1967 Salvadoran presidential election
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1967 elections in El Salvador
1967 Salvadoran presidential election| Nominee | Fidel Sánchez Hernández | Abraham Rodríguez Portillo [es] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | PCN | PDC | |
| Running mate | Humberto Guillermo Cuestas | Mario Pacheco | |
| Popular vote | 267,447 | 106,358 | |
| Percentage | 54.37% | 21.62% | |
| Nominee | Fabio Castillo Figueroa | Álvaro Magaña | |
| Party | PAR | PPS | |
| Running mate | Jesús Gómez Castro | Agustin Alvarenga | |
| Popular vote | 70,978 | 47,111 | |
| Percentage | 14.43% | 9.58% | |
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Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 5 March 1967.[1] The result was a victory for Fidel Sánchez Hernández of the Party of National Conciliation, who won 54.4 percent of the vote.
Results
[edit ]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidel Sánchez Hernández | National Conciliation Party | 267,447 | 54.37 | |
| Abraham Rodríguez Portillo [es] | Christian Democratic Party | 106,358 | 21.62 | |
| Fabio Castillo Figueroa | Renovating Action Party [es] | 70,978 | 14.43 | |
| Álvaro Magaña | Salvadoran Popular Party | 47,111 | 9.58 | |
| Total | 491,894 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,266,587 | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
References
[edit ]- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
Bibliography
[edit ]- Anderson, Thomas P. Matanza: El Salvador's communist revolt of 1932. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. 1971.
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