1996 Puerto Rican general election
General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 5 November 1996.[1] Pedro Rosselló of the New Progressive Party (PNP) was re-elected Governor, whilst the PNP also won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Voter turnout was between 80% and 82%.[2]
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Results
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Pedro Rosselló | New Progressive Party | 1,006,331 | 51.39 | |
| Héctor Luis Acevedo | Popular Democratic Party | 875,852 | 44.73 | |
| David Noriega Rodríguez | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 75,305 | 3.85 | |
| Other candidates | 808 | 0.04 | ||
| Total | 1,958,296 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,958,296 | 99.52 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 9,409 | 0.48 | ||
| Total votes | 1,967,705 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,380,676 | 82.65 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Resident Commissioner
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Romero Barceló | New Progressive Party | 973,654 | 50.01 | |
| Celeste Benítez | Popular Democratic Party | 904,048 | 46.43 | |
| Manuel Rodríguez Orellana | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 68,828 | 3.54 | |
| Other candidates | 440 | 0.02 | ||
| Total | 1,946,970 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,946,970 | 99.52 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 9,409 | 0.48 | ||
| Total votes | 1,956,379 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,380,676 | 82.18 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
House of Representatives
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| New Progressive Party | 906,693 | 48.01 | 37 | +1 | |
| Popular Democratic Party | 814,952 | 43.15 | 16 | 0 | |
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 140,964 | 7.46 | 1 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 346 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 25,720 | 1.36 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 1,888,675 | 100.00 | 54 | +1 | |
| Valid votes | 1,888,675 | 98.79 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 23,101 | 1.21 | |||
| Total votes | 1,911,776 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,380,676 | 80.30 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Progressive Party | 886,455 | 46.97 | 19 | –1 | |
| Popular Democratic Party | 772,044 | 40.90 | 8 | 0 | |
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 160,005 | 8.48 | 1 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 458 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 68,466 | 3.63 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,887,428 | 100.00 | 28 | –1 | |
| Valid votes | 1,887,428 | 98.79 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 23,101 | 1.21 | |||
| Total votes | 1,910,529 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,380,676 | 80.25 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- Nohlen, p553
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