NPP, Statehood Maintain Lead in Puerto Rico Polls
New Progressive Party (NPP) gubernatorial candidate Ricardo Rossello led PDP hopeful David Bernier, Gov. Garcia’s former Secretary of State, 39.01% to 30.73% in a poll of 1,074 voters in Puerto Rico October 15th. Two independents had 13.97% and 12.1% respectively, and the two ’third party’ aspirants had 3.82% and .37% support.
NPP U.S. House nominee Jenniffer Gonzalez, the Puerto Rico House Minority Leader and Republican committee chair, was ahead of PDP candidate Hector Ferrer 49.7%-42.66%. The third party candidates scored 6.51% and 1.56%.
The poll found support for statehood at 57.27%.
The poll was conducted by a team of University of Puerto Rico mathematics professors. Its results were similar to other scientific surveys earlier this month by professional survey research firms and, in the case of statehood, to the territory’s 2012 status plebiscite.
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