1964 Puerto Rican general election
General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 3 November 1964.[1] Roberto Sánchez Vilella of the Popular Democratic Party was elected Governor, whilst the PPD also won a majority of the vote in the House of Representatives elections. Voter turnout was 83.8%.[2][3]
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Results
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Roberto Sánchez Vilella | Popular Democratic Party | 492,531 | 59.2 |
| Luis A. Ferré | Republican Statehood Party | 288,504 | 34.7 |
| Francisco González Baena | Christian Action Party | 27,076 | 3.3 |
| Gilberto Concepción de Gracia | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 23,340 | 2.8 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,227 | – | |
| Total | 839,678 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,002,000 | 83.8 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
House of Representatives
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Popular Democratic Party | 59.4 | ||
| Republican Union | 34.6 | ||
| AC | 3.3 | ||
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 2.7 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
| Total | 839,678 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,002,000 | 83.8 | – |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
References
Further reading
- Robert W. Anderson "Las elecciones de 1964 en Puerto Rico: Una evaluación." Revista de Ciencias Sociales, Vol. IX, No. 3, September 1965. Universidad de Puerto Rico. pp. 263–271.
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