1996 Puerto Rican general election

1996 Puerto Rican general election

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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%

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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]