1980 Puerto Rican general election

General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 4, 1980.^[1] Carlos Romero Barceló of the New Progressive Party (PNP) was re-elected Governor. In the House of Representatives elections the PNP received a plurality of votes, but the Popular Democratic Party won a majority of the seats. They also won a majority of seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 88%.^[2]

1980 Puerto Rican general election

← 1976 November 4, 1980 1984 →
Gubernatorial election
Turnout	88.26%
Nominee Carlos Romero Barceló Rafael Hernández Colón Rubén Berríos Party New Progressive Popular Democratic Independence Alliance Democratic Democratic Popular vote 759,926 756,889 87,272 Percentage 47.22% 47.03% 5.42%
Results by municipality Barceló:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70% Colón:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%
Governor before election Carlos Romero Barceló New Progressive Elected Governor Carlos Romero Barceló New Progressive
Resident Commissioner election
Nominee Baltasar Corrada del Río José Arsenio Torres Marta Font de Calero Party New Progressive Popular Democratic Independence Alliance Democratic Popular vote 760,484 749,531 83,911 Percentage 47.71% 47.02% 5.26%
Results by municipality Río:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70% Torres:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

Results

Governor

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Carlos Romero Barceló	New Progressive Party	759,926	47.22
	Rafael Hernández Colón	Popular Democratic Party	756,889	47.03
	Rubén Berríos	Puerto Rican Independence Party	87,272	5.42
	Luis Lausell Hernández	Puerto Rican Socialist Party	5,224	0.32
Total			1,609,311	100.00
Valid votes			1,609,311	99.35
Invalid/blank votes			10,479	0.65
Total votes			1,619,790	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,835,160	88.26
Source: Nohlen

Resident Commissioner

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Baltasar Corrada del Río	New Progressive Party	760,484	47.71
	José Arsenio Torres	Popular Democratic Party	749,531	47.02
	Marta Font de Calero	Puerto Rican Independence Party	83,911	5.26
Total			1,593,926	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,017,777	–
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	New Progressive Party			25	–8
	Popular Democratic Party			26	+8
	Puerto Rican Independence Party			0	0
	Puerto Rican Socialist Party			0	0
Total				51	0
Valid votes		1,611,665	99.50
Invalid/blank votes		8,125	0.50
Total votes		1,619,790	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,071,777	78.18
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party		Seats	+/–
	Popular Democratic Party	15	+2
	New Progressive Party	12	–2
	Puerto Rican Independence Party	0	0
Total		27	0
Source: Nohlen