General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 8, 1960.[1] Luis Muñoz Marín of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) was re-elected as governor, whilst the PPD's Antonio Fernós Isern was re-elected as Resident Commissioner. Voter turnout was 85%.[2][3]
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Gubernatorial election | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 84.60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by municipality Muñoz: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Ferré: 30-40% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Resident Commissioner election | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by municipality Fernós Isern: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Haba: 30-40% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Results
editGovernor
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Muñoz Marín | Popular Democratic Party | 459,759 | 58.24 | |
| Luis A. Ferré | Partido Estadista Republicano | 253,242 | 32.08 | |
| Salvador Perea Roselló | Partido Acción Cristiana | 52,275 | 6.62 | |
| Julio García Diaz | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 24,211 | 3.07 | |
| Total | 789,487 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 789,487 | 99.13 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 6,942 | 0.87 | ||
| Total votes | 796,429 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 941,034 | 84.63 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Resident Commissioner
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Antonio Fernós-Isern | Popular Democratic Party | 458,535 | 58.21 | |
| Gabriel de la Haba | Partido Estadista Republicano | 252,737 | 32.08 | |
| Jorge Luis Córdova | Partido Acción Cristiana | 52,215 | 6.63 | |
| Roma Marti | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 24,275 | 3.08 | |
| Total | 787,762 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: House of Representatives | ||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p558
- ^ Nohlen, p563