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OfficePresident
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm
Polls Open October 20, 1996 - 06:00am
Polls Close October 20, 1996 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 10, 1997 - 12:00pm
Term End January 10, 2002 - 12:00pm
Contributor411 Name Removed
Last ModifiedRBH September 02, 2022 12:26am
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyNational Opposition Union Won02/25/1990
NameVioleta Barrios de Chamorro Votes777,552 (54.74%)
Term04/25/1990 - 01/10/1997 Margin197,666 (+13.91%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name Arnoldo Alemán Daniel Ortega Guillermo Osorno Others Noel Vidaurre Benjamin Lanzas Sergio Ramírez Mercado
PartyNicaraguan Liberal Alliance Sandinista National Liberation Front Nicaraguan Christian Path Other Conservative National Project Sandinista Renovation Movement
Votes904,908 (51.07%) 669,443 (37.78%) 72,621 (4.10%) 67,880 (3.83%) 40,096 (2.26%) 9,323 (0.53%) 7,724 (0.44%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -235,465 (-13.29%) -832,287 (-46.97%) -837,028 (-47.24%) -864,812 (-48.80%) -895,585 (-50.54%) -897,184 (-50.63%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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