1972 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico
Appearance
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The election for Resident Commissioner to the United States House of Representatives took place on November 7, 1972, the same day as the larger Puerto Rican general election and the United States elections, 1972.
Candidates for Resident Commissioner
- Jaime Benitez for the Popular Democratic Party
- Luis F. Camacho for the Puerto Rican People's Party
- Jorge Luis Córdova for the New Progressive Party
- Jorge Morales-Yordan for the Puerto Rican Independence Party
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Popular Democratic | Jaime Benitez | 656,885 | 50.93 | |||
New Progressive | Jorge Luis Córdova (inc.) | 560,119 | 43.43 | |||
Independence | Jorge Morales-Yordan | 64,964 | 5.04 | |||
Puerto Rican People's | Luis F. Camacho | 4,854 | 0.38 | |||
N/A | 2,939 | 0.23 | ||||
Total votes | 1,289,761 | 100.00 | ||||
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive |