1962 Salvadoran presidential election

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 30 April 1962.[1] Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo of the National Conciliation Party was the sole candidate, and was elected unopposed.[2]

1962 Salvadoran presidential election

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Nominee Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo
Party PCN
Running mate Francisco Roberto Lima
Popular vote 368,801
Percentage 100%

President before election

Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea
Independent

Elected President

Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo
PCN

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Julio Adalberto Rivera CarballoNational Conciliation Party368,801100.00
Total368,801100.00
Valid votes368,80192.17
Invalid/blank votes31,3177.83
Total votes400,118100.00
Source: Nohlen

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p288

Bibliography

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  • Anderson, Thomas P. Matanza: El Salvador's communist revolt of 1932. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. 1971.
  • Benítez Manaut, Raúl. "El Salvador: un equilibrio imperfecto entre los votos y las botas." Secuencia 17:71-92 (mayo-agosto de 1990).
  • Eguizábal, Cristina. "El Salvador: elecciones sin democracia." Polemica (Costa Rica) 14/15:16-33 (marzo-junio 1984). 1984.
  • Kantor, Harry. Patterns of politics and political systems in Latin America. Chicago: Rand McNally & Company. 1969.
  • Political Handbook of the world, 1962. New York, 1963.
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  • Williams, Philip J. and Knut Walter. Militarization and demilitarization in El Salvador's transition to democracy. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. 1997.