1996 Puerto Rican general election
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File:Puerto Rico Governor 1996.svg Results by municipality Rosselló: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Acevedo: 40-50% 50-60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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File:Puerto Rico RC 1996.svg Results by municipality Barceló: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Benítez: 40-50% 50-60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Results
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | At-large | District | Total seats | +/– | |||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
| New Progressive Party | 906,693 | 48.01 | 6 | 960,491 | 50.41 | 31 | 37 | +1 | |
| Popular Democratic Party | 814,952 | 43.15 | 4 | 854,097 | 44.82 | 9 | 16 | 0 | |
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 140,964 | 7.46 | 1 | 88,790 | 4.66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 346 | 0.02 | 0 | 2,093 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 25,720 | 1.36 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||
| Total | 1,888,675 | 100.00 | 11 | 1,905,471 | 100.00 | 40 | 54 | +1 | |
| Valid votes | 1,888,675 | 98.79 | |||||||
| Invalid votes | 17,705 | 0.93 | |||||||
| Blank votes | 5,396 | 0.28 | |||||||
| Total votes | 1,911,776 | 100.00 | |||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,380,676 | 80.30 | |||||||
| Source: Nohlen, Puerto Rico Election Archive | |||||||||
Senate
| Party | At-large | District | Total seats | +/– | |||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
| New Progressive Party | 886,455 | 46.97 | 6 | 1,889,235 | 50.19 | 13 | 19 | –1 | |
| Popular Democratic Party | 772,044 | 40.90 | 5 | 1,698,240 | 45.12 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 160,005 | 8.48 | 1 | 175,500 | 4.66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 458 | 0.02 | 0 | 945 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 68,466 | 3.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1,887,428 | 100.00 | 12 | 3,763,920 | 100.00 | 16 | 28 | –1 | |
| Valid votes | 1,887,428 | 98.79 | |||||||
| Invalid votes | 5,396 | 0.28 | |||||||
| Blank votes | 17,705 | 0.93 | |||||||
| Total votes | 1,910,529 | 100.00 | |||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,380,676 | 80.25 | |||||||
| Source: Nohlen, Puerto Rico Election Archive | |||||||||
References
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ↑ Nohlen, p553