The election for Resident Commissioner to the United States House of Representatives took place on November 7, 1972, the same day as the larger Puerto Rican general election and the United States elections, 1972.
The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives elected by the voters of Puerto Rico every four years, the only member of the House of Representatives who serves a four-year term. Commissioners function in every respect as a member of Congress, including sponsoring legislation and serving on congressional committees, where they can vote on legislation, except that they are denied a vote on the final disposition of legislation on the House floor. They receive a salary of $174,000 per year.
The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they comprise the legislature of the United States.
The People's Party (PP) was a political party in Puerto Rico, founded by Roberto Sánchez Vilella in 1968. It was also known as el Partido del Sol from its logo which featured a bright orange rising sun.
Jorge Luis Córdova Díaz served as Puerto Rico's eleventh Resident Commissioner. His father, Félix Córdova Dávila, had served as Puerto Rico's fourth Resident Commissioner from 1917 to 1932.
The Puerto Rican Independence Party is a social-democratic political party in Puerto Rico that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from United States suzerainty.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Popular Democratic | Jaime Benitez | 656,885 | 50.93 | |||
New Progressive | Jorge Luis Córdova (inc.) | 560,119 | 43.43 | |||
Puerto Rican Independence | Jorge Morales-Yordan | 64,964 | 5.04 | |||
Puerto Rican People's | Luis F. Camacho | 4,854 | 0.38 | |||
N/A | 2,939 | 0.23 | ||||
Total votes | 1,289,761 | 100.00 | ||||
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive | ||||||
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