1989 Salvadoran presidential election
Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 19 March 1989.[1] The result was a victory for Alfredo Cristiani of the ARENA party, who secured a majority in the first round. The election marked the first time in Salvadoran history that power was transferred from one democratically elected president to another. Voter turnout was 54.7%.[2]
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| Registered | 1,834,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 54.70% | |||||||||||||||||||
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El Salvador portal |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Alfredo Cristiani | Nationalist Republican Alliance | 505,370 | 53.82 | |
| Fidel Ángel Chávez Mena | Christian Democratic Party | 342,732 | 36.50 | |
| Rafael Morán Castañeda | National Conciliation Party | 38,218 | 4.07 | |
| Guillermo Ungo | Democratic Convergence | 35,642 | 3.80 | |
| Julio Adolfo Rey Prendes | Authentic Democratic Christian Movement | 9,300 | 0.99 | |
| Hugo Barrera | Popular Union | 4,609 | 0.49 | |
| Ricardo Molina | Renovating Action Party | 3,207 | 0.34 | |
| Total | 939,078 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 939,078 | 93.61 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 64,075 | 6.39 | ||
| Total votes | 1,003,153 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,834,000 | 54.70 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- Nohlen, p290
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See also: Elections in the Federal Republic of Central America | |
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