General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 3, 1964. Roberto Sánchez Vilella of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) was elected Governor, whilst the PPD's Santiago Polanco-Abreu was elected Resident Commissioner. Voter turnout was 84%.
November 3, 1964 | |||||||||||||||||
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Gubernatorial election | |||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 83.90% | ||||||||||||||||
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Results by municipality Sánchez Vilella: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Resident Commissioner election | |||||||||||||||||
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Results
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Roberto Sánchez Vilella | Popular Democratic Party | 492,531 | 59.24 | |
| Luis A. Ferré | Partido Estadista Republicano | 288,504 | 34.70 | |
| Francisco González Baena | Partido Acción Cristiana | 27,076 | 3.26 | |
| Gilberto Concepción de Gracia | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 23,340 | 2.81 | |
| Total | 831,451 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 831,451 | 99.02 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,227 | 0.98 | ||
| Total votes | 839,678 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,002,000 | 83.80 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Resident Commissioner
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Santiago Polanco-Abreu | Popular Democratic Party | 492,095 | 59.30 | |
| Manuel Iglesias | Partido Estadista Republicano | 287,309 | 34.62 | |
| Roberto Lopez-Candal | Partido Acción Cristiana | 27,338 | 3.29 | |
| José Antonio Ortiz | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 23,159 | 2.79 | |
| Total | 829,901 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: House of Representatives | ||||
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