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1989 Salvadoran presidential election

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1989 Salvadoran presidential election

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Registered1,834,000
Turnout54.70%
 
Nominee Alfredo Cristiani Fidel Chávez Mena
Party ARENA PDC
Running mate José Francisco Merino López Francisco José Barrientos
Popular vote 505,370 342,732
Percentage 53.82% 36.50%

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

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Alfredo CristianiNationalist Republican Alliance505,37053.82
Fidel Ángel Chávez MenaChristian Democratic Party342,73236.50
Rafael Morán CastañedaNational Conciliation Party38,2184.07
Guillermo UngoDemocratic Convergence35,6423.80
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

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