1989 Honduran general election

1989 Honduran general election

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Turnout	76.12% ( 7.90pp)
Presidential election
Nominee Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero Carlos Roberto Flores Party National Liberal Popular vote 917,168 776,983 Percentage 52.30% 44.31%
Results by department Results by municipality Callejas:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Flores:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% No votes recorded:
President before election José Azcona del Hoyo Liberal Elected President Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero National

General elections were held in Honduras on 26 November 1989. ^[1] Voters cast a single ballot for both the presidential and Congressional election. ^[2]

Results

Party		Presidential candidate	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Party	Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero	917,168	52.30	71	+8
	Liberal Party	Carlos Roberto Flores	776,983	44.31	56	–11
	Innovation and Unity Party	Enrique Aguilar Cerrato	33,952	1.94	0	–2
	Christian Democratic Party	Efrain Diez Arrivillaga	25,453	1.45	1	–1
Total			1,753,556	100.00	128	–6
Valid votes			1,753,556	97.47
Invalid/blank votes			45,590	2.53
Total votes			1,799,146	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,363,448	76.12
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p407 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
2. Honduras Election Passport

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