1988 Puerto Rican general election

Puerto Rican general election, 1988

November 8, 1988

Nominee Rafael Hernández Colón Baltasar Corrada del Río Party Popular Democratic New Progressive Popular vote 871,858 820,342 Percentage 48.67% 45.79%

Election results map. Red denotes municipalities won by Colón, and blue denotes those won by del Río.

Governor before election Rafael Hernández Colón Popular Democratic Elected Governor Rafael Hernández Colón Popular Democratic

General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 8 November 1988. Rafael Hernández Colón of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) was re-elected Governor, whilst the PPD also won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Voter turnout was 84.5%.

Results

Governor

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Rafael Hernández Colón	Popular Democratic Party	871,858	48.7
Baltasar Corrada del Río	New Progressive Party	820,342	45.8
Rubén Berríos Martínez	Puerto Rican Independence Party	99,206	5.5
Invalid/blank votes		21,456	–
Total		1,812,862	100
Registered voters/turnout		2,144,583	84.5
Source: Nohlen

Resident Commissioner

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Jaime Fuster	Popular Democratic Party	867,532	49.0
Pedro Rosselló	New Progressive Party	824,879	46.6
Luis Pío Sánchez Longo	Puerto Rican Independence Party	79,557	4.5
Invalid/blank votes			–
Total		1,771,968	100
Registered voters/turnout		2,144,583
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Popular Democratic Party		48.7	36	+2
New Progressive Party		45.8	15	–1
Puerto Rican Independence Party		5.5	2	+1
Puerto Rican Renewal Party			0	New
Invalid/blank votes	12,530	–	–	–
Total	1,741,638	100	53	+2
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Popular Democratic Party			18	0
New Progressive Party			8	0
Puerto Rican Independence Party			1	0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total			27	0
Source: Nohlen