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
Turnout	83.80%
Nominee Roberto Sánchez Vilella Luis A. Ferré Party Popular Democratic Republican Statehood Alliance Democratic Republican 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

Results

Governor

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Roberto Sánchez Vilella	Popular Democratic Party	492,531	59.2
Luis A. Ferré	Republican Statehood Party	288,504	34.7
Francisco González Baena	Christian Action Party	27,076	3.3
Gilberto Concepción de Gracia	Puerto Rican Independence Party	23,340	2.8
Invalid/blank votes		8,227	–
Total		839,678	100
Registered voters/turnout		1,002,000	83.8
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Popular Democratic Party		59.4
Republican Union		34.6
AC		3.3
Puerto Rican Independence Party		2.7
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total	839,678	100
Registered voters/turnout	1,002,000	83.8	–
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

Further reading

• Robert W. Anderson "Las elecciones de 1964 en Puerto Rico: Una evaluación." Revista de Ciencias Sociales, Vol. IX, No. 3, September 1965. Universidad de Puerto Rico. pp. 263–271.