1980 Puerto Rican general election
November 4, 1980
Gubernatorial election
Turnout88.26%
 
Nominee Carlos Romero Barceló Rafael Hernández Colón Rubén Berríos
Party New Progressive Popular Democratic Independence
Alliance Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 759,926 756,889 87,272
Percentage 47.22% 47.03% 5.42%
Results by municipality
Governor before election

Carlos Romero Barceló
New Progressive

 Elected Governor

Carlos Romero Barceló
New Progressive

Resident Commissioner election
 
Nominee Baltasar Corrada del Río José Arsenio Torres Marta Font de Calero
Party New Progressive Popular Democratic Independence
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote 760,484 749,531 83,911
Percentage 47.71% 47.02% 5.26%

General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 4 November 1980.[1] Carlos Romero Barceló of the New Progressive Party (PNP) was re-elected Governor. In the House of Representatives elections the PNP received a plurality of votes, but the Popular Democratic Party won a majority of the seats. They also won a majority of seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 88%.[2]

Results

Governor

CandidatePartyVotes%
Carlos Romero BarcelóNew Progressive Party759,92647.22
Rafael Hernández ColónPopular Democratic Party756,88947.03
Rubén BerríosPuerto Rican Independence Party87,2725.42
Luis Lausell HernándezPuerto Rican Socialist Party5,2240.32
Total1,609,311100.00
Valid votes1,609,31199.35
Invalid/blank votes10,4790.65
Total votes1,619,790100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,835,16088.26
Source: Nohlen

Resident Commissioner

CandidatePartyVotes%
Baltasar Corrada del RíoNew Progressive Party760,48447.71
José Arsenio TorresPopular Democratic Party749,53147.02
Marta Font de CaleroPuerto Rican Independence Party83,9115.26
Total1,593,926100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,017,777–
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
New Progressive Party25–8
Popular Democratic Party26+8
Puerto Rican Independence Party00
Puerto Rican Socialist Party00
Total510
Valid votes1,611,66599.50
Invalid/blank votes8,1250.50
Total votes1,619,790100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,071,77778.18
Source: Nohlen

Senate

PartySeats+/–
Popular Democratic Party15+2
New Progressive Party12–2
Puerto Rican Independence Party00
Total270
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ↑ Nohlen, p553
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