1993 Puerto Rican status referendum

1993 Puerto Rican status referendum
14 November 1993
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Commonwealth 826,326 48.89%
Statehood 788,296 46.64%
Independence 75,620 4.47%
Valid votes 1,690,242 99.37%
Invalid or blank votes 10,748 0.63%
Total votes 1,700,990 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 2,312,912 73.54%
Results by municipality

A referendum on the status of the island was held in Puerto Rico on 14 November 1993.[1] Voters were given the choice between being a Commonwealth, statehood or independence. A plurality of voters voted for Commonwealth status, with a voter turnout of 73.5%.[2][3]

  1. ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p555
  3. ^ "Plebiscito 1993: Totales Isla" [1993 Plebiscite: Island Totals]. CEEPUR [Puerto Rico State Commission on Elections] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2022-11-25.