General elections were held inPuerto Rico on November 7, 1944.[ 1] governor in 1948; incumbent governorRexford Tugwell had been appointed byPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt . Suffrage was universal; women and men over the age of 21 were eligible to vote.
TheRepublican Union joined forces with the remnants of the Tripartite Puerto Rican Unification movement, now called the Puerto Rican Progressive Party in thePartido Unión Republicana Progresista (PURP). The PURP and theSocialist Party formed a united front against thePopular Democratic Party (PPD).
Jesús T. Piñero of the PPD was electedResident Commissioner with 65% of the vote.[ 2] President Harry S. Truman in 1946, becoming the only Puerto Rican-born person appointed to the position. He served as governor untilLuis Muñoz Marín was elected governor in1948 .
Resident commissioner [ edit ] Candidate Party Votes % Jesús T. Piñero Popular Democratic Party 383,280 64.75 Manuel Font PURP –PS –PL 208,516 35.22 Agustín Fernández Authentic Party 159 0.03 Francisco Grovas Proletarian Party 23 0.00 Total 591,978 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 719,159 – Source: Nolla,[ 3]
Party Class 1 Class 2 Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Popular Democratic Party 383,293 64.78 7 383,303 64.78 7 14 PURP –PS –PL 208,226 35.19 0 208,219 35.19 0 0 Authentic Party 116 0.02 0 142 0.02 0 0 Proletarian Party 20 0.00 0 20 0.00 0 0 Total 591,655 100.00 7 591,684 100.00 7 14 Source: Nolla[ 5]
House of Representatives [ edit ] At-large representatives [ edit ] District representatives [ edit ]
