1996 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election

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1996 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election
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Nominee Sila María Calderón Zaida Cucusa Hernández
Party Popular Democratic New Progressive
Popular vote 105,940 97,572
Percentage 50.40% 46.41%
Mayor before election

Héctor Luis Acevedo
Popular Democratic

Elected Mayor

Sila María Calderón
Popular Democratic

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The 1996 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election was held on November 5, 1996 to elect the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was held as part of the 1996 Puerto Rican general election. It saw the election of Sila María Calderón, a member of the Popular Democratic Party.

Nominations[]

New Progressive Party primary[]

The New Progressive Party nominated speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico Zaida Cucusa Hernández in a primary held by the party on April 2, 1995. This marked the first time that the party had ever held a mayoral primary.[1]

Out of roughly 30,000 votes cast, Calderon received roughly 90% of the vote in a landslide victory, defeating Jorge de Castro (former member of the Puerto Rican House of Representatives) and Nicolas Gautier.[1]

Popular Democratic Party[]

The Popular Democratic Party nominated former secretary of state of Puerto Rico Sila María Calderón.

Puerto Rican Independence Party[]

The Puerto Rican Independence Party nominated Irma Rodríguez

General election[]

This was the first mayoral election in the city's history in which the two leading candidates were both women.[1]

Results[]

San Juan mayoral election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Popular Democratic Sila María Calderón 105,940 50.40
New Progressive Zaida "Cucusa" Hernández 97,572 46.41
Puerto Rican Independence Irma Rodríguez 5,330 2.54
Write-In Others 1,378 0.66
Total votes 210,220 100

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Rivas, Lillian (April 4, 1995). "Calderon wins San Juan mayoral primary". Newspapers.com. The Miami Herald. The Associated Press. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Elecciones Generales 1996: Alcalde de San Juan: Escrutinio por Precintos". Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico. 1996. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
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