1967 Salvadoran presidential election

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 5 March 1967.[1] The result was a victory for Fidel Sánchez Hernández of the Party of National Conciliation, who won 54.4 percent of the vote.

1967 Salvadoran presidential election
5 March 1967
 
Nominee Fidel Sánchez Hernández Abraham Rodríguez Portillo
Party PCN PDC
Running mate Humberto Guillermo Cuestas Mario Pacheco
Popular vote 267,447 106,358
Percentage 54.37% 21.62%
 
Nominee Fabio Castillo Figueroa Álvaro Ernesto Martinez
Party PAR PPS
Running mate Jesús Gómez Castro Agustin Alvarenga
Popular vote 70,978 47,111
Percentage 14.43% 9.58%
President before election

Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo
PCN

 Elected President

Fidel Sánchez Hernández
PCN

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Results
CandidatePartyVotes%
Fidel Sánchez HernándezNational Conciliation Party267,44754.37
Abraham Rodríguez PortilloChristian Democratic Party106,35821.62
Fabio Castillo FigueroaRenovating Action Party70,97814.43
Alvaro Ernesto MartinezSalvadoran Popular Party47,1119.58
Total491,894100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,266,587–
Source: Nohlen

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

Bibliography
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