1972 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico's At-large district.

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

Puerto Rico's At-large congressional district election, 1972

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

See also

• Puerto Rican general election, 1972