PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 14 JANUARY 1996
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Candidate                       Party   Votes      %
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Anibal Cavaco Silva             PSD     2,606,236  46.2
Jorge Fernando Branco Sampaio   PS      3,038,651  53.8
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Valid votes                             5,644,887
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Blank                                      63,780
Invalid                                    70,560
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Total                                   5,715,727
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