1985 Guatemalan general election
{{Infobox election
| country = Guatemala
| previous_election = 1982 Guatemalan general election
| previous_year = 1982
| next_election = 1990 Guatemalan general election
| next_year = 1990
| module = {{Infobox election
| embed = yes
| election_name = Presidential election
| type = presidential
| election_date = 3 November 1985 (first round)
8 December 1985 (second round)
| image1 = Foto oficial de Presidente Vinicio Cerezo (cropped 2).jpg
| nominee1 = Vinicio Cerezo
| popular_vote1 =1,133,517
| percentage1 = 68.37%
| party1 = Guatemalan Christian Democracy
| running_mate1 =Roberto Carpio
| image2 = 3x4.svg
| nominee2 = Jorge Carpio Nicolle
| running_mate2 = {{nowrap|Ramiro de León Carpio}}
| popular_vote2 = 542,306
| percentage2 = 31.63%
| party2 = National Centre Union
| title = President
| before_election = Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores
| before_party =
| posttitle = President-elect
| after_election = Vinicio Cerezo
| after_party = Guatemalan Christian Democracy
}}
}}{{Politics of Guatemala}}
General elections were held in Guatemala on 3 November 1985,Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928357-6}} with a second round of the presidential elections taking place on 8 December. The presidential election resulted in a victory for Vinicio Cerezo, who had received $650,000 towards his campaign from media owner Remigio Ángel González.Rockwell, Rick and Janus, Noreene (2001), "Stifling Dissent: the fallout from a Mexican media invasion of Central America, Journalism Studies, 2: 4, 497 — 512 The Congressional elections resulted in a victory for Cerezo's Guatemalan Christian Democracy, which won 51 of the 100 seats. Voter turnout was 69.3%.Nohlen, p324
Results
=President=
{{Election results
|cand1=Vinicio Cerezo|party1=Guatemalan Christian Democracy|votes1=648803|votes1_2=1133517
|cand2=Jorge Carpio Nicolle|party2=National Centre Union|votes2=339695|votes2_2=524306
|cand3=Jorge Serrano Elías|party3=PRG–PCDN|votes3=231423
|cand4=Mario Sandoval Alarcón|party4=MLN–PID|votes4=210966
|cand5={{ill|Mario David García Velásquez|es}}|party5=Nationalist Authentic Centre|votes5=105540
|cand6=Mario Solórzano Martínez|party6=Democratic Social Party|votes6=57368
|cand7=Alejandro Maldonado|party7=National Renewal Party|votes7=52949|color7=darkorange
|cand8=Lionel Sisniega Otero Barrios|party8=PUA–MEC–{{ill|National Unity Front (Guatemala)|es|Frente de Unidad Nacional (Guatemala)|lt=FUN}}|votes8=32256
|invalid=228771|invalid2=142501
|electorate=2753572|electorate2=2753572
|source=Nohlen, [http://americo.usal.es/iberoame/sites/default/files/roson_guatemala.pdf Rosón]
}}
=Congress=
{{Election results
|firstround=National|secondround=District
|party1=Guatemalan Christian Democracy|votes1=648803|seats1=11|votes1_2=575785|seats1_2=40|totseats1=51
|party2=National Centre Union|votes2=339695|seats2=5|votes2_2=342742|seats2_2=17|totseats2=22
|party3=PDCN–PRG|votes3=231423|seats3=4|votes3_2=225246|seats3_2=7|totseats3=11
|party4=MLN–PID|votes4=210966|seats4=3|votes4_2=254276|seats4_2=9|totseats4=12
|party5=Nationalist Authentic Centre|votes5=105540|seats5=1|votes5_2=104374|seats5_2=0|totseats5=1
|party6=Democratic Social Party|votes6=57368|seats6=1|votes6_2=60946|seats6_2=1|totseats6=2
|party7=National Renewal Party|votes7=52949|seats7=0|votes7_2=70514|seats7_2=1|totseats7=1|color7=darkorange
|party8=PUA–MEC–{{ill|National Unity Front (Guatemala)|es|Frente de Unidad Nacional (Guatemala)|lt=FUN}}|votes8=32256|seats8=0|votes8_2=27234|seats8_2=0|totseats8=0
|party9=Democratic Civic Front|votes9_2=3631|seats9_2=0|totseats9=0
|invalid=228771|invalid2=239488
|electorate=2753272|electorate2=2753272
|source=Nohlen
}}
References
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Bibliography
- Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
- Political handbook of the world 1978. New York, 1979.
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