Territory
Senator
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Constitution of Puerto Rico art. III: 27 senators (8 senatorial districts x 2 = 16, plus 11 at-large) elected for 4 years; extra seats are added when one party wins over two-thirds, to protect minority parties (art. III s.7), so the actual size can exceed 27. Seat rows not loaded.
- Seats
- 27
Next vote
Sources
- poderjudicial.pr · checked Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico, educational guide "Our government and court system", read 2026-10-12: "The Senate is composed of twenty-seven senators, whereas the House of Representatives has fifty-one", increased to add minority members (up to nine in the Senate, seventeen in the House) when more than 2/3 of a chamber is elected from one party. seats_kind set to minimum (migration 044). For: Senator
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Senate of Puerto Rico and House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, read 2026-10-12: structure (27/51 baseline seats, 8 senatorial districts, at-large), presiding officers elected 2025-01-02. Fallback: Wikipedia/Wikidata, because the territory government site was not read in this run; cross-check the official site (ticket). For: Senator
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Puerto Rico election law: general elections on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in years divisible by four (2028-11-07 computed from the statutory rule; not yet proclaimed by the State Elections Commission), read 2026-10-12. Fallback: Wikipedia/Wikidata, because the territory government site was not read in this run; cross-check the official site (ticket). For: General election, November 7, 2028
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