1984 Ecuadorian general election

1984 Ecuadorian general election
← 1979 29 January 1984 (first round)
6 May 1984 (second round)		 1988 →
 
Nominee León Febres Cordero Rodrigo Borja Cevallos
Party PSC ID
Running mate Blasco Peñaherrera Aquiles Rigail
Popular vote 1,381,709 1,299,089
Percentage 51.54% 48.46%
Map of results of the second round by provinces.
President before election

Osvaldo Hurtado
Democracia Popular

Elected President

León Febres Cordero
PSC

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General elections were held in Ecuador on 29 January 1984, with a second round of the presidential elections on 6 May.[1] After finishing second in the first round, León Febres Cordero of the Social Christian Party won the run-off with 51.5% of the vote.[2] The Democratic Left emerged as the largest faction in the National Congress, winning 24 of the 69 seats.[3]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p379 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ Nohlen, p402
  3. ^ Nohlen, p395