Salvadoran presidential election, 1984

El Salvador
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Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 25 March 1984, with a second round on 6 May.[1] The Salvadoran people elected a new president, together with a vice-president, for a five-year term. The result was a victory for José Napoleón Duarte of the Christian Democratic Party.

The elections took place against the backdrop of the Salvadoran Civil War, but were considered to be the freest and fairest presidential election since 1931.

Results

Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
José Napoleón DuarteChristian Democratic Party549,72743.41752,62553.59
Roberto D'AubuissonNationalist Republican Alliance376,91729.77651,74146.41
José Francisco GuerreroParty of National Conciliation244,55619.31
René Fortin MagañaDemocratic Action43,9393.47
Francisco Quiñones AvilaPopular Salvadoran Party24,3951.92
Roberto Escobar GarcíaSalvadoran Authentic Institutional Party15,4301.22
Juan Ramón RosalesStable Republican Centrist Movement6,6450.52
Gilberto TrujilloPopular Orientation Party4,6770.37
Invalid/blank votes153,217-119,713-
Total1,419,5031001,524,079100
Source: Nohlen

References

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