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. Armando Calderón Sol of the Nationalist Republican Alliance won the presidential elections, whilst his party also won the legislative elections. Voter turnout was 52.27% in the first round of the presidential elections and 45.51% in the second, whilst it was 53.08% for the legislative election.

1994 Salvadoran general election
Registered2,737,743
Presidential election
20 March 1994 (first round)
24 April 1994 (second round)
Turnout52.27% (first round) 2.43pp
45.51% (second round)
 
Nominee Armando Calderón Sol Rubén Zamora
Party ARENA FMLN
Running mate Enrique Borgo Bustamante Francisco Roberto Lima Rivera
Popular vote 818,264 378,980
Percentage 68.35% 31.65%
President before election

Alfredo Cristiani
ARENA

 Elected President

Armando Calderón Sol
ARENA

Legislative election
20 March 1994
All 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly
43 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
ARENA 45.03 39 0
FMLN 21.39 21 New
PDC 17.87 18 −8
PCN 6.21 4 −5
CVD 4.45 1 −7
MU 2.49 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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