1996 São Toméan presidential election
30 June 1996 (first round)
21 July 1996 (second round) | ||||||||||||||||
| Registered | 50,526 (first round) 49,606 (second round) | |||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 76.87% (first round) 76.87% (second round) | |||||||||||||||
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| São Tomé and Príncipe portal |
Presidential elections were held in São Tomé and Príncipe on 30 June 1996. The election was contested by four candidates; incumbent President Miguel Trovoada, former President Manuel Pinto da Costa, Alda Bandeira, a former Foreign Minister, and former Prime Minister Carlos da Graça. No candidate won a majority of votes in the first round, in which voter turnout in the first round was 77.3%, resulting in a second round being held on 21 July between the two leading candidates - Trovoada and da Costa. Trovoada won the election with 52.7% of the vote, based on a 78.7% turnout.