1956 Puerto Rican general election

General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 6 November 1956.[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 was 80.4% in the gubernatorial elections and 80.3% in the House elections.[2][3]

Puerto Rican general election, 1956
6 November 1956
Turnout80.40%
 
Nominee Luis Muñoz Marín Luis A. Ferré
Party Popular Democratic Republican Statehood
Popular vote 435,255 174,683
Percentage 62.48% 25.08%
Election results map. Red denotes municipalities won by Marín.
Governor before election

Luis Muñoz Marín
Popular Democratic

 Elected Governor

Luis Muñoz Marín
Popular Democratic

Puerto Rico
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Results

Governor
Candidate Party Votes %
Luis Muñoz MarínPopular Democratic Party435,25562.5
Luis A. FerréRepublican Statehood Party174,68325.1
Francisco SusoniPuerto Rican Independence Party86,63612.4
Invalid/blank votes5,164–
Total701,738100
Registered voters/turnout873,08580.4
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives
Party Votes % Seats
Popular Democratic Party62.5
Republican Union25.0
Puerto Rican Independence Party3.3
Other parties9.2
Invalid/blank votes––
Total701,738100
Registered voters/turnout873,84280.3–
Source: Nohlen
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References
  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p557
  3. Nohlen, p563
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