1967 Salvadoran presidential election

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 5 March 1967.[2] The result was a victory for Fidel Sánchez Hernández of the Party of National Conciliation, who won 54.4 percent of the vote.

1967 Salvadoran presidential election

5 March 1967
 
Nominee Fidel Sánchez Hernández Abraham Rodríguez Portillo
Party PCN PDC
Home state San Salvador
Popular vote 267,447 106,358
Percentage 54.37% 21.62%

 
Nominee Fabio Castillo Figueroa Álvaro Magaña
Party PAR PPS
Home state Ahuachapán
Popular vote 70,978 47,111
Percentage 14.43% 9.58%

President before election

Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo
PCN

Elected President

Fidel Sánchez Hernández
PCN

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Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Fidel Sánchez HernándezNational Coalition Party267,44754.37
Abraham Rodríguez PortilloChristian Democratic Party106,35821.62
Fabio Castillo FigueroaRenovated Action Party70,97814.43
Alvaro MagañaSalvadoran Popular Party47,1119.58
Invalid/blank votes-
Total491,894100
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Luis Eliezer Garcia. "Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de El Salvador » Autoridades » Titulares". Rree.gob.sv. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  2. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

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