1996 Puerto Rican general election

General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 5 November 1996. 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%.

1996 Puerto Rican general election

November 5, 1996

Gubernatorial election

Nominee Pedro Rosselló Héctor Luis Acevedo Party New Progressive Popular Democratic Alliance Democratic Democratic Popular vote 1,006,331 875,852 Percentage 51.39% 44.73%

Results by municipality Rosselló:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70% Acevedo:      40-50%      50-60%

Governor before election Pedro Rosselló New Progressive Elected Governor Pedro Rosselló New Progressive

Resident Commissioner election

Nominee Carlos Romero Barceló Celeste Benítez Party New Progressive Popular Democratic Alliance Democratic Popular vote 973,654 904,048 Percentage 50.01% 46.43%

Results by municipality Barceló:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70% Benítez:      40-50%      50-60%

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	+/–
		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	+/–
		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