1956 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 6, 1956, the same day as the larger Puerto Rican general election and the United States elections, 1956.

Puerto Rico's At-large district.

Candidates for Resident Commissioner

Election results

Puerto Rico's At-large congressional district election, 1956[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Popular Democratic Antonio Fernós-Isern (inc.) 434,256 62.51
Republican Antonio Ortíz Toro 173,580 24.99
Puerto Rican Independence Marco A. Ramírez 86,886 12.51
Total votes 694,722 100.00
Popular Democratic hold

See also

References

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