1968 Puerto Rican general election
November 5, 1968
Gubernatorial election
Turnout78.41%
 
Nominee Luis A. Ferré Luis Negrón López Roberto Sánchez Vilella
Party New Progressive Popular Democratic People's
Alliance Republican Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 400,815 374,040 107,359
Percentage 43.62% 40.71% 11.68%
Results by municipality
Governor before election

Roberto Sánchez Vilella
People's

 Elected Governor

Luis A. Ferré
New Progressive

Resident Commissioner election
 
Nominee Jorge Luis Córdova Santiago Polanco-Abreu Alfredo Nazario Tirado
Party New Progressive Popular Democratic People's
Alliance Republican Democratic
Popular vote 400,544 384,998 94,519
Percentage 43.81% 42.11% 10.34%

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%.[2]

Results

Governor

CandidatePartyVotes%
Luis A. FerréNew Progressive Party400,81543.62
Luis Negrón LópezPopular Democratic Party374,04040.71
Roberto Sánchez VilellaPeople's Party107,35911.68
Antonio J. GonzálezPuerto Rican Independence Party32,1663.50
Ramiro L. ColónPartido Estadista Republicano4,4490.48
Total918,829100.00
Valid votes918,82999.57
Invalid/blank votes3,9930.43
Total votes922,822100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,176,89578.41
Source: Nohlen, Puerto Rico Election Archive

Resident Commissioner

CandidatePartyVotes%
Jorge Luis CórdovaNew Progressive Party400,54443.81
Santiago Polanco-AbreuPopular Democratic Party384,99842.11
Alfredo Nazario TiradoPeople's Party94,51910.34
Juan Antonio AgostiniPuerto Rican Independence Party29,4913.23
Nicolás Nogueras, Jr.Partido Estadista Republicano4,6460.51
Total914,198100.00
Source: House of Representatives

House of Representatives

PartySeats
New Progressive Party25
Popular Democratic Party26
People's Party0
Puerto Rican Independence Party0
Partido Estadista Republicano0
Total51
Source: Nohlen

Senate

PartySeats
Popular Democratic Party15
New Progressive Party12
Puerto Rican Independence Party0
Total27
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ↑ Nohlen, p553
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