1976 San Juan, Puerto Rico, mayoral election

San Juan, Puerto Rico, held an election for mayor on November 2, 1976. It was held as part of the 1976 Puerto Rican general election. It saw the election of Hernán Padilla, a member of the New Progressive Party.

1976 San Juan, Puerto Rico, mayoral election

← 1972 November 2, 1976 1980 →

Nominee Hernán Padilla José Enrique Arrarás Roberto Aponte Toro Party New Progressive Popular Democratic Independence Popular vote 117,982 89,268 12,768 Percentage 52.95% 40.06% 5.73%

Mayor before election Carlos Romero Barceló New Progressive Elected mayor Hernán Padilla New Progressive

Incumbent mayor Carlos Romero Barceló, a member of the New Progressive Party, did not seek reelection, and instead ran for governor.

Nominees

• José Enrique Arrarás (Popular Democratic Party), secretary of the Housing Department
• Hernán Padilla (New Progressive Party), member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
• Lucía A. Romero (Puerto Rican Socialist Party)
• Florencio Merced Rosa (Puerto Rican Independence Party)

Results

San Juan mayoral election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Progressive	Hernán Padilla	117,982	52.95
	Popular Democratic	José Enrique Arrarás	89,268	40.06
	Independence	Roberto Aponte Toro	12,768	5.73
	Socialist	Florencio Merced Rosa	2,816	1.26
Total votes			222,834	100