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1968 Puerto Rican general election

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Gubernatorial election
Turnout78.41%
 
Nominee Luis A. Ferré Luis Negrón López Roberto Sánchez Vilella
Party New Progressive Popular Democratic People's
Popular vote 400,815 374,040 107,359
Percentage 43.62% 40.71% 11.68%

Results by municipality

Governor before election

Roberto Sánchez Vilella
People's

Elected Governor

Luis A. Ferré
New Progressive

Resident Commissioner election
 
Nominee Jorge Luis Córdova Santiago Polanco-Abreu Alfredo Nazario Tirado
Party New Progressive Popular Democratic People's
Popular vote 400,544 384,998 94,519
Percentage 43.81% 42.11% 10.34%

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%. [2]

Results

Governor

CandidatePartyVotes%
Luis A. Ferré New Progressive Party400,81543.62
Luis Negrón López Popular Democratic Party374,04040.71
Roberto Sánchez Vilella People's Party107,35911.68
Antonio J. González Puerto Rican Independence Party32,1663.50
Ramiro L. Colón Partido Estadista Republicano4,4490.48
Total918,829100.00
Valid votes918,82999.57
Invalid/blank votes3,9930.43
Total votes922,822100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,176,89578.41
Source: Nohlen, Puerto Rico Election Archive

Resident Commissioner

CandidatePartyVotes%
Jorge Luis Córdova New Progressive Party400,54443.81
Santiago Polanco-Abreu Popular Democratic Party384,99842.11
Alfredo Nazario Tirado People's Party94,51910.34
Juan Antonio Agostini Puerto Rican Independence Party29,4913.23
Nicolás Nogueras, Jr. Partido Estadista Republicano4,6460.51
Total914,198100.00
Source: House of Representatives

House of Representatives

PartySeats
New Progressive Party25
Popular Democratic Party26
People's Party0
Puerto Rican Independence Party0
Partido Estadista Republicano0
Total51
Source: Nohlen

Senate

PartySeats
Popular Democratic Party15
New Progressive Party12
Puerto Rican Independence Party0
Total27
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN  978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p553