1977 Salvadoran presidential election

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 20 February 1977.^[1]

1977 Salvadoran presidential election

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UNO Nominee Carlos Humberto Romero Ernesto Antonio Claramount Roseville Party PCN UNO Running mate Julio Ernesto Astacio José Antonio Morales Ehrlich Popular vote 812,281 394,661 Percentage 67.30% 32.70%

President before election Arturo Armando Molina PCN Elected President Carlos Humberto Romero PCN

The result was a victory for Carlos Humberto Romero of the National Conciliation Party (PCN), who received 67.3% of the vote. However, the election was characterized by massive fraud,^[2] with officials of the National Opposition Union (UNO, an alliance of the Christian Democratic Party, National Revolutionary Movement and Nationalist Democratic Union) intercepting military radio transmissions ordering ballot box stuffing, whilst their election officials were assaulted and ejected from polling stations.^[3] According to credible witnesses, in sixteen districts where an honest count was made, the UNO candidate, Ernesto Antonio Claramount Roseville, won around 75% of the vote.^[3]

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Carlos Humberto Romero	National Conciliation Party	812,281	67.30
	Ernesto Antonio Claramount Roseville	National Opposition Union	394,661	32.70
Total			1,206,942	100.00
Source: Nohlen