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1952 Puerto Rican general election

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1952 Puerto Rican general election

← 1948 November 4, 1952 1956 →
Gubernatorial election
 
Nominee Luis Muñoz Marín Fernando Milán Suárez Francisco López Domínguez
Party Popular Democratic Independence PEP
Popular vote 431,409 126,228 85,591
Percentage 64.88% 18.98% 12.87%

Governor before election

Luis Muñoz Marín
Popular Democratic

Elected Governor

Luis Muñoz Marín
Popular Democratic

Resident Commissioner election
 
Nominee Antonio Fernós-Isern Carmen Rivera De Alvarado Juan B. Soto
Party Popular Democratic Independence PEP
Popular vote 430,296 126,208 85,788
Percentage 64.80% 19.01% 12.92%

General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 4, 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.

Results

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Governor

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Luis Muñoz MarínPopular Democratic Party431,40964.88
Fernando Milán SuárezPuerto 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

Resident Commissioner

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Antonio Fernós-IsernPopular Democratic Party430,29664.80
Carmen Rivera de AlvaradoPuerto Rican Independence Party126,20819.01
Juan B. SotoPartido Estadista Puertorriqueño85,78812.92
Angel Fernández SánchezSocialist Party21,7193.27
Total664,011100.00
Source: Nolla

Senate

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PartyDistrict class IDistrict class IIAt-largeTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Popular Democratic Party430,15864.818430,20073.298429,81264.78723
Puerto Rican Independence Party126,14919.010126,13221.490126,21819.0233
Partido Estadista Puertorriqueño85,63912.9008,8691.51085,70412.9211
Socialist Party21,7303.27021,7563.71021,7823.2800
Total663,676100.008586,957100.008663,516100.001127
Source: Nolla

House of Representatives

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PartyDistrictAt-largeTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Popular Democratic Party429,58764.3740429,63164.74747
Puerto Rican Independence Party126,08918.890126,07619.0022
Partido Estadista Puertorriqueño89,90513.47086,16512.9822
Socialist Party21,8213.27021,7193.2700
Total667,402100.0040663,591100.001151
Source: Nolla

References

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