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General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 5 November 1940.^[1] Bolívar Pagán of the Republican Union–Socialist Party Coalition was elected Resident Commissioner with 39% of the vote.^[2]

Results

Resident commissioner


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Bolívar Pagán	Coalition (UR–PS)	222,423	39.10
	Antonio Fernós-Isern	Popular Democratic Party	214,857	37.77
	Miguel A. García Méndez	UPT–PFP	131,571	23.13
Total			568,851	100.00

Registered voters/turnout			714,960	–
Source: Nolla, Nohlen

Senate

At-large senators


Candidate		Party	Votes	%	Notes
	Luis Muñoz Marín	Popular Democratic Party	111,781	19.64	Elected
	Vicente Geigel Polanco	Popular Democratic Party	103,054	18.10	Elected
	Lino Padrón Rivera	Socialist Party	87,737	15.41	Elected
	Rafael Martínez Nadal	Republican Union	69,709	12.25	Elected
	José del Río	Republican Union	65,639	11.53	Elected
	José Ramírez Santibáñez	UPT–PFP	64,042	11.25
	Rafael Padró Parés	UPT–PFP	34,065	5.98
	Alfonso Lastra Chárriez	UPT–PFP	33,186	5.83
Independents			12	0.00
Total			569,225	100.00

Source: Nolla

District senators


Party		Class 1			Class 2			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	Coalition	216,903	38.55	3	222,624	39.18	3	6
	Popular Democratic Party	214,732	38.17	4	214,688	37.78	4	8
	UPT–PFP	130,952	23.28	0	130,955	23.04	0	0
Total		562,587	100.00	7	568,267	100.00	7	14

Source: Nolla

House of Representatives

At-large representatives


Candidate		Party	Votes	%	Notes
	Ernesto Ramos Antonini	Popular Democratic Party	112,005	19.70	Elected
	Samuel R. Quiñones	Popular Democratic Party	102,592	18.05	Elected
	Jorge Gauthier	Socialist Party	87,222	15.34	Elected
	Alfonso Valdés Cobián	Republican Union	68,734	12.09	Elected
	Blas C. Herrero	Republican Union	66,522	11.70
	Félix Ochoteco Junior	UPT–PFP	66,207	11.65
	Prudencio Rivera Martínez	UPT–PFP	65,021	11.44
Independents			139	0.02
Total			568,442	100.00

Source: Nolla

District representatives


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Coalition	222,766	39.18	17
	Popular Democratic Party	214,820	37.78	15
	UPT–PFP	130,973	23.04	3
Total		568,559	100.00	35

Source: Nolla

References

^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook: Volume I, Oxford University Press, p552
^ Escrutinio de las Elecciones Generales del 5 de noviembre de 1940 Puerto Rican Election Archive

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