1989 Salvadoran presidential election

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1989 Salvadoran presidential election
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  1984 19 March 1989 1994  
Registered1,834,000
Turnout54.70%
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Nominee Alfredo Cristiani Fidel Chávez Mena
Party ARENA PDC
Running mate José Francisco Merino López Francisco José Barrientos
Popular vote505,370342,732
Percentage53.82%36.50%

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Results by department

President before election

José Napoleón Duarte
PDC

Elected President

Alfredo Cristiani
ARENA

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]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Alfredo Cristiani Nationalist Republican Alliance 505,37053.82
Fidel Ángel Chávez Mena Christian Democratic Party 342,73236.50
Rafael Morán Castañeda National Conciliation Party 38,2184.07
Guillermo Ungo Democratic Convergence 35,6423.80
Julio Adolfo Rey PrendesAuthentic Democratic Christian Movement9,3000.99
Hugo BarreraPopular Union4,6090.49
Ricardo MolinaRenovating Action Party3,2070.34
Total939,078100.00
Valid votes939,07893.61
Invalid/blank votes64,0756.39
Total votes1,003,153100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,834,00054.70
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p290