1988 Puerto Rican general election
General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 8 November 1988.[1] Rafael Hernández Colón of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) was re-elected Governor, whilst the PPD also won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Voter turnout was 84.5%.[2][3]
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 Election results map. Red denotes municipalities won by Colón, and blue denotes those won by del Río. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Hernández Colón | Popular Democratic Party | 871,858 | 48.7 |
| Baltasar Corrada del Río | New Progressive Party | 820,342 | 45.8 |
| Rubén Berríos Martínez | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 99,206 | 5.5 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 21,456 | – | |
| Total | 1,812,862 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,144,583 | 84.5 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
Resident Commissioner
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Fuster | Popular Democratic Party | 867,532 | 49.0 |
| Pedro Rosselló | New Progressive Party | 824,879 | 46.6 |
| Luis Pío Sánchez Longo | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 79,557 | 4.5 |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | ||
| Total | 1,771,968 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,144,583 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | |||
House of Representatives
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popular Democratic Party | 48.7 | 36 | +2 | |
| New Progressive Party | 45.8 | 15 | –1 | |
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 5.5 | 2 | +1 | |
| Puerto Rican Renewal Party | 0 | New | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,530 | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,741,638 | 100 | 53 | +2 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popular Democratic Party | 18 | 0 | ||
| New Progressive Party | 8 | 0 | ||
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 1 | 0 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
References
- Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- Nohlen, p553
- Santana, M.C. (2000). Puerto Rican Newspaper Coverage of the Puerto Rican Independence Party: A Content Analysis of Three Elections. A Garland series. Garland Pub. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-8153-3520-7. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
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