1968 Puerto Rican general election
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Gubernatorial election | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 78.41% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by municipality Ferré: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% López: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Resident Commissioner election | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by municipality Córdova: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% Polanco-Abreu: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 5, 1968.[1] Luis A. Ferré of the New Progressive Party (PNP) was elected Governor. In the House of Representatives elections the PNP won a plurality of the vote, but the Popular Democratic Party won a majority of the seats. They also won a majority of seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 78%.[2]
Results
[edit]Governor
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Luis A. Ferré | New Progressive Party | 400,815 | 43.62 | |
| Luis Negrón López | Popular Democratic Party | 374,040 | 40.71 | |
| Roberto Sánchez Vilella | People's Party | 107,359 | 11.68 | |
| Antonio J. González | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 32,166 | 3.50 | |
| Ramiro L. Colón | Partido Estadista Republicano | 4,449 | 0.48 | |
| Total | 918,829 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 918,829 | 99.57 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,993 | 0.43 | ||
| Total votes | 922,822 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,176,895 | 78.41 | ||
| Source: Nohlen, Puerto Rico Election Archive | ||||
Resident Commissioner
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Jorge Luis Córdova | New Progressive Party | 400,544 | 43.81 | |
| Santiago Polanco-Abreu | Popular Democratic Party | 384,998 | 42.11 | |
| Alfredo Nazario Tirado | People's Party | 94,519 | 10.34 | |
| Juan Antonio Agostini | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 29,491 | 3.23 | |
| Nicolás Nogueras, Jr. | Partido Estadista Republicano | 4,646 | 0.51 | |
| Total | 914,198 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: House of Representatives | ||||
House of Representatives
[edit]| Party | Seats | |
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| Popular Democratic Party | 26 | |
| New Progressive Party | 25 | |
| People's Party | 0 | |
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 0 | |
| Partido Estadista Republicano | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | |
| Source: Nohlen | ||
Senate
[edit]| Party | Seats | |
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| Popular Democratic Party | 15 | |
| New Progressive Party | 12 | |
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | |
| Source: Nohlen | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p553
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