1989 Salvadoran presidential election
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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]
Election results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Cristiani | Nationalist Republican Alliance | 505,370 | 53.8 | ||
| Fidel Chávez Mena | Christian Democratic Party | 342,732 | 36.5 | ||
| Rafael Morán Castañeda | Party of National Conciliation | 38,218 | 4.1 | ||
| Guillermo Ungo | Democratic Convergence | 35,642 | 3.8 | ||
| Julio Adolfo Rey Prendes | Authentic Democratic Christian Movement | 9,300 | 1.0 | ||
| Hugo Barrera | Popular Union | 4,609 | 0.5 | ||
| Ricardo Molina | Renovating Action Party | 3,207 | 0.3 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 64,075 | - | |||
| Total | 1,003,153 | 100 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
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- ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ↑ Nohlen, p290
