Ecuadorian presidential election, 1940

Ecuadorian presidential election, 1940

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

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]

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	43,642	53.2
José María Velasco Ibarra	Independent	22,061	26.9
Jacinto Jijón y Caamaño	Conservative Party	16,376	19.9
Others		21	0.0
Total		82,100	100
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