The Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) will be absolute majority in the Senate with all but six of the 32 seats. But of these six seats, only three are of an opposition party, the others are of minority parties that backed the Luis Abinader presidential candidacy. The absolute majority gives the ruling party the number of legislators to modify the 2015 Constitution or pass any other legislation.
The ruling PRM and allies only lost to Fuerza del Pueblo candidates in La Romana (Eduard Espiritusanto), San Juan de la Maguana (Felix Bautista) and the National District (Omar Fernandez).
The PRM-allied politicians who won were in the provinces of La Altagracia – with Rafael Barón Duluc of the Partido Liberal Reformista, Bahoruco with Guillermito Lama of the Partido Alianza por la Democracia (APD), and Antonio Marte, who was reelected to the position this time running for the Partido Primero la Gente (PPG).
Only four of the 32 elected senators are women — Lía Ynocencia Diaz Santana in Azua, Aracelis Villanueva in San Pedro de Macoris, Ginette Bournigal (Puerto Plata), and María Mercedes Ortíz (Hermanas Mirabal).
Of 23 senators who sought to be reelected, only 14 won their bids, most to be defeated by ruling PRM candidates.
The senators for 2024-2028 are:
National District
Fuerza del Pueblo Deputy Omar Fernandez moves to the Senate after defeating the ruling party PRM candidate Guillermo Moreno, an ally from the Alianza Pais minority party. He received 56.2% of the vote to 39.77% of Moreno.
La Altagracia (Higuey, Veron, Punta Cana)
Rafael Barón Duluc Rijo (Cholitín) of the Partido Liberal Reformista will be a newcomer in Congress. He was previously major of Higuey, the largest city in the province of La Altagracia where Punta Cana is located. He had the backing of the ruling PRM. He won with 51.58% to his contender Juan Julio Campos of the PLD, who received 46.7% of the vote.
Azua
Lía Ynocencia Diaz Santana, running for the PRM, was reelected senator for the province of Azua. She won with 66.79% competing against former Azua senator Rafael Calderon (2016-2020) who received 32.94% of the vote.
Bahoruco
Guillermito Lama, of the Partido Alianza por la Democracia (APD), an ally of the ruling PRM, received 68.05% of the vote to defeat Marino Feliz of Fuerza del Pueblo who received 31.95%. He replaces Melania Salvador Jimenez, of the PRM.
Barahona
Moises Ayala defeated incumbent senator for Barahona, Jose del Castillo, who sought to be reelected for the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). Ayala is the present deputy for Barahona for the ruling party in the Chamber of Deputies. He received 61.06% of the vote to 38.71%.
Dajabon
Newcomer Ney Rodríguez, running for the ruling PRM, defeated incumbent senator David Sosa of the Fuerza del Pueblo who had sought to be reelected. Rodriguez received 56.61% of the vote to 36.08% of Sonia Mateo of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and 7.25% of David Sosa.
Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís)
Franklin Romero of the ruling PRM was reelected to the position with 72.92% of the vote defeating PLD’s Luis Yanguela Canaan’s 26.40%.
El Seibo
Senator for the ruling PRM, Santiago Zorrilla received 68.90% to be reelected senator for El Seibo. His closest contender, former senator Ulises de Beras, running for the Rescate RD, received 30.27%.
Elias Piña
Johnson Encarnación, a medical surgeon and newcomer running for the ruling PRM, won the Elias Piña seat with 63.24% to 36.47% of Adriano Sanchez Roa who ran for the Rescate RD coalition of the FP, PLD and PRD. Sanchez Roa had been senator for the periods 2006-2010, 2010-2016 and 2016-2020.
Espaillat
Incumbent senator Carlos Gómez of the PRM received 68.86% to be reelected in the position. He defeated Xiomara Valerio of the FP, who received 30.43% of the vote.
Hato Mayor
Incumbent senator Cristóbal Castillo, of the PRM, was reelected with 51.54% of the vote, versus Saury Mota of the PRD, who received 48.46% of the vote.
Hermanas Mirabal
Mercedes Ortiz (Mecho), of the PRM, defeated incumbent senator Bauta Rojas who sought to be reelected senator for Hermanas Mirabal. Ortiz won with 69.62% to 30.01%.
Independencia
Dagoberto Rodríguez, of the PRM, is reelected with 56.63%, to Héctor Peguero Méndez, of the Partido Popular Cristiano (PPC), who received 22.45%, and Valentín Medrano, of the PLD, who received 20.91% of the vote for the senate position in Independencia province.
La Romana
Eduard Espiritusanto of the FP defeated incumbent senator of the PRD Ivan Silva with 52.17% of the vote to Silva’s 4.34%. Frank Martinez running for the PRSC received 42.15% of the vote. Silva had won the election in 2020 running on the PRM ticket. The PRM did not have a candidate running in the La Romana election.
La Vega
Ramon Rogelio Genao of the PRM-ally Partido Reformista Social Cristiano won his bid for reelection defeating FP candidate Euclides Sanchez 59.96% to 38.52%.
Maria Trinidad Sanchez
PRM candidate Alexis Victoria Yeb won his bid for reelection with 75.41% to the 23.69% of Jose Luis Cosme of the FP.
Monseñor Nouel (Bonao)
Merengue band singer and orchestra director, Héctor Acosta, el Torito, won his bid for reelection in Monseñor Nouel (Bonao) 57.97% to Maicol Genao of the FP who received 27.86% of the vote.
Montecristi
Senate newcomer, Bernardo Alemán (Míster Alemán), for the ruling PRM, was voted senator to Montecristi with 70.81% of the votes. He defeated Mayobanex Escoto with 29.05% of the votes.
Monte Plata
PRM deputy Pedro Tineo won the senate seat in Monte Plata with 42.97% to 33.34% of Rafael Gonzalez and 20.70% of Juan Hubieres, running for the FP.
Pedernales
The PRM won the Pedernales senate seat with Augusto Velazquez who received 61% of the vote. He defeated FP senator Dionis Sanchez who sought to be reelected lost with 38.59% of the vote. Dionis Sanchez had a career of 18 years in the position.
Peravia (Baní)
Julito Fulcar of the PRM moved up to be a senator for Peravia (Baní) after years as deputy with the PRM in the Chamber of Deputies. He won the senate seat with 52.67% of the vote to Raul Lara of the PRD with 38.29%.
Puerto Plata
Incumbent senator Ginette Bournigal of the PRM was reelected to the Puerto Plata Senate with 54.82% to 44.59% of Walter Musa of the PLD.
Samana (Samana, Las Terrenas, Las Galeras)
Pedro Catrain repeats as senator for Samana with a margin of 50.95% to Miguel Angel Jazmin of the PLD who received the vote of 42.94%.
San Cristobal
Gustavo Lara Salazar, who ran for the ruling PRM, received 57.88% of the vote to defeat Demetrio Lluveres of the PLD, who received 24.56% of the vote and Elvis Rosario 17.26%. Lara Salazar is a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies.
San Juan de la Maguana
Fuerza del Pueblo senator Félix Bautista lead with 53.17% over Nidio Encarnación, of the Partido Revolucionario Social Demócrata (PRSD), an ally of the PRM, received 45.35% of the vote. Bautista was first elected senator in San Juan de la Maguana in 2010 and has continued in the position.
San Pedro de Macoris
Aracelis Villanueva running for the PRM won the senate seat for San Pedro de Macoris with 62.49% of the vote, defeating incumbent senator Franklin Peña of the FP who received 36.98% of the vote.
Sanchez Ramirez (Cotuí)
The president of the Senate, Ricardo de los Santos, running for the PRM, was reelected with 72.57% of the vote in Sánchez Ramírez to his nearest contender Wilson Arides Garcia of the FP who received 26.68% of the vote.
San Jose de Ocoa
Aneudy Ortiz, of the PRM, was voted the new senator for San Jose de Ocoa receiving 68.95% of the vote. He defeated Yari Cabrera of the PRD who received 15.93% and Mario Cabrera of the FP 9.13% of the vote.
Santiago
Former Minister of Public Health Daniel Rivera won his bid to be the senator for Santiago with 63.09% of the vote to Demóstenes Martínez, of the FP, who received 22.36%, and Marino Collante of the PLD, who received 12.933% of the votes.
Santiago Rodriguez
Antonio Marte, of the Partido Primero la Gente (PPG), a PRM party ally, was reelected senator for Santiago Rodríguez. Marte with 56.83%, of the votes, defeated Antonio Cruz, who received 42.91%.
Santo Domingo
Antonio Taveras received 54.19% of the votes to secure his reelection as senator for the province of Santo Domingo. He defeated Cristina Lizardo who received 43.65% of the votes.
Valverde
Mao mayor, Odalis Rodríguez, running for the PRM, won the senate seat for Valverde with 63.30% to Angela Pozo of the PLD who received 35.96% of the vote.
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Diario Libre
Listin Diario
21 May 2024