1960 Puerto Rican general election

General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 8 November 1960.[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 84.6%.[2][3]

Puerto Rican general election, 1960
8 November 1960
Turnout84.60%
 
Nominee Luis Muñoz Marín Luis A. Ferré
Party Popular Democratic Republican Statehood
Popular vote 459,759 253,242
Percentage 58.23% 32.08%
Election results map. Red denotes municipalities won by Marín, and black denotes those won by Ferré.
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 Party459,75958.2
Luis A. FerréRepublican Statehood Party253,24232.1
Salvador Perea RosellóChristian Action Party52,2756.6
Julio García DiazPuerto Rican Independence Party24,2113.1
Invalid/blank votes6,942–
Total796,429100
Registered voters/turnout941,03484.6
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives
Party Votes % Seats
Popular Democratic Party62.4
Republican Union34.3
Puerto Rican Independence Party2.7
AC0.6
Invalid/blank votes––
Total796,429100
Registered voters/turnout941,03484.6–
Source: Nohlen

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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