1940 Ecuadorian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Ecuador on 10 and 11 January 1940.[1] The result was a victory for Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río of the Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party, who received 53% of the vote.[2]

1940 Ecuadorian presidential election

10 and 11 January 1940
 
Nominee Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río José María Velasco Ibarra
Party PLRE Independent
Popular vote 43,642 22,061
Percentage 53.2% 26.9%

President before election

Julio Enrique Moreno

Elected President

Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Carlos Alberto Arroyo del RíoEcuadorian Radical Liberal Party43,64253.2
José María Velasco IbarraIndependent22,06126.9
Jacinto Jijón y CaamañoConservative Party16,37619.9
Others210.0
Total82,100100
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p379 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p400
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