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1948 Puerto Rican general election

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countryPuerto Rico
previous_year1944
previous_election1944 Puerto Rican general election
next_election1952 Puerto Rican general election
next_year1952
election_dateNovember 2, 1948
module{{Infobox election
embedyes
election_nameGubernatorial election
typepresidential
image_size130x130px
image1Luis Muñoz Marín.jpg
nominee1**Luis Muñoz Marín**
party1Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)
popular_vote1**392,386**
percentage1**61.24%**
image2Martín Travieso puerto rico.jpg
nominee2Martin Travieso
party2PEP–PS–PRP
color2000000
popular_vote2182,977
percentage228.56%
image33x4.svg
nominee3Francisco Susoni
party3Puerto Rican Independence Party
popular_vote365,351
percentage310.20%
map_imagePuerto Rico Governor 1948.svg
map_captionResults by municipality
**Marín**:
**Travieso**:
titleGovernor
before_electionJesus T. Piñero
after_electionLuis Muñoz Marín
after_partyPopular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)
module{{Infobox election
embedyes
typepresidential
image_size130x130px
election_nameResident Commissioner election
nominee1**Antonio Fernós-Isern**
image1Antonio Fernos-Isern.jpg
party1Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)
popular_vote1**392,033**
percentage1**61.38%**
nominee2Luis A. Ferré
image2Luis A. Ferré.jpg
party2PEP–PS–PRP
color2000000
popular_vote2180,513
percentage228.26%
nominee3Rafael Arjona-Siaca
image33x4.svg
party3Puerto Rican Independence Party
popular_vote366,141
percentage310.36%
map_imagePuerto_Rico_RC_1948.svg
map_captionResults by municipality
**Fernós-Isern**:

Marín:
Travieso:

Fernós-Isern:

General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 2, 1948. Prior to the elections, amendments to the Jones–Shafroth Act of 1917 had made the Governor of Puerto Rico an elected position, the governor having previously been appointed by the President of the United States; outgoing governor Jesús T. Piñero had been appointed by Harry S. Truman.

The Popular Democratic Party (PPD) formally distanced itself from the independence movement in a statement by its gubernatorial candidate Luis Muñoz Marín. The Republican Union Party changed its name to the Statehood Party, the former Liberal Party changed its name to the Reformist Party, and the Socialist Party ran alone in this election. Martín Travieso ran for governor on a coalition ticket for the Statehood, Socialist and Puerto Rican Reformist parties.

Muñoz Marín won the gubernatorial elections with 61% of the vote, becoming the first popularly elected governor of Puerto Rico.

Results

Governor

Resident Commissioner

Senate

At-large senators

District senators

House of Representatives

At-large representatives

District representatives

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p552 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p562
  3. Nolla-Acosta, Juan Jose. (2013). "Puerto Rico Election Results, 1899-2012".
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