General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 3 November 1936. Voter turnout was 72%.
Santiago Iglesias of the Coalition was elected Resident Commissioner with 54% of the vote.
Results
Resident commissioner
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|
| Santiago Iglesias | Coalition | 297,033 | 54.06 |
| J.A. López-Antongiorgi | Liberal Party | 252,467 | 45.94 |
| Total | 549,500 | 100.00 |
|
| Registered voters/turnout | 764,602 | – |
|---|
| Source: Nolla, Nohlen |
Senate
At-large senators
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|
| Bolívar Pagán | Socialist Party | 143,653 | 26.46 | Elected |
| Antonio Rafael Barceló | Liberal Party | 89,202 | 16.43 | Elected |
| María Martínez Acosta | Liberal Party | 83,715 | 15.42 | Elected |
| Alfonso Lastra Chárriez | Liberal Party | 79,105 | 14.57 | Elected |
| Rafael Martínez Nadal | Republican Union | 68,854 | 12.68 | Elected |
| Blas Herrero | Republican Union | 42,676 | 7.86 | |
| Ricarda López de Ramos Casellas | Republican Union | 35,629 | 6.56 | |
| Independents | 14 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 542,848 | 100.00 | |
|
| Registered voters/turnout | 764,602 | – | |
|---|
| Source: Nolla |
District senators
| Party | Class 1 | Class 2 | Total
seats |
|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|
| Coalition | 297,157 | 54.10 | 6 | 297,034 | 54.09 | 6 | 12 |
| Liberal Party | 252,158 | 45.90 | 1 | 252,126 | 45.91 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 549,315 | 100.00 | 7 | 549,160 | 100.00 | 7 | 14 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 764,602 | – | | 764,602 | – | | |
|---|
| Source: Nolla, Nohlen |
House of Representatives
At-large representatives
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|
| Rafael Alonso Torres | Socialist Party | 144,002 | 26.23 | Elected |
| Rodolfo Ramírez Pabón | Liberal Party | 128,686 | 23.44 | Elected |
| Félix Ochoteco Junior | Liberal Party | 122,204 | 22.26 | Elected |
| Miguel A. García Méndez | Republican Union | 83,697 | 15.25 | Elected |
| Blas Herrero | Republican Union | 70,395 | 12.82 | |
| Independents | 9 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 548,993 | 100.00 | |
|
| Registered voters/turnout | 764,602 | – | |
|---|
| Source: Nolla |
District representatives
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|
| Coalition | 297,126 | 54.09 | 25 |
| Liberal Party | 252,185 | 45.91 | 10 |
| Total | 549,311 | 100.00 | 35 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 764,602 | – | |
|---|
| Source: Nolla, Nohlen |