Puerto Rican general election, 1968
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General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 5 November 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 78.4%.[2]
Results
Governor
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Luis A. Ferré | New Progressive Party | 400,815 | 43.6 |
Luis Negrón López | Popular Democratic Party | 374,040 | 40.7 |
Roberto Sánchez Vilella | People's Party | 107,359 | 11.7 |
Antonio J. González | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 32,166 | 3.5 |
Other candidates | 4,449 | 0.5 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 3,993 | – | |
Total | 922,822 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 1,176,895 | 74.4 | |
Source: Nohlen |
House of Representatives
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
New Progressive Party | 42.3 | 25 | |
Popular Democratic Party | 40.0 | 26 | |
Republican Statehood Party | 17.7 | 0 | |
Puerto Rican Independence Party | 0 | ||
People's Party | 0 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
Total | 922,822 | 100 | 51 |
Registered voters/turnout | 1,176,895 | 78.4 | – |
Source: Nohlen |
Senate
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
Popular Democratic Party | 15 | ||
New Progressive Party | 12 | ||
Puerto Rican Independence Party | 0 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
Total | 27 | ||
Source: Nohlen |
References
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