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Parents > United States > Puerto Rico > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1948 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 1948 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 1948 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 06, 1949 - 12:00am
Term End January 05, 1953 - 12:00am
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedThomas Walker January 21, 2006 11:03pm
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Description First election for Governor in Puerto Rico.

Martin Travieso ran for the Partido Estadista Puertorriqueno (89,441 votes); Partido Socialista (64,396 votes); and the Partido Reformista Puertorriqueno (29,140 votes).
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyPopular Democratic Won09/03/1946
NameJesús Toribio Piñero Votes1 (100.00%)
Term09/03/1946 - 01/02/1949 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyPopular Democratic Won11/04/1952
NameLuis Muñoz Marín Votes431,409 (64.88%)
Term01/06/1953 - 01/05/1957 Margin305,181 (+45.90%)
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Name Luis Muñoz Marín Martín Travieso Francisco M. Susoni Abreu  
PartyPopular Democratic Statehood Republican Puerto Rican Independence  
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Uncertified Votes 392,386 (61.24%) 182,977 (28.56%) 65,351 (10.20%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -209,409 (-32.68%) -327,035 (-51.04%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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