<page_title> 1996 Palestinian general election </page_title> <section_title> Presidential election </section_title> <table> <cell> Yasser Arafat <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 88.2 <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> <cell> Samiha Khalil <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 11.5 <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> </table>
Arafat won the election with 88.2 percent of the vote to Khalil's 11.5 percent.