1976 Puerto Rican general election
Governor

1976 Puerto Rican general election

Section Title: Governor
Table Section Text: None

Candidate	Party	Votes	%

Carlos Romero Barceló	New Progressive Party	703,968	48.3

Rafael Hernández Colón	Popular Democratic Party	660,301	45.3

Rubén Berríos Martínez	Puerto Rican Independence Party	83,037	5.7

Juan Mari Brás	Puerto Rican Socialist Party	10,728	0.7

Invalid/blank votes	6,466	–

Total	1,464,600	100

Registered voters/turnout	1,701,217	86.1

Source: Nohlen

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Voter turnout in 1976 Puerto Rican general election was 86.1%.

final_sentence: Voter turnout in 1976 Puerto Rican general election was 86.1%.