Present senator for Santo Domingo, Milagros Ortíz Bosch of the PRD is the virtual senator elect for Santo Domingo. Co-party member, merengue orchestra director and former congressman and deputy mayor, Johnny Ventura won in Santo Domingo. In the National District, 291,782 people voted for the PRD (62.5%) and 139,689 or 29.92% voted for the PLD. The PRSC candidates achieved 7.28% of the vote with 33,995 persons voting in their favor.