1972 Puerto Rican general election|
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Gubernatorial election |
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Results by municipality
Colón: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
Ferré: 40-50% 50-60% |
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Resident Commissioner election |
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General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 7, 1972.[1] Rafael Hernández Colón of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) was elected Governor, whilst the PPD also won a majority of the seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Voter turnout was 80%.[2]
Results
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Rafael Hernández Colón | Popular Democratic Party | 658,856 | 50.69 |
| Luis A. Ferré | New Progressive Party | 563,609 | 43.36 |
| Noel Colón Martínez | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 69,654 | 5.36 |
| Alfredo Nazario Tirado | People's Party | 4,007 | 0.31 |
| Antonio J. González | Puerto Rican Union Party | 3,291 | 0.25 |
| Jorge Luis Landing | Authentic Party for Sovereignty | 467 | 0.04 |
| Total | 1,299,884 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 1,555,504 | – |
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| Source: Nohlen, Puerto Rico Election Archive |
Resident Commissioner
House of Representatives
Senate
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p553