General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 2, 1948. Prior to the elections, amendments to the Jones–Shafroth Act of 1917 had made the Governor of Puerto Rico an elected position, the governor having previously been appointed by the President of the United States; outgoing governor Jesús T. Piñero had been appointed by Harry S. Truman.
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Gubernatorial election | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by municipality Marín: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Travieso: 50-60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Resident Commissioner election | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by municipality Fernós-Isern: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% | |||||||||||||||||||||
The Popular Democratic Party (PPD) formally distanced itself from the independence movement in a statement by its gubernatorial candidate Luis Muñoz Marín. The Republican Union Party changed its name to the Statehood Party, the former Liberal Party changed its name to the Reformist Party, and the Socialist Party ran alone in this election. Martín Travieso ran for governor on a coalition ticket for the Statehood, Socialist and Puerto Rican Reformist parties.
Muñoz Marín won the gubernatorial elections with 61% of the vote, becoming the first popularly elected governor of Puerto Rico.
Results
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Muñoz Marín | Popular Democratic Party | 392,386 | 61.24 | |
| Martín Travieso | PEP–PS–PRP | 182,977 | 28.56 | |
| Francisco Susoni | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 65,351 | 10.20 | |
| Total | 640,714 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 873,085 | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Resident Commissioner
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Fernós-Isern | Popular Democratic Party | 392,033 | 61.38 | |
| Luis A. Ferré | PEP–PS–PRP | 180,513 | 28.26 | |
| Rafael Arjona-Siaca | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 66,141 | 10.36 | |
| Total | 638,687 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 873,085 | – | ||
| Source: Nolla-Acosta | ||||
Senate
At-large senators
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel R. Quiñones | Popular Democratic Party | 132,381 | 20.75 | Elected | |
| Víctor Gutiérrez Franqui | Popular Democratic Party | 131,073 | 20.55 | Elected | |
| Ramón Barreto Pérez | Popular Democratic Party | 128,600 | 20.16 | Elected | |
| Bolívar Pagán | PS–PRP | 91,859 | 14.40 | Elected | |
| Celestino Iriarte Miró | Partido Estadista Puertorriqueño | 87,758 | 13.76 | Elected | |
| Gilberto Concepción de Gracia | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 37,952 | 5.95 | ||
| José Luis Feliú Pesquera | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 28,219 | 4.42 | ||
| Total | 637,842 | 100.00 | |||
| Source: Nolla-Acosta | |||||
District senators
| Party | Class 1 | Class 2 | Total seats | |||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Popular Democratic Party | 392,111 | 61.46 | 7 | 392,275 | 61.48 | 7 | 14 | |
| PEP–PS–PRP | 179,744 | 28.17 | 0 | 179,713 | 28.17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 66,106 | 10.36 | 0 | 66,065 | 10.35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 637,961 | 100.00 | 7 | 638,053 | 100.00 | 7 | 14 | |
| Source: Nolla-Acosta | ||||||||
House of Representatives
At-large representatives
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
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| Benjamín Ortiz | Popular Democratic Party | 132,392 | 20.76 | Elected | |
| Pedro Vega Berrios | Popular Democratic Party | 131,005 | 20.54 | Elected | |
| Ernesto Ramos Antonini | Popular Democratic Party | 128,644 | 20.17 | Elected | |
| Leopoldo Figueroa | PEP–PRP | 115,511 | 18.11 | Elected | |
| Antonio Reyes Delgado | Socialist Party | 64,152 | 10.06 | ||
| Baltazar Quiñones Elías | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 37,549 | 5.89 | ||
| Fernando Milán Jr. | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 28,606 | 4.48 | ||
| Total | 637,859 | 100.00 | |||
| Source: Nolla-Acosta | |||||
District representatives
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Popular Democratic Party | 389,127 | 60.70 | 35 | |
| PEP–PS–PRP | 179,617 | 28.02 | 0 | |
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 67,461 | 10.52 | 0 | |
| Criollo Party | 4,885 | 0.76 | 0 | |
| Total | 641,090 | 100.00 | 35 | |
| Source: Nolla-Acosta | ||||
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