
Puerto Rico Rep. Jesús Manuel Ortiz defeated Sen. Juan Zaragoza in a gubernatorial primary held Sunday by their Popular Democratic Party, which seeks a return to power in the upcoming general elections.
Zaragoza, who was highly lauded for his work as the island’s former treasury secretary, conceded defeat after obtaining 38% of the votes to his rival's 62%, even though only a little over half of the votes had been counted.