1993 Honduran general election

1993 Honduran general election

27 November 1993

Presidential election

Nominee Carlos Roberto Reina Oswaldo Ramos Soto Party Liberal National Home state Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa Popular vote 906,793 735,123 Percentage 53.01% 42.97%

Reina:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Soto:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% No Votes:

President before election Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero National Elected President Carlos Roberto Reina Liberal

General elections were held in Honduras on 27 November 1993. Voters cast a single ballot for both the presidential and Congressional election.

Results

Party		Presidential candidate	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Party	Carlos Roberto Reina	906,793	53.01	71	+15
	National Party	Oswaldo Ramos Soto	735,123	42.97	55	–16
	Innovation and Unity Party–Social Democrats	Olban Valladares	48,471	2.83	2	+2
	Christian Democratic Party	Marco Orlandi Iriarte	20,350	1.19	0	–1
Total			1,710,737	100.00	128	0
Valid votes			1,710,737	96.55
Invalid/blank votes			61,088	3.45
Total votes			1,771,825	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,734,116	64.80
Source: Nohlen

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