonilla Colón (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 8,086 | 62.93 | +11.74 |
| | Rafael Picó Seda | New Progressive Party | 4,417 | 34.37 | –12.18 |
| | Víctor Alvarado Guzmán | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 347 | 2.70 | +1.48 |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,850 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Rafael Picó Seda won the PNP primary. Nonetheless, Karilyn Bonilla Colón won her second term.

### San Germán

2020 San Germán mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Virgilio Olivera Olivera | New Progressive Party | 6,427 | 50.93 | +8.95 |
| | Isidro Negrón Irizarry (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 5,173 | 40.99 | –13.88 |
| | Julia Rita Rodríguez | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 1,019 | 8.08 | +4.93 |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,619 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party gain from Popular Democratic Party |
Incumbent mayor Isidro Negrón Irizarry ran for a 6th term, won the PPD primary, but lost to Virgilio Olivera Olivera, ending 20 years of PPD control of the municipality.

### San Juan

2016 San Juan mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Carmen Cruz Soto (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 78,808 | 52.54 | +2.16 |
| | Leo Díaz Urbina | New Progressive Party | 65,654 | 43.77 | –3.33 |
| | Adrián González Costa | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 4,227 | 2.82 | +1.32 |
| | Antonio Carmona Báez | Working People's Party | 1,312 | 0.87 | +0.36 |
| Total | Total | Total | 150,001 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Leo Díaz Urbina won the PNP primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Carmen Cruz Soto won her second term.

### San Lorenzo

2016 San Lorenzo mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | José Román Abreu (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 10,999 | 57.06 | +2.56 |
| | Omar Galarza Pagán | New Progressive Party | 7,967 | 41.33 | –2.66 |
| | José Raúl Dávila Jr. | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 309 | 1.60 | +0.70 |
| Total | Total | Total | 19,275 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Omar Galarza Pagán won the PNP primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor José Román Abreu won his fifth term.

### San Sebastián

2016 San Sebastián mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Javier Jiménez Pérez (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 13,277 | 67.84 | +13.00 |
| | Samuel Vega Orta | Popular Democratic Party | 5,755 | 29.41 | –12.11 |
| | Pedro Méndez Acosta | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 538 | 2.75 | +0.63 |
| Total | Total | Total | 19,570 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Javier Jiménez Pérez won his fourth term.

### Santa Isabel

2016 Santa Isabel mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Enrique Questell (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 5,174 | 51.34 | –7.60 |
| | Marcos Martínez | Popular Democratic Party | 4,734 | 46.98 | +8.39 |
| | Héctor Mercado | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 169 | 1.68 | +0.45 |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,077 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Marcos Martínez won the PPD primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Enrique Questell Alvarado won the PNP primary and his fourth term.

### Toa Alta

2016 Toa Alta mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Clemente Agosto (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 14,870 | 51.81 | +0.58 |
| | Ángel Gary Rodríguez | New Progressive Party | 13,186 | 45.94 | +1.72 |
| | Ediberto Rodríguez | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 645 | 2.25 | –0.16 |
| Total | Total | Total | 28,701 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Clemente Agosto Lugardo won his second term.

### Toa Baja

2016 Toa Baja mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Bernardo Márquez García | New Progressive Party | 25,544 | 74.17 | +8.73 |
| | Carlos Costales González | Popular Democratic Party | 7,986 | 23.19 | –8.68 |
| | Justo Lozada Sánchez | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 909 | 2.64 | +1.11 |
| Total | Total | Total | 34,439 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Aníbal Vega Borges lost the PNP primary to Bernardo Márquez García. Márquez García went on to win the election.

### Trujillo Alto

2016 Trujillo Alto mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | José Cruz Cruz (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 18,139 | 63.43 | –3.79 |
| | Emmanuel Huertas | New Progressive Party | 9,025 | 31.56 | +1.94 |
| | Wanda Alemán | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 1,433 | 5.01 | +3.31 |
| Total | Total | Total | 28,597 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Emmanuel Huertas won the PNP primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor José Cruz Cruz won his third term.

### Utuado

2016 Utuado mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Ernesto Irizarry Salvá (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 8,181 | 52.44 | +2.34 |
| | Jonathan Tossas | New Progressive Party | 7,247 | 46.46 | –0.77 |
| | Jean Viruet Serrano | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 172 | 1.10 | +0.31 |
| Total | Total | Total | 15,600 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Jonathan Tossas won the PNP primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Ernesto Irizarry Salvá won his second term.

### Vega Alta

2016 Vega Alta mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Oscar Santiago Martínez | Popular Democratic Party | 7,607 | 49.40 | +3.95 |
| | Isabelo Molina (incumbent) | New Progressive Party | 7,450 | 48.38 | –2.65 |
| | Luis Mercado Rosario | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 342 | 2.22 | +0.93 |
| Total | Total | Total | 15,399 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party gain from New Progressive Party | Popular Democratic Party gain from New Progressive Party | Popular Democratic Party gain from New Progressive Party | Popular Democratic Party gain from New Progressive Party | Popular Democratic Party gain from New Progressive Party |
Incumbent mayor Isabelo Molina Hernandez ran for a fourth consecutive term (and sixth non-consecutive term), won the PNP primary, but lost to PPD primary winner Oscar Santiago Martínez, ending 12 years of PNP control of the municipality.

### Vega Baja

2016 Vega Baja mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Marcos Cruz Molina (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 16,790 | 67.66 | +6.30 |
| | José Galán Rojas | New Progressive Party | 7,565 | 30.49 | –5.94 |
| | Yalivette Valentín Vega | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 460 | 1.85 | +0.38 |
| Total | Total | Total | 24,815 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
José Galán Rojas won the PNP primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Marcos Cruz Molina won his second term.

### Vieques

2016 Vieques mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Víctor Emeric (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 2,215 | 56.12 | +4.33 |
| | Evelyn Delerme Camacho | New Progressive Party | 1,505 | 38.13 | –4.94 |
| | Teodoro Escobar Ayala | Independent | 181 | 4.59 | New |
| | Indalecio Tirado Rosa | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 46 | 1.17 | +0.40 |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,947 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Evelyn Delerme Camacho won the PNP primary. Nonetheless, incumbent mayor Víctor Emeric Catarineau won his second term.

### Villalba

2016 Villalba mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Luis Hernández Ortiz (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 7,702 | 50.55 | +0.50 |
| | Melvin Vázquez Roche | New Progressive Party | 7,367 | 48.35 | –0.37 |
| | Neisha Vázquez Muñoz | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 168 | 1.10 | +0.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | 15,237 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Previous PPD mayor Waldemar Rivera Torres renounced to his post on January 13, 2013, before taking his oath for hid third term. Luis Hernández Ortiz was sworn in the very next day. While Melvin Vázquez Roche won the PNP primary, incumbent mayor Hernández Ortiz won his first full term in office.

### Yabucoa

2016 Yabucoa mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Rafael Surillo Ruiz (incumbent) | Popular Democratic Party | 10,416 | 56.99 | +2.63 |
| | Javier Colón González | New Progressive Party | 7,651 | 41.86 | –2.36 |
| | Ángel Colón | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 210 | 1.15 | +0.20 |
| Total | Total | Total | 18,277 | 100.00 | – |
| | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold | Popular Democratic Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Rafael Surillo Ruiz won the PPD primary and his second term.

### Yauco

2016 Yauco mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Ángel Torres Ortiz | New Progressive Party | 11,355 | 60.78 | –0.25 |
| | Pedro Torres Rivera | Popular Democratic Party | 6,481 | 34.69 | –1.21 |
| | Luis Santiago | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 847 | 4.53 | +2.42 |
| Total | Total | Total | 18,683 | 100.00 | – |
| | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold | New Progressive Party hold |
Incumbent mayor Abel Nazario Quiñones decided not to run for a fifth term, choosing instead to run at-large for the Senate of Puerto Rico. Ángel Torres Ortiz won the PNP primary and the election.