1968 Puerto Rican general election

General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 5 November 1968.[1] Luis A. Ferré of the New Progressive Party (PNP) was elected Governor. In the House of Representatives elections the PNP won a plurality of the vote, but the Popular Democratic Party won a majority of the seats. They also won a majority of seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 78.4%.[2]

Puerto Rican general election, 1968
5 November 1968
Turnout78.40%
 
Nominee Luis A. Ferré Luis Negrón López
Party New Progressive Popular Democratic
Popular vote 400,815 374,040
Percentage 43.83% 40.9%
Election results map. Blue denotes municipalities won by Ferré, and red denotes those won by López.
Governor before election

Roberto Sánchez Vilella
Popular Democratic

 Elected Governor

Luis A. Ferré
New Progressive

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Results

Governor
Candidate Party Votes %
Luis A. FerréNew Progressive Party400,81543.6
Luis Negrón LópezPopular Democratic Party374,04040.7
Roberto Sánchez VilellaPeople's Party107,35911.7
Antonio J. GonzálezPuerto Rican Independence Party32,1663.5
Other candidates4,4490.5
Invalid/blank votes3,993–
Total922,822100
Registered voters/turnout1,176,89578.4
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives
Party Votes % Seats
New Progressive Party42.325
Popular Democratic Party40.026
Republican Statehood Party17.70
Puerto Rican Independence Party0
People's Party0
Invalid/blank votes––
Total922,82210051
Registered voters/turnout1,176,89578.4–
Source: Nohlen

Senate
Party Votes % Seats
Popular Democratic Party15
New Progressive Party12
Puerto Rican Independence Party0
Invalid/blank votes––
Total27
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, p553
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