1988 Puerto Rican general election explained

Country:	Puerto Rico
Previous Election:	1984 Puerto Rican general election
Previous Year:	1984
Next Election:	1992 Puerto Rican general election
Next Year:	1992
Election Date:	November 8, 1988
Module:	Embed: yes Election Name: Gubernatorial election Type: presidential Image1: Rafael Hernández Colón, Former Governor of Puerto Rico.jpg Nominee1: Rafael Hernández Colón Party1: Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) Alliance1: Democratic Popular Vote1: 871,858 Percentage1: 48.67% Nominee2: Baltasar Corrada del Río Party2: New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico) Alliance2: Republican Popular Vote2: 820,342 Percentage2: 45.79% Image3: 3x4.svg Party3: Puerto Rican Independence Party Popular Vote3: 99,206 Percentage3: 5.54% Governor Before Election: Rafael Hernández Colón Before Party: Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) After Election: Rafael Hernández Colón After Party: Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) Module: Type: presidential Embed: yes Election Name: Resident Commissioner election Nominee1: Jaime Fuster Image1: Fuster.jpg Party1: Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) Alliance1: Democratic Popular Vote1: 864,396 Percentage1: 48.96% Party2: New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico) Nominee2: Pedro Rosselló Popular Vote2: 821,896 Percentage2: 46.55%

General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 8, 1988.^[1] Rafael Hernández Colón of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) was re-elected Governor, whilst the PPD also won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Voter turnout was 85%.^{[2] [3]}

Results

Senate

Notes and References

1. [Dieter Nohlen]
2. Nohlen, p553
3. Book: Santana, M.C. . Puerto Rican Newspaper Coverage of the Puerto Rican Independence Party: A Content Analysis of Three Elections . Garland Pub. . A Garland series . 2000 . 978-0-8153-3520-7 . 3 September 2019 . 49.