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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Gubernatorial election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by municipality Colón: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Río: 40-50% 50-60% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Resident Commissioner election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by municipality Fuster: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Rosselló: 40-50% 50-60% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
editGovernor
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.