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2016 Puerto Rican general election information


2016 Puerto Rican general election
2016 Puerto Rican general election
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Gubernatorial election
Turnout55.33% (Decrease22.78pp)
 
Nominee Ricardo Rosselló David Bernier
Party New Progressive Popular Democratic
Alliance Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 660,510 614,190
Percentage 41.75% 38.82%

 
Nominee Alexandra Lúgaro Manuel Cidre
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 175,831 90,494
Percentage 11.11% 5.72%

Results by municipality

Governor before election

Alejandro García Padilla
Popular Democratic

Elected Governor

Ricardo Rosselló
New Progressive

Resident Commissioner election
 
Candidate Jenniffer González-Colón Héctor Ferrer
Party New Progressive Popular Democratic
Alliance Republican Democratic
Popular vote 718,591 695,073
Percentage 48.59% 47.00%

Results by municipality

Resident Commissioner before election

Pedro Pierluisi
New Progressive

Elected Resident Commissioner

Jenniffer González-Colón
New Progressive

General election were held in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, to elect the officials of the Puerto Rican government to serve from January 2017 to January 2021, most notably the Governor of Puerto Rico. Ricardo Rosselló was elected governor and Jenniffer González-Colón was elected Resident Commissioner. The elections saw a 23 percentage point drop in turnout and was the lowest voter turnout in Puerto Rican history.

Rossello would go on to serve a two-year term, having to resign on August 2, 2019 after protests as a result of the Telegramgate scandal. Wanda Vázquez Garced succeeded Rossello.

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