1962 Salvadoran presidential election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1962 Salvadoran presidential election

| country = El Salvador

| type = Presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1956 Salvadoran presidential election

| previous_year = 1956

| next_election = 1967 Salvadoran presidential election

| next_year = 1967

| election_date = 30 April 1962

| image1 = 3x4.svg

| party1 = National Coalition Party (El Salvador)

| electoral_vote1 =

| states_carried1 =

| popular_vote1 = 368,801

| percentage1 = 100%

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = President

| before_party = Independent politician

| after_party = National Coalition Party (El Salvador)

}}

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 30 April 1962.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928357-6}} Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo of the National Conciliation Party was the sole candidate, and was elected unopposed.Nohlen, p288

Results

{{Election results

|invalid=31317

|source=Nohlen

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