2016 New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries
The 2016 New Progressive Party primaries was the primary elections by which voters of the New Progressive Party chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico for the 2016 general elections. They were held on June 5, 2016, and also coincided with the Democratic Party primaries in the island.
Candidates
Governor
- Pedro Pierluisi, incumbent Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
- Ricky Rosselló, scientist and political activist, son of former Governor of Puerto Rico Pedro Rosselló
Resident Commissioner
- Jenniffer González, incumbent member and former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
- Carlos Pesquera, former Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works and gubernatorial candidate
Senate
At-large
- Frankie Amador
- Alba Iris Calderón
- Iván Díaz Carrasquillo
- Ramón Díaz
- Javier García Cabán
- Zoé Laboy
- Abel Nazario
- Margarita Nolasco Santiago
- Itzamar Peña
- Eric "Javo" Ramírez
- Mario Ramos Méndez
- Thomas Rivera Schatz
- María Salgado Sánchez
- Larry Seilhamer
- José Chemo Soto
- Johanne Vélez
House of Representatives
At-large
- Néstor Alonso
- José Aponte
- Jorge Emmanuel Báez
- María Milagros Charbonier
- Joe Colón
- José Enrique Meléndez
- José Olmos Muñíz
- Lourdes Ramos
- Roberto Rivera
- Hiram Torres Montalvo
- José "Pichy" Torres Zamora
- Jesús Vélez