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Aníbal Acevedo Vilá was defeated by Luis Fortuño in the 2008 gubernatorial election. Fortuño, a member of the New Progressive Party, won with 52.8% of the vote, while Acevedo Vilá, a member of the Popular Democratic Party, received 44.7%. Fortuño's victory marked the first time in 16 years that the New Progressive Party had won the governorship of Puerto Rico.