Dominican Republic presidential election, 1996

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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 GómezDominican Revolutionary Party1,333,92545.91,394,64148.7
Leonel FernándezDominican Liberation Party1,130,52338.91,466,38251.3
Jacinto PeynadoSocial Christian Reformist Party435,50415.0
José Rafael AbinaderSocial Democratic Alliance3,9070.1
Invalid/blank votes45,120-19,402-
Total2,948,9791002,880,425100
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ↑ Nohlen, p242
  3. ↑ Nohlen, p248