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
Turnout	78.40%
Nominee Luis A. Ferré Luis Negrón López Roberto Sánchez Vilella Party New Progressive Popular Democratic People's Party Alliance Republican Democratic Democratic Popular vote 400,815 374,040 107,359 Percentage 43.62% 40.71% 11.68%
Election results map. Blue denotes municipalities won by Ferré, and red denotes those won by López.
Governor before election Roberto Sánchez Vilella People's Party Elected Governor Luis A. Ferré New Progressive

Results

Governor

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Luis A. Ferré	New Progressive Party	400,815	43.6
Luis Negrón López	Popular Democratic Party	374,040	40.7
Roberto Sánchez Vilella	People's Party	107,359	11.7
Antonio J. González	Puerto Rican Independence Party	32,166	3.5
Other candidates		4,449	0.5
Invalid/blank votes		3,993	–
Total		922,822	100
Registered voters/turnout		1,176,895	78.4
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives

Party	Votes	%	Seats
New Progressive Party		42.3	25
Popular Democratic Party		40.0	26
Republican Statehood Party		17.7	0
Puerto Rican Independence Party			0
People's Party			0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total	922,822	100	51
Registered voters/turnout	1,176,895	78.4	–
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Popular Democratic Party			15
New Progressive Party			12
Puerto Rican Independence Party			0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total			27
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, p553