1985 Guatemalan general election

General elections were held in Guatemala on 3 November 1985, with a second round of the presidential elections taking place on 8 December. The presidential election resulted in a victory for Vinicio Cerezo, who had received $650,000 towards his campaign from media owner Remigio Ángel González. The Congressional elections resulted in a victory for Cerezo's Guatemalan Christian Democracy, which won 51 of the 100 seats. Voter turnout was 69.3%.

1985 Guatemalan general election

Presidential election
3 November 1985 (first round)
8 December 1985 (second round)
 
Nominee Vinicio Cerezo Jorge Carpio Nicolle
Party DCG National Centre Union
Running mate Roberto Carpio Ramiro de León Carpio
Popular vote 1,133,517 542,306
Percentage 68.37% 31.63%

President before election

Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores

President-elect

Vinicio Cerezo
DCG

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