1964 Puerto Rican general election

1964 Puerto Rican general election

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Gubernatorial election
Turnout83.90%
 
Nominee Roberto Sánchez Vilella Luis A. Ferré
Party Popular Democratic PER
Popular vote 492,531 288,504
Percentage 59.24% 34.70%

Results by municipality
Sánchez Vilella:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor before election

Luis Muñoz Marín
Popular Democratic

Elected Governor

Roberto Sánchez Vilella
Popular Democratic

Resident Commissioner election
 
Nominee Santiago Polanco-Abreu Manuel Iglesias
Party Popular Democratic PER
Popular vote 492,095 287,309
Percentage 59.30% 34.62%

General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 3, 1964.[1] Roberto Sánchez Vilella of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) was elected Governor, whilst the PPD's Santiago Polanco-Abreu was elected Resident Commissioner. Voter turnout was 84%.[2][3]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p558
  3. ^ Nohlen, p563