1956 Puerto Rican general election
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| Turnout | 80.37% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by municipality Muñoz: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 6, 1956. Luis Muñoz Marín of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) was re-elected as governor, whilst the PPD also won a majority of seats in the legislative elections. Voter turnout was 80%.