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General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 2 November 1920. Félix Córdova Dávila was re-elected Resident Commissioner.

Results

Resident Commissioner


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Félix Córdova Dávila	Union of Puerto Rico	126,446	50.69
	Domingo Sepúlveda	Republican Party	63,845	25.60
	Prudencio Rivera Martinez	Socialist Party	59,140	23.71
Total			249,431	100.00

Source: Nolla

Senate

At-large members


Candidate		Party	Votes	%	Notes
	Santiago Iglesias	Socialist Party	55,679	23.26	Elected
	Antonio Rafael Barceló	Union of Puerto Rico	46,436	19.40	Elected
	Mariano Abril y Ostalo	Union of Puerto Rico	40,971	17.11	Elected
	Francisco M. Susoni Abreu	Union of Puerto Rico	37,315	15.59	Elected
	José Celso Barbosa	Republican Party	31,220	13.04	Elected
	L. Feliú Servera	Republican Party	27,785	11.61
Total			239,406	100.00

Source: Nolla

House of Representatives

At-large members


Candidate		Party	Votes	%	Notes
	Rafael Alonso	Socialist Party	54,869	23.40	Elected
	Cayetano Coll y Cuchí	Union of Puerto Rico	45,011	19.20	Elected
	Miguel Guerra Mondragón	Union of Puerto Rico	40,249	17.17	Elected
	Alfonso Lastra Chárriez	Union of Puerto Rico	35,442	15.12	Elected
	Manuel F. Rossy Calderón	Republican Party	31,183	13.30
	Juan Bautista Soto	Republican Party	27,700	11.81
Total			234,454	100.00

Source: Nolla

Public Service Commissioners


Candidate		Party	Votes	%	Notes
	Leopoldo Figueroa	Union of Puerto Rico	126,344	25.37	Elected
	Guillermo Cabrera	Union of Puerto Rico	126,315	25.36	Elected
	Luis Sánchez Morales	Republican Party	62,907	12.63
	Roberto H. Todd Wells	Republican Party	62,840	12.62
	Manuel F. Rojas	Socialist Party	59,831	12.01
	Santiago Carreras	Socialist Party	59,813	12.01
Total			498,050	100.00

Source: Nolla

References

Escrutinio de las Elecciones Generales del 2 de noviembre de 1920 Puerto Rican Election Archive
Juan Jose Nolla-Acosta (2013) Puerto Rico Election Results, 1899–2012 p43

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