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

General elections were held in Guatemala on 3 November 1985,[1] 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.[2] 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%.[3]

Results

President

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Vinicio CerezoGuatemalan Christian Democracy648,80338.641,133,51768.37
Jorge Carpio NicolleNational Centre Union339,69520.23524,30631.63
Jorge Serrano ElíasPRG–PCDN231,42313.78
Mario Sandoval AlarcónMLNPID210,96612.56
Mario David GarcíaNationalist Authentic Centre105,5406.29
Mario Solórzano MartínezDemocratic Social Party57,3683.42
Alejandro MaldonadoNational Renewal Party52,9493.15
Lionel Sisniega Otero BarriosPUA–MEC–FUN32,2561.92
Total1,679,000100.001,657,823100.00
Valid votes1,679,00088.011,657,82392.08
Invalid/blank votes228,77111.99142,5017.92
Total votes1,907,771100.001,800,324100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,753,57269.282,753,57265.38
Source: Nohlen, Rosón

Congress

PartyNationalDistrictTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Guatemalan Christian Democracy648,80338.6411575,78534.594051
National Centre Union339,69520.235342,74220.591722
PDCN–PRG231,42313.784225,24613.53711
MLNPID210,96612.563254,27615.27912
Nationalist Authentic Centre105,5406.291104,3746.2701
Democratic Social Party57,3683.42160,9463.6612
National Renewal Party52,9493.15070,5144.2411
PUA–MEC–FUN32,2561.92027,2341.6400
Democratic Civic Front3,6310.2200
Total1,679,000100.00251,664,748100.0075100
Valid votes1,679,00088.011,664,74887.42
Invalid/blank votes228,77111.99239,48812.58
Total votes1,907,771100.001,904,236100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,753,27269.292,753,27269.16
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Rockwell, Rick and Janus, Noreene (2001), "Stifling Dissent: the fallout from a Mexican media invasion of Central America, Journalism Studies, 2: 4, 497 — 512
  3. Nohlen, p324

Bibliography

  • Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
  • Political handbook of the world 1978. New York, 1979.
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