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2008 Puerto Rican general election
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November 4, 2008
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Gubernatorial election
Nominee
Luis Fortuño
Aníbal Acevedo Vilá
Party
New Progressive
Popular Democratic
Popular vote
1,025,965
801,071
Percentage
53.06%
41.43%
Results by municipality Fortuño: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Acevedo Vilá: 40-50%
Governor before election
Aníbal Acevedo Vilá
Popular Democratic
Elected Governor
Luis Fortuño
New Progressive
Resident Commissioner election
Nominee
Pedro Pierluisi
Alfredo Salazar Jr.
Party
New Progressive
Popular Democratic
Alliance
Democratic
Democratic
Popular vote
1,010,304
810,111
Percentage
52.95%
42.46%
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Legislature: 17th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
Senate: 26th Senate of Puerto Rico
President of the Senate: Thomas Rivera Schatz
President pro tempore: Larry Seilhamer Rodríguez
Majority Leader: Carmelo Ríos Santiago
Majority Whip: Ángel Chayanne Martínez
Minority Leader: Eduardo Bhatia; Juan Dalmau; Vargas Vidot
Minority Whip: José Luis Dalmau
House of Representatives: 30th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
Speaker: Johnny Méndez
Speaker pro tempore: José Torres Zamora
Majority Leader: Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló
Majority Whip: Urayoán Hernández
Minority Leader: Tatito Hernández
Minority Whip: Ramón Luis Cruz
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General elections were held in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, to elect the officials of the Government of Puerto Rico that would serve for the next four years, most notably the Governor of Puerto Rico.
The gubernatorial election was won by incumbent Resident Commissioner Luis Fortuño of the New Progressive Party (PNP), who defeated incumbent governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) by 53% to 41%. Most other positions were won by PNP candidates, with Pedro Pierluisi winning the election for Resident Commissioner, and the party winning a majority of seats in the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The elections occurred after one term of what was called "shared government", as a result of the 2004 elections. Because of this, the island had a Governor from one party (Acevedo Vilá), while the opposing party held a majority in the Senate and the House of Representatives. The struggles faced by the opposing parties attempts at cooperation, mixed with the global economic crisis, paved the campaign for this elections. Also, Acevedo Vilá was facing criminal accusations at the time.[1]
Fortuño was sworn in as Governor of Puerto Rico on January 2, 2009.
^El impacto electoral de Barbadoro on El Nuevo Día; Colón Dávila, Javier
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