1952 Puerto Rican general election

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]

1952 Puerto Rican general election

4 November 1952
Gubernatorial election
 
Nominee Luis Muñoz Marín Fernando Milán Francisco López Domínguez
Party PPD PIP PEP
Popular vote 431,409 126,228 85,591
Percentage 64.88% 18.98% 12.87%

Governor before election

Luis Muñoz Marín
PPD

Elected Governor

Luis Muñoz Marín
PPD

Results

Governor

CandidatePartyVotes%
Luis Muñoz MarínPopular Democratic Party431,40964.88
Francisco MilánPuerto Rican Independence Party126,22818.98
Francisco López DomínguezPartido Estadista Puertorriqueño85,59112.87
Luis MoczóSocialist Party21,7193.27
Total664,947100.00
Registered voters/turnout883,219
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives

PartyVotes%
Popular Democratic Party64.8
Puerto Rican Independence Party19.0
Republican Union12.9
Socialist Party3.3
Total
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, p557
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