1989 Salvadoran presidential election

1989 Salvadoran presidential election

19 March 1989
Registered	1,834,000
Turnout	54.70%
Nominee Alfredo Cristiani Fidel Chávez Mena Party ARENA PDC Running mate José Francisco Merino López Francisco José Barrientos Popular vote 505,370 342,732 Percentage 53.82% 36.50%
Results by department
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		Party	Votes	%
	Alfredo Cristiani	Nationalist Republican Alliance	505,370	53.82
	Fidel Ángel Chávez Mena	Christian Democratic Party	342,732	36.50
	Rafael Morán Castañeda	National Conciliation Party	38,218	4.07
	Guillermo Ungo	Democratic Convergence	35,642	3.80
	Julio Adolfo Rey Prendes	Authentic Democratic Christian Movement	9,300	0.99
	Hugo Barrera	Popular Union	4,609	0.49
	Ricardo Molina	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