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Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 10 March 1968. [1] The result was a victory for the National Conciliation Party, which won 27 of the 52 seats. Voter turnout was just 36.6%. [2]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| National Conciliation Party | 212,661 | 47.67 | 27 | –4 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | 193,248 | 43.32 | 19 | +4 | |
| Salvadoran Popular Party | 22,748 | 5.10 | 4 | +3 | |
| National Revolutionary Movement | 17,449 | 3.91 | 2 | New | |
| Total | 446,106 | 100.00 | 52 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 446,106 | 90.67 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 45,931 | 9.33 | |||
| Total votes | 492,037 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,342,775 | 36.64 | |||
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