1940 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico

The election for Resident Commissioner to the United States House of Representatives took place on November 5, 1940, the same day as the larger Puerto Rican general election and the United States elections, 1940.

Puerto Rico's At-large district.

Candidates for Resident Commissioner

Election results

Puerto Rico's At-large congressional district election, 1940[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Union Bolívar Pagán (inc.) 222,384 39.10
Popular Democratic Antonio Fernós-Isern 214,842 37.77
Tripartite Puerto Rican Unification Miguel A. Garcia Mendez 131,521 23.12
Total votes 568,747 100.00
Republican Union hold

See also

References

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