General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 8, 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 85%.[2][3]
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Results edit
Governor edit
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Rafael Hernández Colón | Popular Democratic Party | 871,858 | 48.67 | |
Baltasar Corrada del Río | New Progressive Party | 820,342 | 45.79 | |
Rubén Berríos Martínez | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 99,206 | 5.54 | |
Total | 1,791,406 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 1,791,406 | 98.82 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 21,456 | 1.18 | ||
Total votes | 1,812,862 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,144,583 | 84.53 | ||
Source: Nohlen |
Resident Commissioner edit
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Jaime Fuster | Popular Democratic Party | 867,532 | 48.96 | |
Pedro Rosselló | New Progressive Party | 824,879 | 46.55 | |
Luis Pío Sánchez Longo | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 79,557 | 4.49 | |
Total | 1,771,968 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,144,583 | – | ||
Source: Nohlen |
House of Representatives edit
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Popular Democratic Party | 36 | +2 | |||
New Progressive Party | 15 | –1 | |||
Puerto Rican Independence Party | 2 | +1 | |||
Puerto Rican Renewal Party | 0 | New | |||
Total | 53 | +2 | |||
Valid votes | 1,729,108 | 99.28 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 12,530 | 0.72 | |||
Total votes | 1,741,638 | 100.00 | |||
Source: Nohlen |
Senate edit
Party | Seats | +/– | |
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Popular Democratic Party | 18 | 0 | |
New Progressive Party | 8 | 0 | |
Puerto Rican Independence Party | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 27 | 0 | |
Source: Nohlen |
References edit
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (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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