Colonel William A. Phillips

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General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 2 November 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

CandidatePartyVotes%
Carlos Romero BarcelóNew Progressive Party703,96848.28
Rafael Hernández ColónPopular Democratic Party660,40145.29
Rubén BerríosPuerto Rican Independence Party83,0375.69
Juan Mari BrásPuerto Rican Socialist Party10,7280.74
Total1,458,134100.00
Valid votes1,458,13499.56
Invalid/blank votes6,4660.44
Total votes1,464,600100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,701,21786.09
Source: Nohlen

Resident Commissioner

CandidatePartyVotes%
Baltasar Corrada del RíoNew Progressive Party705,16248.93
Jaime Benítez RexachPopular Democratic Party663,16046.01
Baltasar Quiñones EliasPuerto Rican Independence Party72,9885.06
Total1,441,310100.00
Source: House of Representatives

House of Representatives

PartySeats+/–
New Progressive Party33+18
Popular Democratic Party18–19
Puerto Rican Independence Party0–2
Puerto Rican Socialist Party0New
Total51–3
Source: Nohlen

Senate

PartySeats+/–
New Progressive Party14+6
Popular Democratic Party13–7
Puerto Rican Independence Party0–1
Total27–2
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p553