# 1996 Puerto Rican general election

General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 5, 1996. 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%.

## Results
### Governor

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Pedro Rosselló | New Progressive Party | 1,006,331 | 51.39 |
| | Héctor Luis Acevedo | Popular Democratic Party | 875,852 | 44.73 |
| | David Noriega Rodríguez | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 75,305 | 3.85 |
| Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates | 808 | 0.04 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,958,296 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,958,296 | 99.52 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 9,409 | 0.48 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,967,705 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,380,676 | 82.65 |
| Source: Nohlen |||||

### Resident Commissioner

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Carlos Romero Barceló | New Progressive Party | 973,654 | 50.01 |
| | Celeste Benítez | Popular Democratic Party | 904,048 | 46.43 |
| | Manuel Rodríguez Orellana | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 68,828 | 3.54 |
| Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates | 440 | 0.02 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,946,970 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,946,970 | 99.52 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 9,409 | 0.48 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,956,379 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,380,676 | 82.18 |
| Source: Nohlen |||||

### House of Representatives

| Party | Party | At-large | At-large | At-large | District | District | District | Total seats | +/– |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats | +/– |
| | New Progressive Party | 906,693 | 48.01 | 6 | 960,491 | 50.41 | 31 | 37 | +1 |
| | Popular Democratic Party | 814,952 | 43.15 | 4 | 854,097 | 44.82 | 9 | 16 | 0 |
| | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 140,964 | 7.46 | 1 | 88,790 | 4.66 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Other parties | 346 | 0.02 | 0 | 2,093 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independents | 25,720 | 1.36 | 0 | | | | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 1,888,675 | 100.00 | 11 | 1,905,471 | 100.00 | 40 | 54 | +1 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,888,675 | 98.79 | | | | | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 17,705 | 0.93 | | | | | | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | 5,396 | 0.28 | | | | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,911,776 | 100.00 | | | | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,380,676 | 80.30 | | | | | | |
| Source: Nohlen, Puerto Rico Election Archive ||||||||||

### Senate

| Party | Party | At-large | At-large | At-large | District | District | District | Total seats | +/– |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats | +/– |
| | New Progressive Party | 886,455 | 46.97 | 6 | 1,889,235 | 50.19 | 13 | 19 | –1 |
| | Popular Democratic Party | 772,044 | 40.90 | 5 | 1,698,240 | 45.12 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 160,005 | 8.48 | 1 | 175,500 | 4.66 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Other parties | 458 | 0.02 | 0 | 945 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independents | 68,466 | 3.63 | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1,887,428 | 100.00 | 12 | 3,763,920 | 100.00 | 16 | 28 | –1 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,887,428 | 98.79 | | | | | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 5,396 | 0.28 | | | | | | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | 17,705 | 0.93 | | | | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,910,529 | 100.00 | | | | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,380,676 | 80.25 | | | | | | |
| Source: Nohlen, Puerto Rico Election Archive ||||||||||