General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 2 NovemberR 1948,[1] which included the first-ever elections for the position of governor, who had previously been appointed by the President of the United States. Luis Muñoz Marín of the Popular Democratic Party won the gubernatorial elections with 61% of the vote, becoming the first ever popularly elected governor of Puerto Rico.[2]
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Results edit
Governor edit
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Luis Muñoz Marín | Popular Democratic Party | 392,386 | 61.24 | |
Martín Travieso | PEP–PS–PRP | 182,977 | 28.56 | |
Francisco Susoni | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 65,351 | 10.20 | |
Total | 640,714 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 873,085 | – | ||
Source: Nohlen |
Resident Commissioner edit
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Antonio Fernós-Isern | Popular Democratic Party | 392,033 | 61.38 | |
Luis A. Ferré | PEP–PS–PRP | 180,513 | 28.26 | |
Rafael Arjona-Siaca | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 66,141 | 10.36 | |
Total | 638,687 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 873,085 | – | ||
Source: Nolla |
Senate edit
At-large senators edit
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
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Samuel R. Quiñones | Popular Democratic Party | 132,381 | 20.75 | Elected | |
Victor Gutiérrez Franqui | Popular Democratic Party | 131,073 | 20.55 | Elected | |
Ramón Barreto Pérez | Popular Democratic Party | 128,600 | 20.16 | Elected | |
Bolívar Pagán | PS–PRP | 91,859 | 14.40 | Elected | |
Celestino Iriarte Miró | Partido Estadista Puertorriqueño | 87,758 | 13.76 | Elected | |
Gilberto Concepción de Gracia | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 37,952 | 5.95 | ||
José Luis Feliú Pesquera | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 28,219 | 4.42 | ||
Total | 637,842 | 100.00 | |||
Source: Nolla |
District senators edit
Party | Class 1 | Class 2 | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Popular Democratic Party | 392,111 | 61.46 | 7 | 392,275 | 61.48 | 7 | 14 | |
PEP–PS–PRP | 179,744 | 28.17 | 0 | 179,713 | 28.17 | 0 | 0 | |
Puerto Rican Independence Party | 66,106 | 10.36 | 0 | 66,065 | 10.35 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 637,961 | 100.00 | 7 | 638,053 | 100.00 | 7 | 14 | |
Source: Nolla |
House of Representatives edit
At-large representatives edit
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
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Benjamín Ortiz | Popular Democratic Party | 132,392 | 20.76 | Elected | |
Pedro Vega Berrios | Popular Democratic Party | 131,005 | 20.54 | Elected | |
Ernesto Ramos Antonini | Popular Democratic Party | 128,644 | 20.17 | Elected | |
Leopoldo Figueroa | PEP–PRP | 115,511 | 18.11 | Elected | |
Antonio Reyes Delgado | Socialist Party | 64,152 | 10.06 | ||
Baltazar Quiñones Elías | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 37,549 | 5.89 | ||
Fernando Milán Jr. | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 28,606 | 4.48 | ||
Total | 637,859 | 100.00 | |||
Source: Nolla |
District representatives edit
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Popular Democratic Party | 389,127 | 60.70 | 35 | |
PEP–PS–PRP | 179,617 | 28.02 | 0 | |
Puerto Rican Independence Party | 67,461 | 10.52 | 0 | |
Criollo Party | 4,885 | 0.76 | 0 | |
Total | 641,090 | 100.00 | 35 | |
Source: Nolla |
References edit
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p562