NEW : Preliminary results gave former President Danilo Medina an early lead . `` I want there to be in my country social security , better education and better medical services , '' said another New York Dominican voter , Johnny Hinojosa . The election is a rematch of the 2012 elections . Dominican populations abroad play an important role in voting . The winner will need to garner 50 % of the vote plus 1 .
NEW : Preliminary results gave former President Danilo Medina an early lead . The election is a rematch of the 2012 elections . Dominican populations abroad play an important role in voting . The winner will need to garner 50 % of the vote plus 1 .