1996 Dominican Republic presidential election

none Dominican Republic presidential 1994 Dominican Republic general election 1994 16 May 1996 (first round)30 June 1996 (second round) 2000 Dominican Republic presidential election 2000 78.63% (first round) 9.28pp76.80% (second round) Leonel Fernández en 1996.jpg Leonel Fernández Dominican Liberation Party 1,466,382 51.25% Pena Gomez photo.jpg José Francisco Peña Gómez Dominican Revolutionary Party 1,394,641 48.75% 320px First round results by province 320px Second round results by province 2 President Joaquín Balaguer Social Christian Reformist Party Leonel Fernández Dominican Liberation Party Presidential elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1996, with a second round on 30 June.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 978-0-19-928357-61996 Election Watch https://muse.jhu.edu/article/697486 Journal of Democracy 7 3 1086-3214 Whilst José Francisco Peña Gómez won the most votes in the first round, he was defeated by Leonel Fernández in the second round, after the Social Christian Reformist Party, whose candidate had lost in the first round, declared their support for Fernández.Nohlen, p242 Voter turnout was 78.63% in the first round and 76.80% in the second.Nohlen, p248 Conservatives and business interests opposed Peña Gómez.Darling Juanita 1996-05-18 Dominican Leadership Race Goes to Runoff https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-05-18-mn-5557-story.html Los Angeles Times en-US Peña Gómez, whose parents were Haitian, faced nationalist, anti-Haiti rhetoric in the campaign.Sagás Ernesto 1997 The 1996 presidential elections in the Dominican Republic https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0261379497831204 Electoral Studies 16 1 103–107 10.1016/S0261-3794(97)83120-4 0261-3794 subscription The elections were considered free and fair. Results José Francisco Peña Gómez Dominican Revolutionary Party 1333925 1394641 Leonel Fernández Dominican Liberation Party 1130523 1466382 Jacinto Peynado Garrigosa Social Christian Reformist Party 435504 José Rafael Abinader Social Democratic Alliance 3907 45120 19402 3750502 3750502 Nohlen References Dominican Republic Presidential Category:Presidential elections in the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic