1984 Nicaraguan general election

General elections were held in Nicaragua on 4 November 1984, to elect a president and parliament. Approximately 1.2 million Nicaraguans voted, representing a 75% turnout, with 94% of eligible voters registered. Impartial observers from international groupings such as the European Economic Community, religious groups sent to monitor the election, and observers from democratic nations such as Canada and Ireland concluded that the elections were generally free and fair.

1984 Nicaraguan general election

4 November 1984 (1984-11-04)
Presidential election
Turnout75.42%
 
Candidate Daniel Ortega Clemente Guido
Party FSLN PCD
Running mate Sergio Ramírez Merceditas Rodriguez de Chamorro
Popular vote 735,967 154,327
Percentage 66.97% 14.04%

President before election

Daniel Ortega
FSLN

Elected President

Daniel Ortega
FSLN

Parliamentary election

90 of 96 seats in the National Assembly
46 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
FSLN Daniel Ortega 66.78 61 New
PCD Clemente Guido 14.00 13 New
PLI Virgilio Godoy 9.66 8 New
PPSC Mauricio Díaz 5.63 5 New
Communist Allan Zambrana 1.48 1 New
PSN Domingo Sánchez 1.40 1 New
MAP-ML Isidro Téllez 1.04 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
President of the National Assembly after
Carlos Núñez
FSLN

The election date, 4 November was selected so that Nicaragua would have a legitimate, elected government in place before the anticipated reelection of U.S. president Ronald Reagan on 6 November. "The Sandinistas hoped that a competitive election with heavy turnout would deter a U.S. military intervention and reassure the FSLN's defenders. So the Sandinistas' decision to hold elections in 1984 was largely of foreign inspiration".

Between 1982 and 1984 the FSLN negotiated with the opposition on the proposed Political Parties Law and Electoral Law, and ultimately these were modified "in response to several of the opposition's most significant demands." Similarly, multiple extensions of the deadline for candidate registration were granted whilst talks with the Coordinadora continued.

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