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General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 5 November 1940. Bolívar Pagán of the Republican Union–Socialist Party Coalition was elected Resident Commissioner with 39% of the vote.
Results
Resident commissioner
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolívar Pagán | Coalition (UR–PS) | 222,423 | 39.10 | |
| Antonio Fernós-Isern | Popular Democratic Party | 214,857 | 37.77 | |
| Miguel A. García Méndez | UPT–PFP | 131,571 | 23.13 | |
| Total | 568,851 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 714,960 | – | ||
| Source: Nolla, Nohlen | ||||
Senate
At-large senators
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Muñoz Marín | Popular Democratic Party | 111,781 | 19.64 | Elected | |
| Vicente Geigel Polanco | Popular Democratic Party | 103,054 | 18.10 | Elected | |
| Lino Padrón Rivera | Socialist Party | 87,737 | 15.41 | Elected | |
| Rafael Martínez Nadal | Republican Union | 69,709 | 12.25 | Elected | |
| José del Río | Republican Union | 65,639 | 11.53 | Elected | |
| José Ramírez Santibáñez | UPT–PFP | 64,042 | 11.25 | ||
| Rafael Padró Parés | UPT–PFP | 34,065 | 5.98 | ||
| Alfonso Lastra Chárriez | UPT–PFP | 33,186 | 5.83 | ||
| Independents | 12 | 0.00 | |||
| Total | 569,225 | 100.00 | |||
| Source: Nolla | |||||
District senators
| Party | Class 1 | Class 2 | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Coalition | 216,903 | 38.55 | 3 | 222,624 | 39.18 | 3 | 6 | |
| Popular Democratic Party | 214,732 | 38.17 | 4 | 214,688 | 37.78 | 4 | 8 | |
| UPT–PFP | 130,952 | 23.28 | 0 | 130,955 | 23.04 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 562,587 | 100.00 | 7 | 568,267 | 100.00 | 7 | 14 | |
| Source: Nolla | ||||||||
House of Representatives
At-large representatives
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernesto Ramos Antonini | Popular Democratic Party | 112,005 | 19.70 | Elected | |
| Samuel R. Quiñones | Popular Democratic Party | 102,592 | 18.05 | Elected | |
| Jorge Gauthier | Socialist Party | 87,222 | 15.34 | Elected | |
| Alfonso Valdés Cobián | Republican Union | 68,734 | 12.09 | Elected | |
| Blas C. Herrero | Republican Union | 66,522 | 11.70 | ||
| Félix Ochoteco Junior | UPT–PFP | 66,207 | 11.65 | ||
| Prudencio Rivera Martínez | UPT–PFP | 65,021 | 11.44 | ||
| Independents | 139 | 0.02 | |||
| Total | 568,442 | 100.00 | |||
| Source: Nolla | |||||
District representatives
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalition | 222,766 | 39.18 | 17 | |
| Popular Democratic Party | 214,820 | 37.78 | 15 | |
| UPT–PFP | 130,973 | 23.04 | 3 | |
| Total | 568,559 | 100.00 | 35 | |
| Source: Nolla | ||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook: Volume I, Oxford University Press, p552
- Escrutinio de las Elecciones Generales del 5 de noviembre de 1940 Puerto Rican Election Archive
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