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In 1967, with a voter turnout of 65.9%, Puerto Rico voted against becoming a US state 39 - 60.4.

However, the pro-statehood Puerto Rican Statehood Republican Party told its members not to involve themselves in the referendum. What if, due to the Statehood Republicans not ordering their members to abstain and because of better campaigning on the statehood side, Puerto Rico voted to be a state by a 53-47 margin with +70% voter turnout?
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