Puerto Rican general election, 1992
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General elections were held in Puerto Rico
on 3 November 1992. Pedro Rosselló
of the New Progressive Party
(PNP) was elected Governor, whilst the PNP also won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Voter turnout was between 82% and 84%.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
on 3 November 1992. Pedro Rosselló
Pedro Rosselló
Pedro Juan Rosselló González, M.D., , is a Puerto Rican physician and politician who served as the sixth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001...
of the New Progressive Party
New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state...
(PNP) was elected Governor, whilst the PNP also won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Voter turnout was between 82% and 84%.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Rosselló Pedro Rosselló Pedro Juan Rosselló González, M.D., , is a Puerto Rican physician and politician who served as the sixth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001... |
New Progressive Party New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state... |
938,969 | |
| Victoria Muñoz Mendoza Victoria Muñoz Mendoza Victoria "Melo" Muñoz Mendoza is a former politician from Puerto Rico. She is the daughter of the first democratically elected governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Muñoz Marín, founder of the Popular Democratic Party and his second wife, Inés Mendoza... |
Popular Democratic Party Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth.... |
862,989 | |
| Fernando Martín Fernando Martín Fernando Martín may refer to:*Fernando Martín Álvarez , Spanish entrepreneur, former chairman of Martinsa-Fadesa and president of Real Madrid C.F.*Fernando Martín Carreras , Spanish football player... |
Puerto Rican Independence Party Puerto Rican Independence Party The Puerto Rican Independence Party is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from United States suzerainty.... |
79,219 | |
| Other candidates | 695 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | ||
| Total | 1,881,372 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
Resident Commissioner
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Romero Barceló Carlos Romero Barceló Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the fifth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the second governor to be elected from the New Progressive Party and also Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001, making him one of the more successful... |
New Progressive Party New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state... |
908,067 | 48.6 |
| Antonio Colorado Antonio Colorado Antonio J. Colorado Laguna is a lawyer and politician from New York City, U.S.. He served as Secretary of State of Puerto Rico and Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico for the administration of Rafael Hernández Colón.-Biography:... |
Popular Democratic Party Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth.... |
891,176 | 47.9 |
| Victor García San Inocencio | Puerto Rican Independence Party Puerto Rican Independence Party The Puerto Rican Independence Party is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from United States suzerainty.... |
63,472 | 3.4 |
| Other candidates | 1,548 | 0.0 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | ||
| Total | 1,860,263 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
House of Representatives
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Progressive Party New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state... |
860,843 | 46.4 | 16 | |
| Popular Democratic Party Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth.... |
728,919 | 39.3 | 36 | |
| Puerto Rican Independence Party Puerto Rican Independence Party The Puerto Rican Independence Party is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from United States suzerainty.... |
262,235 | 14.1 | 1 | |
| Other parties | 2,317 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,199 | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,866,513 | 100 | 53 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Progressive Party New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state... |
848,576 | 46.0 | 20 | |
| Popular Democratic Party Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth.... |
717,041 | 38.8 | 8 | |
| Puerto Rican Independence Party Puerto Rican Independence Party The Puerto Rican Independence Party is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from United States suzerainty.... |
209,009 | 11.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Other parties | 1,756 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| Independents | 70,189 | 3.8 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,199 | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,858,770 | 100 | 29 | +2 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||