1994 Salvadoran general election

General elections were held in El Salvador on 20 March 1994, with a second round of the presidential elections taking place on 24 April.[1] Armando Calderón Sol of the Nationalist Republican Alliance won the presidential elections, whilst his party also won the legislative elections. Voter turnout was 50% in the first round of the presidential elections and 45.5% in the second,[2] whilst it was 53.1% for the legislative election.[3]

1994 Salvadoran presidential election

20 March 1994 (first round) 24 April 1994 (second round)

Nominee Armando Calderón Sol Rubén Zamora Party ARENA FMLN Home state San Salvador San Salvador Popular vote 818,264 378,980 Percentage 68.35% 31.65%

President before election Alfredo Cristiani ARENA Elected President Armando Calderón Sol ARENA

Results

President

Candidate		Running mate	Party	First round		Second round
				Votes	%	Votes	%
	Armando Calderón Sol	Enrique Borgo Bustamante	Nationalist Republican Alliance	641,108	49.03	818,264	68.35
	Rubén Zamora	Francisco Roberto Lima Rivera	FMLN–CD	325,582	24.90	378,980	31.65
	Fidel Chávez Mena		Christian Democratic Party	214,277	16.39
	Roberto García Escobar	Roberto Marchesini	National Conciliation Party	70,504	5.39
	Jorge Martínez	Arístides Escobar Benítez	Movement of Unity	31,502	2.41
	Edgardo Engelhard	José Roberto Rivas Iglesias	Movement of National Solidarity	13,841	1.06
	Rhina Victoria Escalante	Edgar Saúl Romero Sánchez	Authentic Democratic Christian Movement	10,843	0.83
Total				1,307,657	100.00	1,197,244	100.00
Valid votes				1,307,657	92.65	1,197,244	96.07
Invalid/blank votes				103,663	7.35	48,976	3.93
Total votes				1,411,320	100.00	1,246,220	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				2,822,000	50.01	2,822,000	44.16
Source: Nohlen

Legislative Assembly

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nationalist Republican Alliance	605,775	45.03	39	0
	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front	287,811	21.39	21	New
	Christian Democratic Party	240,451	17.87	18	–8
	National Conciliation Party	83,520	6.21	4	–5
	Democratic Convergence	59,843	4.45	1	–7
	Movement of Unity	33,510	2.49	1	New
	Movement of National Solidarity	12,827	0.95	0	New
	Authentic Democratic Christian Movement	12,109	0.90	0	–1
	National Revolutionary Movement	9,431	0.70	0	New
Total		1,345,277	100.00	84	0
Valid votes		1,345,277	92.57
Invalid/blank votes		108,022	7.43
Total votes		1,453,299	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,822,000	51.50
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
2. Nohlen, p290
3. Nohlen, p284