1968 Puerto Rican general election

General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 5 November 1968. Luis A. Ferré of the New Progressive Party (PNP) was elected Governor. In the House of Representatives elections the PNP won a plurality of the vote, but the Popular Democratic Party won a majority of the seats. They also won a majority of seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 78%.

1968 Puerto Rican general election

November 5, 1968
Gubernatorial election
Turnout78.41%
 
Nominee Luis A. Ferré Luis Negrón López Roberto Sánchez Vilella
Party New Progressive Popular Democratic People's
Popular vote 400,815 374,040 107,359
Percentage 43.62% 40.71% 11.68%

Results by municipality

Governor before election

Roberto Sánchez Vilella
People's

Elected Governor

Luis A. Ferré
New Progressive

Resident Commissioner election
 
Nominee Jorge Luis Córdova Santiago Polanco-Abreu Alfredo Nazario Tirado
Party New Progressive Popular Democratic People's
Popular vote 400,544 384,998 94,519
Percentage 43.81% 42.11% 10.34%
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