Puerto Rico awaited election results late Tuesday that will be historic regardless of which of the two top candidates in the lead wins. If Jenniffer González of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party wins Tuesday's election,

Jenniffer González of Puerto Rico's pro-statehood New Progressive Party is leading polls in a historic gubernatorial election that could see her party secure a third consecutive term for the first time.

This year’s election is unlike any other in the 76 years since the U.S. began allowing Puerto Ricans to vote for their governor.

Juan Dalmau is running for Puerto Rico’s Independence Party and the Citizen Victory Movement, established in 2019. A Gaither international poll this month shows Dalmau closing in on Jenniffer González, a member of the New Progressive Party and Puerto Rico’s representative in Congress. She beat Gov. Pedro Pierluisi in their party’s primary in June.