1992 Puerto Rican general election
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General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 3, 1992.[1] Pedro Rosselló of the New Progressive Party (PNP) was elected Governor, whilst the PNP also won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Voter turnout was between 82% and 84%.[2]
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November 3, 1992
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Gubernatorial election | |||||||||||||||||
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 Results by municipality Rosselló: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Mendoza: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Resident Commissioner election | |||||||||||||||||
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 Results by municipality Barceló: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Colorado: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
Results
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Rosselló | New Progressive Party | 938,969 | 49.90 | |
| Victoria Muñoz Mendoza | Popular Democratic Party | 862,989 | 45.86 | |
| Fernando Martín García | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 79,219 | 4.21 | |
| Other candidates | 695 | 0.04 | ||
| Total | 1,881,872 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,242,381 | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Resident Commissioner
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Romero Barceló | New Progressive Party | 904,067 | 48.60 | |
| Antonio Colorado | Popular Democratic Party | 891,176 | 47.91 | |
| Victor García San Inocencio | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 63,472 | 3.41 | |
| Other candidates | 1,548 | 0.08 | ||
| Total | 1,860,263 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,242,381 | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen, Elections Puerto Rico | ||||
House of Representatives
| Party | At-large | District | Total seats | +/– | |||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
| New Progressive Party | 860,843 | 46.42 | 6 | 921,753 | 49.98 | 30 | 36 | +21 | |
| Popular Democratic Party | 728,919 | 39.31 | 4 | 837,351 | 45.41 | 10 | 16 | –20 | |
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 262,235 | 14.14 | 1 | 83,810 | 4.54 | 0 | 1 | –1 | |
| Other parties | 2,317 | 0.12 | 0 | 1,213 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| Total | 1,854,314 | 100.00 | 11 | 1,844,127 | 100.00 | 40 | 53 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 1,854,314 | 99.35 | |||||||
| Invalid votes | 4,673 | 0.25 | |||||||
| Blank votes | 7,526 | 0.40 | |||||||
| Total votes | 1,866,513 | 100.00 | |||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,242,381 | 83.24 | |||||||
| Source: Nohlen, Puerto Rico Election Archive | |||||||||
Senate
| Party | At-large | District | Total seats | +/– | |||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
| New Progressive Party | 848,576 | 45.95 | 6 | 1,844,420 | 50.07 | 14 | 20 | +12 | |
| Popular Democratic Party | 717,041 | 38.83 | 4 | 1,675,154 | 45.48 | 2 | 8 | –10 | |
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 209,009 | 11.32 | 1 | 162,213 | 4.40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 1,756 | 0.10 | 0 | 1,659 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| Independents | 70,189 | 3.80 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||
| Total | 1,846,571 | 100.00 | 11 | 3,683,446 | 100.00 | 16 | 29 | +2 | |
| Valid votes | 1,846,571 | 99.34 | |||||||
| Invalid votes | 4,673 | 0.25 | |||||||
| Blank votes | 7,526 | 0.40 | |||||||
| Total votes | 1,858,770 | 100.00 | |||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,242,381 | 82.89 | |||||||
| Source: Nohlen, Puerto Rico Election Archive | |||||||||