1989 Salvadoran presidential election

1989 Salvadoran presidential election

19 March 1989

Nominee Alfredo Cristiani Fidel Chávez Mena Party ARENA PDC Popular vote 505,370 342,732 Percentage 53.82% 36.50%

President before election José Napoleón Duarte PDC Elected President Alfredo Cristiani ARENA

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 19 March 1989. 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%.

Results

Candidate		Running mate	Party	Votes	%
	Alfredo Cristiani	José Francisco Merino López	Nationalist Republican Alliance	505,370	53.82
	Fidel Ángel Chávez Mena	Francisco José Barrientos	Christian Democratic Party	342,732	36.50
	Rafael Morán Castañeda	National Conciliation Party	38,218	4.07
	Guillermo Ungo	Mario Reni Roldán	Democratic Convergence	35,642	3.80
	Julio Adolfo Rey Prendes	Alex Alfonso Salaverría Lagos	Authentic Democratic Christian Movement	9,300	0.99
	Hugo Barrera	María Julia Castillo Rodas	Popular Union	4,609	0.49
	Ricardo Molina	Ernesto Armando Oyarbide Muñoz	Renovating Action Party	3,207	0.34
Total				939,078	100.00
Valid votes				939,078	93.61
Invalid/blank votes				64,075	6.39
Total votes				1,003,153	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				1,834,000	54.70
Source: Nohlen