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1952 Puerto Rican general election

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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

  1. ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p557