1968 Puerto Rican general election

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
Ferré:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%
López:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

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%

Results by municipality
Córdova:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%
Polanco-Abreu:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

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]

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