1936 Puerto Rican general election
Appearance
General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 3 November 1936.[1] Voter turnout was 72%.[2]
Santiago Iglesias of the Coalition was elected Resident Commissioner with 54% of the vote.[3]
Results
[edit]Resident commissioner
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Santiago Iglesias | Coalition | 297,033 | 54.06 | |
J.A. López-Antongiorgi | Liberal Party | 252,467 | 45.94 | |
Total | 549,500 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 764,602 | – | ||
Source: Nolla, Nohlen |
Senate
[edit]At-large senators
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bolívar Pagán | Socialist Party | 143,653 | 26.46 | Elected | |
Antonio Rafael Barceló | Liberal Party | 89,202 | 16.43 | Elected | |
María Martínez Acosta | Liberal Party | 83,715 | 15.42 | Elected | |
Alfonso Lastra Chárriez | Liberal Party | 79,105 | 14.57 | Elected | |
Rafael Martínez Nadal | Republican Union | 68,854 | 12.68 | Elected | |
Blas Herrero | Republican Union | 42,676 | 7.86 | ||
Ricarda López de Ramos Casellas | Republican Union | 35,629 | 6.56 | ||
Independents | 14 | 0.00 | |||
Total | 542,848 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 764,602 | – | |||
Source: Nolla |
District senators
[edit]Party | Class 1 | Class 2 | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Coalition | 297,157 | 54.10 | 6 | 297,034 | 54.09 | 6 | 12 | |
Liberal Party | 252,158 | 45.90 | 1 | 252,126 | 45.91 | 1 | 2 | |
Total | 549,315 | 100.00 | 7 | 549,160 | 100.00 | 7 | 14 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 764,602 | – | 764,602 | – | ||||
Source: Nolla, Nohlen |
House of Representatives
[edit]At-large representatives
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rafael Alonso Torres | Socialist Party | 144,002 | 26.23 | Elected | |
Rodolfo Ramírez Pabón | Liberal Party | 128,686 | 23.44 | Elected | |
Félix Ochoteco Junior | Liberal Party | 122,204 | 22.26 | Elected | |
Miguel A. García Méndez | Republican Union | 83,697 | 15.25 | Elected | |
Blas Herrero | Republican Union | 70,395 | 12.82 | ||
Independents | 9 | 0.00 | |||
Total | 548,993 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 764,602 | – | |||
Source: Nolla |
District representatives
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Coalition | 297,126 | 54.09 | 25 | |
Liberal Party | 252,185 | 45.91 | 10 | |
Total | 549,311 | 100.00 | 35 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 764,602 | – | ||
Source: Nolla, Nohlen |
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook: Volume I, Oxford University Press, p552
- ^ Nohlen, p553
- ^ Escrutinio de las Elecciones Generales del 3 de noviembre de 1936 Puerto Rican Election Archive