General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 5, 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 +/– 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 +/– 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
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