1960 Puerto Rican general election

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Gubernatorial election
Turnout	84.60%
Nominee Luis Muñoz Marín Luis A. Ferré Salvador Perea Roselló Party Popular Democratic PER PAC Popular vote 459,759 253,242 52,275 Percentage 58.23% 32.08% 6.62%
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Governor before election Luis Muñoz Marín Popular Democratic Elected Governor Luis Muñoz Marín Popular Democratic
Resident Commissioner election
Nominee Antonio Fernós Isern Gabriel de la Haba Jorge Luis Córdova Party Popular Democratic PER PAC Popular vote 458,535 252,737 52,215 Percentage 58.21% 32.08% 6.63%

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General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 8 November 1960.^[1] Luis Muñoz Marín of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) was re-elected as governor, whilst the PPD's Antonio Fernós Isern was re-elected as Resident Commissioner. Voter turnout was 85%.^[2][3]

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