1993 Honduran general election

1993 Honduran general election

27 November 1993
Turnout	64.80% ( 11.32pp)
Presidential election
Nominee Carlos Roberto Reina Oswaldo Ramos Soto Party Liberal National Home state Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa Popular vote 906,793 735,123 Percentage 53.01% 42.97%
Reina:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Soto:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% No Votes:
President before election Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero National Elected President Carlos Roberto Reina Liberal

General elections were held in Honduras on 27 November 1993. Voters cast a single ballot for both the presidential and Congressional election.

Results

Party		Presidential candidate	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Party	Carlos Roberto Reina	906,793	53.01	71	+15
	National Party	Oswaldo Ramos Soto	735,123	42.97	55	–16
	Innovation and Unity Party–Social Democrats	Olban Valladares	48,471	2.83	2	+2
	Christian Democratic Party	Marco Orlandi Iriarte	20,350	1.19	0	–1
Total			1,710,737	100.00	128	0
Valid votes			1,710,737	96.55
Invalid/blank votes			61,088	3.45
Total votes			1,771,825	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,734,116	64.80
Source: Nohlen

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