Colonel William A. Phillips

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General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 3 November 1964.[1] Roberto Sánchez Vilella of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) was elected Governor, whilst the PPD's Santiago Polanco-Abreu was elected Resident Commissioner. Voter turnout was 84%.[2][3]

Results

Governor

CandidatePartyVotes%
Roberto Sánchez VilellaPopular Democratic Party492,53159.24
Luis A. FerréPartido Estadista Republicano288,50434.70
Francisco González BaenaPartido Acción Cristiana27,0763.26
Gilberto Concepción de GraciaPuerto Rican Independence Party23,3402.81
Total831,451100.00
Valid votes831,45199.02
Invalid/blank votes8,2270.98
Total votes839,678100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,002,00083.80
Source: Nohlen

Resident Commissioner

CandidatePartyVotes%
Santiago Polanco-AbreuPopular Democratic Party492,09559.30
Manuel IglesiasPartido Estadista Republicano287,30934.62
Roberto Lopez-CandalPartido Acción Cristiana27,3383.29
José Antonio OrtizPuerto Rican Independence Party23,1592.79
Total829,901100.00
Source: House of Representatives

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p558
  3. ^ Nohlen, p563

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