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San Juan, Puerto Rico, held an election formayor on November 5, 1996. It was held as part of the1996 Puerto Rican general election. It saw the election ofSila María Calderón, a member of thePopular Democratic Party.
TheNew Progressive Party nominated speaker of theHouse of Representatives of Puerto RicoZaida Cucusa Hernández in a primary held by the party on April 2, 1995. This marked the first time that the party had ever held a mayoral primary.[1]
Out of roughly 30,000 votes cast, Calderon received roughly 90% of the vote in alandslide victory, defeating Jorge de Castro (former member of thePuerto Rican House of Representatives) and Nicolas Gautier.[1]
ThePopular Democratic Party nominated formersecretary of state of Puerto RicoSila María Calderón.
ThePuerto Rican Independence Party nominated Irma Rodríguez
This was the first mayoral election in the city's history in which the two leading candidates were both women.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Popular Democratic | Sila María Calderón | 105,940 | 50.40 | |
| New Progressive | Zaida "Cucusa" Hernández | 97,572 | 46.41 | |
| Independence | Irma Rodríguez | 5,330 | 2.54 | |
| Write-In | Others | 1,378 | 0.66 | |
| Total votes | 210,220 | 100 | ||
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