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| Turnout | 88.86% | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by municipality Colón: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Barceló: 40-50% 50-60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held inPuerto Rico on November 6, 1984.[1]Rafael Hernández Colón of thePopular 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 89%.[2]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Hernández Colón | Popular Democratic Party | 822,709 | 47.75 | |
| Carlos Romero Barceló | New Progressive Party | 768,959 | 44.63 | |
| Hernán Padilla | Puerto Rican Renewal Party | 69,807 | 4.05 | |
| Fernando Martín García | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 61,312 | 3.56 | |
| Total | 1,722,787 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,722,787 | 98.92 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 18,851 | 1.08 | ||
| Total votes | 1,741,638 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,959,877 | 88.86 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Fuster | Popular Democratic Party | 827,380 | 48.65 | |
| Nelson Famadas | New Progressive Party | 769,951 | 45.27 | |
| Francisco Catalá Oliveras | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 64,001 | 3.76 | |
| Ángel Viera Martínez | Puerto Rican Renewal Party | 39,319 | 2.31 | |
| Total | 1,700,651 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,959,877 | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popular Democratic Party | 34 | +8 | |||
| New Progressive Party | 16 | –9 | |||
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 1 | +1 | |||
| Puerto Rican Renewal Party | 0 | New | |||
| Total | 51 | 0 | |||
| Valid votes | 1,729,108 | 99.28 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,530 | 0.72 | |||
| Total votes | 1,741,638 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,959,877 | 88.86 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
| Party | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Popular Democratic Party | 18 | +3 | |
| New Progressive Party | 8 | –4 | |
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 1 | +1 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
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