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.

The two parties that have dominated Puerto Rican politics for decades are losing their grip as they face the stiffest competition yet from a younger generation fed up with the island’s corruption, chronic power outages and mismanagement of public funds.