Dominican Republic presidential election, 1996
Presidential elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1996, with a second round on 30 June.[1] Whilst José Francisco Peña Gómez won the most votes in the first round, he was defeated by Leonel Fernández in the second after the Social Christian Reformist Party, whose candidate had lost in the first round, declared their support for Fernández.[2] Voter turnout was 78.6% in the first round and 76.8% in the second.[3]
Results
| Candidate |
Party |
First round |
Second round |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| José Francisco Peña Gómez |
Dominican Revolutionary Party |
1,333,925 |
45.9 |
1,394,641 |
48.7 |
| Leonel Fernández |
Dominican Liberation Party |
1,130,523 |
38.9 |
1,466,382 |
51.3 |
| Jacinto Peynado |
Social Christian Reformist Party |
435,504 |
15.0 |
|
| José Rafael Abinader |
Social Democratic Alliance |
3,907 |
0.1 |
|
| Invalid/blank votes |
45,120 |
- |
19,402 |
- |
| Total |
2,948,979 |
100 |
2,880,425 |
100 |
| Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 ISBN 9780199283576
- ^ Nohlen, p242
- ^ Nohlen, p248