1917 Puerto Rican general election
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General elections were held in Puerto Rico in 1917. Félix Córdova Dávila was elected Resident Commissioner.[1]
Results
[edit]Resident Commissioner
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Félix Córdova Dávila | Union of Puerto Rico | 90,155 | 51.53 | |
Domingo Sepúlveda | Republican Party | 60,319 | 34.48 | |
Prudencio Rivera Martinez | Socialist Party | 24,468 | 13.99 | |
Total | 174,942 | 100.00 | ||
Source: Nolla |
Senate
[edit]Party | At-large | District | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Union of Puerto Rico | 82,864 | 56.35 | 3 | 179,038 | 51.52 | 10 | 13 | |
Republican Party | 42,702 | 29.04 | 1 | 120,120 | 34.57 | 4 | 5 | |
Socialist Party | 21,492 | 14.61 | 1 | 48,360 | 13.92 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 147,058 | 100.00 | 5 | 347,518 | 100.00 | 14 | 19 | |
Source: Nolla |
At-large members
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martín Travieso | Union of Puerto Rico | 28,118 | 18.30 | Elected | |
Frank Martínez | Union of Puerto Rico | 27,395 | 17.83 | Elected | |
Eduardo Georgetti | Union of Puerto Rico | 27,351 | 17.80 | Elected | |
José Celso Barbosa | Republican Party | 22,103 | 14.38 | Elected | |
Santiago Iglesias | Socialist Party | 28,118 | 18.30 | Elected | |
Santiago Veve Calzada | Republican Party | 20,599 | 13.40 | ||
Total | 153,684 | 100.00 | |||
Source: Nolla |
District members
[edit]Party | Class 1 | Class 2 | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Union of Puerto Rico | 98,567 | 53.93 | 5 | 89,471 | 51.49 | 5 | 10 | |
Republican Party | 60,054 | 32.86 | 2 | 60,066 | 34.57 | 2 | 4 | |
Socialist Party | 24,148 | 13.21 | 0 | 24,212 | 13.94 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 182,769 | 100.00 | 7 | 173,749 | 100.00 | 7 | 14 | |
Source: Nolla |
House of Representatives
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Union of Puerto Rico | 89,951 | 51.83 | 21 | |
Republican Party | 60,091 | 34.62 | 13 | |
Socialist Party | 23,518 | 13.55 | 1 | |
Total | 173,560 | 100.00 | 35 | |
Source: Nolla |
Public Service Commissioners
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
José G. Torres | Union of Puerto Rico | 89,645 | 25.80 | Elected | |
Leopoldo Santiago Carmona | Union of Puerto Rico | 89,507 | 25.76 | Elected | |
Julio P. Castro | Republican Party | 59,998 | 17.27 | ||
Guillermo Riefkohl | Republican Party | 59,978 | 17.26 | ||
Roque Rivera | Socialist Party | 24,227 | 6.97 | ||
Santiago Carreras | Socialist Party | 24,073 | 6.93 | ||
Total | 347,428 | 100.00 | |||
Source: Nolla |
References
[edit]- ^ Juan Jose Nolla-Acosta (2013) Puerto Rico Election Results, 1899–2012 p37