1994 Salvadoran general election

1994 Salvadoran general election

Registered	2,737,743
Presidential election
20 March 1994 (first round) 24 April 1994 (second round)
Turnout	52.27% (first round), 45.51% (second round)
Nominee Armando Calderón Sol Rubén Zamora Party ARENA FMLN Popular vote 818,264 378,980 Percentage 68.35% 31.65%
President before election Alfredo Cristiani ARENA Elected President Armando Calderón Sol ARENA

General elections were held in El Salvador on 20 March 1994, with a second round of the presidential elections taking place on 24 April. Armando Calderón Sol of the Nationalist Republican Alliance won the presidential elections, whilst his party also won the legislative elections. Voter turnout was 52.27% in the first round of the presidential elections and 45.51% in the second, whilst it was 53.08% for the legislative election.

Results

President

Candidate		Running mate	Party	First round		Second round
				Votes	%	Votes	%
	Armando Calderón Sol	Enrique Borgo Bustamante	Nationalist Republican Alliance	651,632	49.11	818,264	68.35
	Rubén Zamora	Francisco Roberto Lima Rivera	FMLN–CD	331,629	24.99	378,980	31.65
	Fidel Chávez Mena	Atilio Vieytez	Christian Democratic Party	215,936	16.27
	Roberto García Escobar	Roberto Marchesini	National Conciliation Party	70,854	5.34
	Jorge Martínez	Arístides Escobar Benítez	Movement of Unity	31,925	2.41
	Edgardo Engelhard	José Roberto Rivas Iglesias	Movement of National Solidarity	13,959	1.05
	Rhina Victoria Escalante	Edgar Saúl Romero Sánchez	Authentic Democratic Christian Movement	10,901	0.82
Total				1,326,836	100.00	1,197,244	100.00
Valid votes				1,326,836	92.72	1,197,244	96.08
Invalid/blank votes				104,199	7.28	48,783	3.92
Total votes				1,431,035	100.00	1,246,027	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				2,737,743	52.27	2,737,743	45.51
Source: TSE, TSE

Legislative Assembly

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nationalist Republican Alliance	605,775	45.03	39	0
	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front	287,811	21.39	21	New
	Christian Democratic Party	240,451	17.87	18	–8
	National Conciliation Party	83,520	6.21	4	–5
	Democratic Convergence	59,843	4.45	1	–7
	Movement of Unity	33,510	2.49	1	New
	Movement of National Solidarity	12,827	0.95	0	New
	Authentic Democratic Christian Movement	12,109	0.90	0	–1
	National Revolutionary Movement	9,431	0.70	0	New
Total		1,345,277	100.00	84	0
Valid votes		1,345,277	92.57
Invalid/blank votes		108,022	7.43
Total votes		1,453,299	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,737,743	53.08
Source: Nohlen, TSE