1940 Puerto Rican general election
General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 5 November 1940.[1] Bolívar Pagán of the Republican Union–Socialist Party Coalition was elected Resident Commissioner with 39% of the vote.[2]
Results
[edit]Resident commissioner
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bolívar Pagán | Coalition (UR–PS) | 222,423 | 39.10 | |
Antonio Fernós-Isern | Popular Democratic Party | 214,857 | 37.77 | |
Miguel A. García Méndez | UPT–PFP | 131,571 | 23.13 | |
Total | 568,851 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 714,960 | – | ||
Source: Nolla, Nohlen |
Senate
[edit]At-large senators
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Luis Muñoz Marín | Popular Democratic Party | 111,781 | 19.64 | Elected | |
Vicente Geigel Polanco | Popular Democratic Party | 103,054 | 18.10 | Elected | |
Lino Padrón Rivera | Socialist Party | 87,737 | 15.41 | Elected | |
Rafael Martínez Nadal | Republican Union | 69,709 | 12.25 | Elected | |
José del Río | Republican Union | 65,639 | 11.53 | Elected | |
José Ramírez Santibáñez | UPT–PFP | 64,042 | 11.25 | ||
Rafael Padró Parés | UPT–PFP | 34,065 | 5.98 | ||
Alfonso Lastra Chárriez | UPT–PFP | 33,186 | 5.83 | ||
Independents | 12 | 0.00 | |||
Total | 569,225 | 100.00 | |||
Source: Nolla |
District senators
[edit]Party | Class 1 | Class 2 | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Coalition | 216,903 | 38.55 | 3 | 222,624 | 39.18 | 3 | 6 | |
Popular Democratic Party | 214,732 | 38.17 | 4 | 214,688 | 37.78 | 4 | 8 | |
UPT–PFP | 130,952 | 23.28 | 0 | 130,955 | 23.04 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 562,587 | 100.00 | 7 | 568,267 | 100.00 | 7 | 14 | |
Source: Nolla |
House of Representatives
[edit]At-large representatives
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ernesto Ramos Antonini | Popular Democratic Party | 112,005 | 19.70 | Elected | |
Samuel R. Quiñones | Popular Democratic Party | 102,592 | 18.05 | Elected | |
Jorge Gauthier | Socialist Party | 87,222 | 15.34 | Elected | |
Alfonso Valdés Cobián | Republican Union | 68,734 | 12.09 | Elected | |
Blas C. Herrero | Republican Union | 66,522 | 11.70 | ||
Félix Ochoteco Junior | UPT–PFP | 66,207 | 11.65 | ||
Prudencio Rivera Martínez | UPT–PFP | 65,021 | 11.44 | ||
Independents | 139 | 0.02 | |||
Total | 568,442 | 100.00 | |||
Source: Nolla |
District representatives
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Coalition | 222,766 | 39.18 | 17 | |
Popular Democratic Party | 214,820 | 37.78 | 15 | |
UPT–PFP | 130,973 | 23.04 | 3 | |
Total | 568,559 | 100.00 | 35 | |
Source: Nolla |
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook: Volume I, Oxford University Press, p552
- ^ Escrutinio de las Elecciones Generales del 5 de noviembre de 1940 Puerto Rican Election Archive