1984 Puerto Rican general election
The 1984 Puerto Rican general elections were held in Puerto Rico on 6 November 1984.[1] Rafael Hernández Colón of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) was elected Governor, whilst the PPD also won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Voter turnout was 88.9%.[2]
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| Turnout | 88.90% | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Election results map. Red denotes municipalities won by Colón, and blue denotes those won by Barceló. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Rafael Hernández Colón | Popular Democratic Party | 822,709 | 47.8 |
| Carlos Romero Barceló | New Progressive Party | 768,959 | 44.6 |
| Hernán Padilla | Puerto Rican Renewal Party | 69,807 | 4.1 |
| Fernando Martín García | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 61,312 | 3.6 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 18,851 | – | |
| Total | 1,741,638 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,959,877 | 88.9 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
Resident Commissioner
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Fuster | Popular Democratic Party | 827,380 | 48.7 |
| Nelson Femadas | New Progressive Party | 769,951 | 45.3 |
| Francisco Catalá Oliveras | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 64,001 | 3.8 |
| Angel Viera Martínez | Puerto Rican Renewal Party | 39,319 | 2.3 |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | ||
| Total | 1,700,651 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,959,877 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | |||
House of Representatives
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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| Popular Democratic Party | 47.8 | 34 | +8 | |
| New Progressive Party | 44.6 | 16 | –9 | |
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 7.6 | 1 | +1 | |
| Puerto Rican Renewal Party | 0 | New | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,530 | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,741,638 | 100 | 51 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,959,877 | 88.9 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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| Popular Democratic Party | 18 | +3 | ||
| New Progressive Party | 8 | –4 | ||
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 1 | +1 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
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