1952 Puerto Rican general election
Appearance
General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 4 November 1952.[1] Luis Muñoz Marín of the Popular Democratic Party was re-elected as governor, whilst the PPD also won a majority of the vote in the House of Representatives elections. Voter turnout in the House elections was 72.5%.[2]
Results
Governor
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Luis Muñoz Marín | Popular Democratic Party | 431,409 | 64.9 |
Francisco Milán | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 126,228 | 19.0 |
Francisco López Domínguez | Republican Statehood Party | 85,591 | 12.9 |
Luis Moczó | Socialist Party | 21,719 | 3.3 |
Invalid/blank votes | – | ||
Total | 664,947 | 100 | |
Source: Nohlen |
House of Representatives
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
Popular Democratic Party | 64.8 | ||
Puerto Rican Independence Party | 19.0 | ||
Republican Union | 12.9 | ||
Socialist Party | 3.3 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
Total | 640,714 | 100 | |
Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p557