1976 Puerto Rican general election

General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 2 November 1976. 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%.

1976 Puerto Rican general election

November 2, 1976
Gubernatorial election
Turnout86.09%
 
Nominee Carlos Romero Barceló Rafael Hernández Colón Rubén Berríos
Party New Progressive Popular Democratic Independence
Alliance Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 703,968 660,401 82,037
Percentage 48.28% 45.29% 5.69%

Results by municipality

Governor before election

Rafael Hernández Colón
Popular Democratic

Elected Governor

Carlos Romero Barceló
New Progressive

Resident Commissioner election
 
Nominee Baltasar Corrada del Río Jaime Benítez Rexach Baltasar Quiñones Elias
Party New Progressive Popular Democratic Independence
Alliance Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 705,162 663,160 72,988
Percentage 48.93% 46.01% 5.06%
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