1996 San Juan, Puerto Rico, mayoral election

none January 2025 July 2021 Flag of San Juan, Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico presidential no 1992 San Juan, Puerto Rico, mayoral election 1992 2000 San Juan, Puerto Rico, mayoral election 2000 November 5, 1996 150x150px Sila María Calderón PPD Democratic 105,940 50.40% 150x150px Zaida Cucusa Hernández PNP Republican 97,572 46.41% Mayor Héctor Luis Acevedo Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) Sila María Calderón Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) San Juan, Puerto Rico, held an election for mayor on November 5, 1996. It was held as part of the 1996 Puerto Rican general election. It saw the election of Sila María Calderón, a member of the Popular Democratic Party. Nominations New Progressive Party primary The New Progressive Party nominated speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico Zaida 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.Rivas Lillian Calderon wins San Juan mayoral primary https://www.newspapers.com/image/639589025 Newspapers.com The Miami Herald The Associated Press 14 July 2021 en subscription 4 April 1995 Out of roughly 30,000 votes cast, Calderon received roughly 90% of the vote in a landslide victory, defeating Jorge de Castro (former member of the Puerto Rican House of Representatives) and Nicolas Gautier. Popular Democratic Party The Popular Democratic Party nominated former secretary of state of Puerto Rico Sila María Calderón. Puerto Rican Independence Party The Puerto Rican Independence Party nominated Irma Rodríguez General election This was the first mayoral election in the city's history in which the two leading candidates were both women. Results San Juan mayoral electionElecciones Generales 1996: Alcalde de San Juan: Escrutinio por Precintos http://209.68.12.238/elecciones1996/escrutinio/precintos/alcaldes.php?municipio=SJ Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico 13 July 2021 1996 Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) Sila María Calderón 105,940 50.40 New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico) Zaida "Cucusa" Hernández 97572 46.41 Puerto Rican Independence Party Irma Rodríguez 5330 2.54 Write-in candidate Others 1378 0.66 210220 100 References 1996 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral San Juan, Puerto Rico