1960 Puerto Rican general election
General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 8 November 1960.[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 was 84.6%.[2][3]
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| Turnout | 84.60% | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Election results map. Red denotes municipalities won by Marín, and black denotes those won by Ferré. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Luis Muñoz Marín | Popular Democratic Party | 459,759 | 58.2 |
| Luis A. Ferré | Republican Statehood Party | 253,242 | 32.1 |
| Salvador Perea Roselló | Christian Action Party | 52,275 | 6.6 |
| Julio García Diaz | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 24,211 | 3.1 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 6,942 | – | |
| Total | 796,429 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 941,034 | 84.6 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
House of Representatives
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Popular Democratic Party | 62.4 | ||
| Republican Union | 34.3 | ||
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 2.7 | ||
| AC | 0.6 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
| Total | 796,429 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 941,034 | 84.6 | – |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
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