Salvadoran presidential election, 1994
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A presidential election was held in El Salvador on 20 March 1994. The Salvadoran people elected a new president, together with a vice-president, for a five-year term. Armando Calderón Sol of the ARENA party won the most votes, but failed to gain a constitutionally mandated absolute majority. Calderon won the run-off election held on 24 April.
[edit] Election results
| Candidate, Party | Votes 1st round | % | Votes 2nd round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armando Calderón Sol, Nationalist Republican Alliance (Alianza Republicana Nacionalista) | 651,632 | 49.1 | 818,264 | 68.3 |
| Rubén Zamora Rivas, Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front-Democratic Convergence (Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional-Convergencia Democrática) | 331,629 | 25.0 | 378,980 | 31.7 |
| Fidel Chávez Mena, Christian Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Cristiano) | 215,936 | 16.3 | - | - |
| Others | 127,639 | 9.6 | - | - |
| Total | 1,326,836 | 100.0 | 1,197,244 | 100.0 |
| Preceded by Election 1989 |
Salvadoran presidential elections | Succeeded by Election 1999 |
