William Villafañe Ramos
William Villafañe Ramos (New Progressive Party) was an at-large member of the Puerto Rico Senate. He left office on January 2, 2025.
Villafañe Ramos (New Progressive Party) ran for election for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
William Villafañe Ramos was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Villafañe Ramos earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from The University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, and a juris doctorate from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico. His career experience includes working as a lawyer. [1]
Elections
2024
See also: United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico, 2024
General election
General election for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
Pablo Jose Hernandez Rivera defeated William Villafañe Ramos, Ana Irma Rivera Lassén, Viviana Ramirez-Morales, and Roberto Karlo Velazquez Correa in the general election for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pablo Jose Hernandez Rivera (Popular Democratic Party) | 43.5 | 530,540 | |
| William Villafañe Ramos (New Progressive Party) | 37.1 | 452,615 | ||
| Ana Irma Rivera Lassén (Citizen's Victory Movement) | 9.5 | 115,710 | ||
| Viviana Ramirez-Morales (Project Dignity) | 5.0 | 60,512 | ||
| Roberto Karlo Velazquez Correa (Puerto Rican Independence Party) | 4.9 | 60,161 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 624 | ||
| Total votes: 1,220,162 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jenniffer González-Colón (New Progressive Party)
- Melin Sotiriou Droz (Independent)
New Progressive Party primary election
New Progressive Party primary for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
William Villafañe Ramos defeated Elmer Roman in the New Progressive Party primary for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico on June 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Villafañe Ramos | 54.5 | 172,844 | |
| Elmer Roman | 45.5 | 144,122 | ||
| Total votes: 316,966 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- José Enrique Meléndez Ortiz (New Progressive Party)
- Marigdalia K. Ramírez Fort (New Progressive Party)
Popular Democratic Party primary election
The Popular Democratic Party primary election was canceled. Pablo Jose Hernandez Rivera advanced from the Popular Democratic Party primary for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.
Project Dignity primary election
The Project Dignity primary election was canceled. Viviana Ramirez-Morales advanced from the Project Dignity primary for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election
The Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election was canceled. Roberto Karlo Velazquez Correa advanced from the Puerto Rican Independence Party primary for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.
Citizen's Victory Movement convention
Citizen's Victory Movement convention for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
Ana Irma Rivera Lassén defeated Edgardo Cruz in the Citizen's Victory Movement convention for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico on March 16, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ana Irma Rivera Lassén (Citizen's Victory Movement) | 85.5 | 1,043 | |
| Edgardo Cruz (Citizen's Victory Movement) | 14.5 | 177 | ||
| Total votes: 1,220 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Villafañe Ramos in this election.
2020
See also: Puerto Rico Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District (11 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | María De Lourdes Santiago (Puerto Rican Independence Party) | 11.3 | 136,679 | |
| ✔ | Joanne Rodríguez Veve (Project Dignity) | 7.3 | 88,716 | |
| ✔ | William Villafañe Ramos (New Progressive Party) | 6.8 | 81,863 | |
| ✔ | Thomas Rivera Schatz (New Progressive Party) | 6.6 | 80,139 | |
| ✔ | Juan Zaragoza Gómez (Popular Democratic Party) | 6.1 | 73,809 | |
| ✔ | José Dalmau Santiago (Popular Democratic Party) | 5.9 | 71,896 | |
| ✔ | José Antonio Vargas Vidot (Independent) | 5.8 | 69,810 | |
| ✔ | Ana Irma Rivera Lassén (Citizen Victory Movement) | 5.7 | 68,760 | |
| ✔ | Rafael Bernabe (Citizen Victory Movement) | 5.3 | 64,309 | |
| ✔ | Gregorio Matias Rosario (New Progressive Party) | 5.3 | 64,140 | |
| ✔ | Keren Riquelme (New Progressive Party) | 5.2 | 63,154 | |
| Anibal Torres Torres (Popular Democratic Party) | 5.0 | 61,202 | ||
| Brenda López De Arrarás (Popular Democratic Party) | 4.9 | 59,961 | ||
| Itzamar Peña Ramirez (New Progressive Party) | 4.8 | 58,560 | ||
| Ada Álvarez Conde (Popular Democratic Party) | 4.7 | 57,220 | ||
| Carlos Rodríguez Mateo (New Progressive Party) | 4.6 | 56,258 | ||
| Luis Vega Ramos (Popular Democratic Party) | 4.5 | 54,650 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 990 | ||
| Total votes: 1,212,116 | ||||
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New Progressive Party primary election
New Progressive Party primary for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District (11 seats)
The following candidates ran in the New Progressive Party primary for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District on August 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Villafañe Ramos | 14.0 | 172,895 | |
| ✔ | Gregorio Matias Rosario | 13.4 | 165,011 | |
| ✔ | Keren Riquelme | 12.8 | 158,498 | |
| ✔ | Itzamar Peña Ramirez | 12.1 | 149,179 | |
| ✔ | Thomas Rivera Schatz | 11.7 | 144,576 | |
| ✔ | Carlos Rodríguez Mateo | 11.0 | 135,308 | |
| Alba Iris Calderón Cestero | 9.4 | 115,851 | ||
| Héctor Martínez Maldonado | 9.2 | 113,849 | ||
| Evelyn Vázquez Nieves | 6.5 | 80,200 | ||
| Total votes: 1,235,367 | ||||
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Popular Democratic Party primary election
Popular Democratic Party primary for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District (11 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District on August 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | José Dalmau Santiago | 15.1 | 153,832 | |
| ✔ | Anibal Torres Torres | 14.1 | 144,152 | |
| ✔ | Brenda López De Arrarás | 12.4 | 126,756 | |
| ✔ | Luis Vega Ramos | 12.3 | 125,161 | |
| ✔ | Juan Zaragoza Gómez | 8.8 | 89,703 | |
| ✔ | Ada Álvarez Conde | 7.9 | 81,009 | |
| Sonia Pacheco | 7.8 | 79,399 | ||
| Marco Rigau | 7.7 | 78,789 | ||
| Ramón Luis Nieves | 6.5 | 66,657 | ||
| Ruth Currás Paniagua | 2.9 | 29,961 | ||
| Samuel González González | 2.5 | 25,422 | ||
| Pedro Norat | 1.9 | 19,508 | ||
| Total votes: 1,020,349 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
William Villafañe Ramos did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Noteworthy events
On August 22, 2020, Villafañe Ramos announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[2] Click here for more information on political figures impacted by coronavirus.
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Footnotes
- ↑ [https://senado.pr.gov/senators/hon-william-e-villafa%C3%B1e-ramos Seando de Puerto Rico, "HON. WILLIAM E. VILLAFAÑE RAMOS ," accessed May 22, 2024]
- ↑ La Primera Hora, "William Villafañe: another PNP tests positive for COVID-19", August 22, 2020
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