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Gubernatorial election |
| Turnout | 86.09% |
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Results by municipality
Barceló: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
Colón: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% |
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Resident Commissioner election |
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General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 2, 1976.[1] Carlos Romero Barceló of the New Progressive Party (PNP) was elected Governor, whilst the PNP also won a majority of the seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Voter turnout was 86.1%.[2]
Results
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Carlos Romero Barceló | New Progressive Party | 703,968 | 48.28 |
| Rafael Hernández Colón | Popular Democratic Party | 660,401 | 45.29 |
| Rubén Berríos | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 83,037 | 5.69 |
| Juan Mari Brás | Puerto Rican Socialist Party | 10,728 | 0.74 |
| Total | 1,458,134 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 1,458,134 | 99.56 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 6,466 | 0.44 |
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| Total votes | 1,464,600 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 1,701,217 | 86.09 |
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| Source: Nohlen |
Resident Commissioner
House of Representatives
Senate
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p553