1952 Puerto Rican general election

General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 4 November 1952.[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 in the House elections was 72.5%.[2]

Results

Governor

Candidate Party Votes %
Luis Muñoz MarínPopular Democratic Party431,40964.9
Francisco MilánPuerto Rican Independence Party126,22819.0
Francisco López DomínguezRepublican Statehood Party85,59112.9
Luis MoczóSocialist Party21,7193.3
Invalid/blank votes
Total664,947100
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives

Party Votes % Seats
Popular Democratic Party64.8
Puerto Rican Independence Party19.0
Republican Union12.9
Socialist Party3.3
Invalid/blank votes
Total640,714100
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, p557
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