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]

Puerto Rican general election, 1964
3 November 1964
Turnout83.80%
 
Nominee Roberto Sánchez Vilella Luis A. Ferré
Party Popular Democratic Republican Statehood
Popular vote 492,531 288,504
Percentage 59.24% 34.70%
Election results map. Red denotes municipalities won by Vilella.
Governor before election

Luis Muñoz Marín
Popular Democratic

 Elected Governor

Roberto Sánchez Vilella
Popular Democratic

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Results

Governor
Candidate Party Votes %
Roberto Sánchez VilellaPopular Democratic Party492,53159.2
Luis A. FerréRepublican Statehood Party288,50434.7
Francisco González BaenaChristian Action Party27,0763.3
Gilberto Concepción de GraciaPuerto Rican Independence Party23,3402.8
Invalid/blank votes8,227–
Total839,678100
Registered voters/turnout1,002,00083.8
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives
Party Votes % Seats
Popular Democratic Party59.4
Republican Union34.6
AC3.3
Puerto Rican Independence Party2.7
Invalid/blank votes––
Total839,678100
Registered voters/turnout1,002,00083.8–
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, p558
  3. Nohlen, p563

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