Most of the present senators sought to be re-elected. But only 13 were chosen. 17 new congressmen will make up the Senate. Of these 14 are members of the PRD and three of the PLD. The new PRD senator-elects are Antonio Rosario (San Cristóbal), Juan Heriberto Medrano Basora (La Vega), José Rafael Abinader (Santiago), Fernando Alvarez Bogaert (Valverde), Milton Ray Guevara (Samana), Vicente Castillo (Peravia), Tony Villar (San Juan de la Maguana), Julio Antonio González (Duarte), Ginnette Bournigal (Puerto Plata), Bernardo Alemán (Montecristi), Rafael Jiménez (Dajabón), Enrique López (Monseñor Nouel), Angel D. Pérez (Pedernales). Iván Rondón Sánchez (Hato Mayor) is the new PRI representative in Congress. The new senators for the PLD are Enrique Martinez (La Romana), Gerardo Aquino (El Seibo) and Manuel Arciniegas (Elías Piña). Re-elected for the PRD are Milagros Ortiz Bosch (Distrito Nacional), Ramón Alburquerque (Monte Plata), Andrés Bautista García (Espaillat), Cesar Díaz Filpo (Azua), Darío Gómez Martínez (Santiago Rodríguez), Dabobgerto Rodríguez (Independencia), Francisco Jimén3z Reyes (Bahoruco), Jesús Vásquez (María Trinidad Sánchezx), José González Espinosa (Barahona) and Vicente Sánchez Baret (Sánchez Ramírez). For the PLD, Bautista Rojas, who replaced Jaime David Fernández, when the later was elected Vice President, repeats for the PLD. For the PRSC the re-elected senators are Amable Aristy Castro (La Altagracia) and José Hazim Frappier (San Pedro de Macorís).
