United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico, 1968
The election for Resident Commissioner to the United States House of Representatives took place on November 5, 1968, the same day as the larger Puerto Rican general election and the United States elections, 1968.
Candidates for Resident Commissioner
- Santiago Polanco-Abreu for the Popular Democratic Party
- Juan Antonio Agostini for the Puerto Rican Independence Party
- Jorge Luis Córdova for the New Progressive Party
- Nicolás Nogueras, Jr. for the Republican Party
- Alfredo Nazario Tirado for the Puerto Rican People's Party
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Progressive | Jorge Luis Córdova | 400,544 | 43.81 | |||
Popular Democratic | Santiago Polanco-Abreu (inc.) | 384,998 | 42.11 | |||
Puerto Rican People's | Alfredo Nazario Tirado | 94,519 | 10.34 | |||
Puerto Rican Independence | Juan Antonio Agostini | 29,491 | 3.26 | |||
Republican | Nicolás Nogueras, Jr. | 4,646 | 0.51 | |||
Total votes | 914,198 | 100.00 | ||||
New Progressive gain from Popular Democratic | ||||||
See also
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