1996 General Election Notes

Differences between results as reported by the CEE and results presented in this space

Votes cast for other candidates in the write-in column, blank ballots and void ballots are shown separately in the 1996 general election results available in this space, whereas in the CEE canvass reports the Others category represents the combined total of write-in, blank and void ballots.

As in the CEE canvass reports, the vote percentages included in the 1996 general election results for elective offices published in this space were computed over the total sum of votes obtained by the candidates of the New Progressive Party (PNP), the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), and the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP), plus the votes obtained by other candidates, and blank and void ballots. This method differs from the one used by the CEE on previous elections, which did not take into account blank or void ballots to compute the vote percentage obtained by each candidacy.

Rows number two and three of the legislative ballot are set aside for Senate district candidates. In the 1996 general election, there were several cases where the order in which these appeared varied from precinct to precinct:

San Juan Senate District
San Juan 1 and San Juan 2
NEW PROGRESSIVE PARTY	POPULAR DEMOCRATIC PARTY	PUERTO RICAN INDEPENDENCE PARTY
DISTRICT SENATORS	DISTRICT SENATORS	DISTRICT SENATORS
2. Junior González	2. Héctor Rivera Cruz	2. Fernando Martín García
3. Jorge Santini Padilla	3. Hermenegildo Ortiz Quiñones	3.

San Juan Senate District
San Juan 3, San Juan 4 and San Juan 5

NEW
PROGRESSIVE
PARTY POPULAR
DEMOCRATIC
PARTY PUERTO RICAN
INDEPENDENCE
PARTY

DISTRICT SENATORS DISTRICT SENATORS DISTRICT SENATORS

2. Jorge Santini Padilla 2. Héctor Rivera Cruz 2. Fernando Martín García

3. Junior González 3. Hermenegildo Ortiz Quiñones 3.

Bayamón Senate District
Guaynabo 6, Bayamón 9, Guaynabo 10 and Toa Baja 12

NEW
PROGRESSIVE
PARTY POPULAR
DEMOCRATIC
PARTY PUERTO RICAN
INDEPENDENCE
PARTY

DISTRICT SENATORS DISTRICT SENATORS DISTRICT SENATORS

2. Aníbal Marrero Pérez 2. Peter J. López Norat 2. José E. (Premier) Marrero

3. Ramón L. Rivera, Hijo 3. Felipe Marchand 3. Gloria Maritza Fernández Miró

Bayamón Senate District
Bayamón 7, Bayamón 8 and Cataño 11

NEW
PROGRESSIVE
PARTY POPULAR
DEMOCRATIC
PARTY PUERTO RICAN
INDEPENDENCE
PARTY

DISTRICT SENATORS DISTRICT SENATORS DISTRICT SENATORS

2. Aníbal Marrero Pérez 2. Felipe Marchand 2. José E. (Premier) Marrero

3. Ramón L. Rivera, Hijo 3. Peter J. López Norat 3. Gloria Maritza Fernández Miró

Guayama Senate District
Juana Díaz 58, Villalba 59, Orocovis 60, Coamo 61,
Corozal 64, Morovis 66, Cidra 70 and Guayama 74

NEW
PROGRESSIVE
PARTY POPULAR
DEMOCRATIC
PARTY PUERTO RICAN
INDEPENDENCE
PARTY

DISTRICT SENATORS DISTRICT SENATORS DISTRICT SENATORS

2. Quique Meléndez 2. Leo González 2. Carmen M. Reyes Flores

3. Carmen Luz Berríos "Carmín" 3. Cirilo Tirado Delgado 3. María Dolores Rivera Roque

Guayama Senate District
Aibonito 62, Barranquitas 63, Corozal 65, Naranjito 67, Comerío 68,
Comerío 69, Cayey 71, Santa Isabel 72 and Salinas 73

NEW
PROGRESSIVE
PARTY POPULAR
DEMOCRATIC
PARTY PUERTO RICAN
INDEPENDENCE
PARTY

DISTRICT SENATORS DISTRICT SENATORS DISTRICT SENATORS

2. Quique Meléndez 2. Cirilo Tirado Delgado 2. Carmen M. Reyes Flores

3. Carmen Luz Berríos "Carmín" 3. Leo González 3. María Dolores Rivera Roque