1952 Puerto Rican general election

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The 1952 Puerto Rican 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 Marín Popular Democratic Party 431,409 64.9
Puerto Rican Independence Party 126,228 19.0
Republican Statehood Party 85,591 12.9
Socialist Party 21,719 3.3
Invalid/blank votes –
Total 664,947 100
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives[]

Party Votes % Seats
Popular Democratic Party 64.8
Puerto Rican Independence Party 19.0
Republican Union 12.9
Socialist Party 3.3
Invalid/blank votes – –
Total 640,714 100
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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