1936 Puerto Rican general election
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General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 3 November 1936.[1] Voter turnout was 72%.[2]
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November 3, 1936
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Santiago Iglesias of the Coalition was elected Resident Commissioner with 54% of the vote.[3]
Results
Resident commissioner
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Iglesias | Coalition | 297,033 | 54.06 | |
| J.A. López-Antongiorgi | Liberal Party | 252,467 | 45.94 | |
| Total | 549,500 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 764,602 | â | ||
| Source: Nolla,[4] Nohlen | ||||
Senate
At-large senators
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BolÃvar Pagán | Socialist Party | 143,653 | 26.46 | Elected | |
| Antonio Rafael Barceló | Liberal Party | 89,202 | 16.43 | Elected | |
| MarÃa MartÃnez Acosta | Liberal Party | 83,715 | 15.42 | Elected | |
| Alfonso Lastra Chárriez | Liberal Party | 79,105 | 14.57 | Elected | |
| Rafael MartÃnez Nadal | Republican Union | 68,854 | 12.68 | Elected | |
| Blas Herrero | Republican Union | 42,676 | 7.86 | ||
| Ricarda López de Ramos Casellas | Republican Union | 35,629 | 6.56 | ||
| Independents | 14 | 0.00 | |||
| Total | 542,848 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 764,602 | â | |||
| Source: Nolla | |||||
District senators
| Party | Class 1 | Class 2 | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Coalition | 297,157 | 54.10 | 6 | 297,034 | 54.09 | 6 | 12 | |
| Liberal Party | 252,158 | 45.90 | 1 | 252,126 | 45.91 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 549,315 | 100.00 | 7 | 549,160 | 100.00 | 7 | 14 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 764,602 | â | 764,602 | â | ||||
| Source: Nolla, Nohlen | ||||||||
House of Representatives
At-large representatives
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Alonso Torres | Socialist Party | 144,002 | 26.23 | Elected | |
| Rodolfo RamÃrez Pabón | Liberal Party | 128,686 | 23.44 | Elected | |
| Félix Ochoteco Junior | Liberal Party | 122,204 | 22.26 | Elected | |
| Miguel A. GarcÃa Méndez | Republican Union | 83,697 | 15.25 | Elected | |
| Blas Herrero | Republican Union | 70,395 | 12.82 | ||
| Independents | 9 | 0.00 | |||
| Total | 548,993 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 764,602 | â | |||
| Source: Nolla | |||||
District representatives
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalition | 297,126 | 54.09 | 25 | |
| Liberal Party | 252,185 | 45.91 | 10 | |
| Total | 549,311 | 100.00 | 35 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 764,602 | â | ||
| Source: Nolla, Nohlen | ||||