# Puerto Rico senatorial district VIII

Puerto Rico senatorial district VIII, also known as the senatorial district of Carolina, is one of the eight senatorial districts of Puerto Rico. It is currently represented by Javier Aponte Dalmau from the Popular Democratic Party and Marissa Jimenez from the New Progressive Party.

## District profile

Senatorial district VIII has an approximate population of 465,427. It covers the following municipalities:
* Canóvanas
* Carolina
* Ceiba
* Culebra
* Fajardo
* Loíza
* Luquillo
* Río Grande
* Trujillo Alto
* Vieques
In previous distributions, the territory covered by senatorial district VIII has changed. In 1983, the district didn't include the municipality of Ceiba and included the Sabana Llana region of San Juan. In the 1991 redistribution, Ceiba was reassigned to the district of Guayama, while the Sabana Llana region was reassigned to the district of San Juan.
The district hasn't suffered changes in the recent redistributions of 2002 and 2011.

## Election results
### 2012

Puerto Rican general election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Popular Democratic Party (PPD) | Pedro A. Rodríguez | 101,391 | 25.53 | — |
| | Popular Democratic Party (PPD) | Luis Daniel Rivera | 100,080 | 25.20 | — |
| | New Progressive Party (PNP) | Lornna Soto | 91,216 | 22.97 | -1.88 |
| | New Progressive Party (PNP) | Roger Iglesias | 86,584 | 21.80 | -1.10 |
| | Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) | Pedro José "Pepe" Alvarez | 5,378 | 1.35 | -1.75 |
| | Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) | Dwight Rodríguez Orta | 5,302 | 1.34 | +0.36 |
| | Movimiento Unión Soberanista (MUS) | Guillermo Sosa Rodríguez | 2,217 | 0.56 | — |
| | Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party (PPR) | Fabiola Carrasquillo | 1,309 | 0.33 | -1.46 |
| | Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party (PPR) | Edwin M. González | 1,134 | 0.29 | — |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 397,097 | 100 | |

### 2008

Puerto Rican general election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Progressive Party (PNP) | Lornna Soto | 105,008 | 24.85% | +0.19 |
| | New Progressive Party (PNP) | Héctor Martínez | 103,824 | 24.57 | +0.23 |
| | Popular Democratic Party (PPD) | Javier Aponte Dalmau | 95,038 | 22.49 | — |
| | Popular Democratic Party (PPD) | Nazario Lugo | 93,398 | 22.10 | — |
| | Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party (PPR) | Fabiola Carrasquillo | 7,585 | 1.79 | — |
| | Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party (PPR) | Brian P. Deese | 7,094 | 1.68 | — |
| | Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) | Dwight Rodríguez Orta | 4,158 | 0.98 | -2.02 |
| | Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) | Juan J. Rivera | 4,025 | 0.95 | — |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 422,586 | 100.0 | |

### 2004

Puerto Rican general election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Progressive Party (PNP) | Lornna Soto | 106,272 | 24.66% | — |
| | New Progressive Party (PNP) | Héctor Martínez | 104,905 | 24.34 | — |
| | Popular Democratic Party (PPD) | Yasmín Mejías | 100,581 | 23.34 | -0.76 |
| | Popular Democratic Party (PPD) | Juan Cancel Alegría | 96,537 | 22.40 | -1.10 |
| | Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) | Carmen Texeira | 8,989 | 2.09 | — |
| | Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) | Paco Abreu | 8,666 | 2.01 | — |
| | Independent | Ebenecer López Ruyol | 2,936 | 0.68 | — |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 431,009 | 100.0 | |