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1945 Salvadoran presidential election
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Nominee Salvador Castaneda Castro
Party PUDS
Home state Chalchuapa
Popular vote 312,754
Percentage 99.70%
President before election

Osmín Aguirre y Salinas
Independent

Elected President

Salvador Castaneda Castro
USDP

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Presidential elections were held in El Salvador between 14 and 16 January 1945. The result was a victory for Salvador Castaneda Castro of the Social Democratic Unification Party.[1] The election was boycotted by five candidates who withdrew after accusing Osmín Aguirre y Salinas of unfair practices to ensure victory for his favoured candidate.[2]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Salvador Castaneda CastroSocial Democratic Unification Party312,75499.70
Osmín Aguirre y SalinasSocial Democratic Party6900.22
Antonio Claramount LuceroProgressive Fraternal Party1650.05
Arturo RomeroDemocratic Union Party550.02
Napoleón Viera AltamiranoRepublican Social Front290.01
José Cipriano CastroSalvadoran People's Party10.00
Total313,694100.00
Source: Ruddle et al.[3]

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook Vol. 1 Oxford University Press, p287
  2. ^ Franklin D. Parker (1981) The Central American republics Westport: Greenwood Press, p152
  3. ^ Kenneth Ruddle, Philip Gillette & Philip S. Gillette (1972) Latin American Political Statistics: Supplement to the Statistical Abstract of Latin America, p86

Bibliography

  • Krehm, William (1957) Democracia y tiranias en el Caribe Buenos Aires: Editorial Parnaso
  • Larde y Larin, Jorge (1958) Guía histórica de El Salvador San Salvador: Ministerio de cultura
  • Herman, Edward S. and Frank Brodhead (1984) Demonstration elections: U.S.-staged elections in the Dominican Republic, Vietnam, and El Salvador Boston: South End Press
  • Political Handbook of the world, 1945 New York, 1946
  • Webre, Stephen (1979) José Napoleón Duarte and the Christian Democratic Party in Salvadoran Politics 1960-1972 Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press
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