who won the governor election in puerto rico?
Luis Fortuño
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 In 1944 the Popular Republican Party won a majority again in the election , repeating the political victory of the previous elections . In 1947 , Congress approved legislation allowing Puerto Ricans to elect their own Governor . Muñoz Marín successfully campaigned for the post and was the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico and the second Puerto Rican to serve in that post . 

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 Additional debates among the candidates were held , which also drew attention . Former Governor Howard Dean described the debates as a " good thing for the state " and Time magazine 's Denver Nicks called them a " breath of fresh air " and " pure entertainment " . There was a final debate on October 29 with just the top three candidates : Shumlin , Milne and Feliciano . 

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 During his terms as governor , a Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico , was called . Muñoz Marín participated in that and the drafting of the Constitution of Puerto Rico . It was passed by 82 % of the people of Puerto Rico , and approved by the United States Congress in 1952 . Supporters of independence left the PPD and founded the Puerto Rican Independence Party soon after . 

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 Subsequently , the legislature and local press started questioning the actions of the Puerto Rico Police , the Puerto Rico Justice Department , the U.S. Justice Department , and the FBI actions during the first investigation , alleging corruption within the agencies and a conspiracy to cover @-@ up evidence . Letters were sent by various community and political leaders to then Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Senator Edward M. Kennedy , asking for an inquiry into the conduct of the Federal investigations . Several letters even accused former US Attorney General Benjamin R. Civiletti of providing aid to Gov. Romero Barceló during the investigations . Two leaders from the opposing parties , the Popular Democratic Party and the Puerto Rican Independence Party , charged that after a December 1979 meeting between the two , the Governor , then considered as a lifelong Republican , began campaigning to deliver the 41 Democratic Party convention votes of the island for President Jimmy Carter 's ( D ) nomination for the presidency ( ironically , Carter ’ s opponent for the nomination was Senator Kennedy ) . Almost 45 days after President Carter won the nomination by only one delegate , the U.S. Justice Department announced that due to lack of evidence it was bringing its investigation of the case to an end . A Justice Department internal memorandum that was issued the same month of Romero Barceló ’ s and Civiletti ’ s meeting later proved that the investigations were closed even when agents were still investigating important evidence of the case that could potentially incriminate the officers , including “ several unexplained contusions ” on a victim 's face and the fact that one of the police officers recanted his original story , stating that there was in fact “ two bursts of firing ” . 

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 Subsequently , the legislature and local press started questioning the actions of the Puerto Rico Police , the Puerto Rico Justice Department , the U.S. Justice Department , and the FBI actions during the first investigation , alleging corruption within the agencies and a conspiracy to cover @-@ up evidence . Letters were sent by various community and political leaders to then Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Senator Edward M. Kennedy , asking for an inquiry into the conduct of the Federal investigations . Several letters even accused former US Attorney General Benjamin R. Civiletti of providing aid to Gov. Romero Barceló during the investigations . Two leaders from the opposing parties , the Popular Democratic Party and the Puerto Rican Independence Party , charged that after a December 1979 meeting between the two , the Governor , then considered as a lifelong Republican , began campaigning to deliver the 41 Democratic Party convention votes of the island for President Jimmy Carter 's ( D ) nomination for the presidency ( ironically , Carter ’ s opponent for the nomination was Senator Kennedy ) . Almost 45 days after President Carter won the nomination by only one delegate , the U.S. Justice Department announced that due to lack of evidence it was bringing its investigation of the case to an end . A Justice Department internal memorandum that was issued the same month of Romero Barceló ’ s and Civiletti ’ s meeting later proved that the investigations were closed even when agents were still investigating important evidence of the case that could potentially incriminate the officers , including “ several unexplained contusions ” on a victim 's face and the fact that one of the police officers recanted his original story , stating that there was in fact “ two bursts of firing ” . 
