1960 Ecuadorian general election

1960 Ecuadorian general election

5 June 1960

Presidential election

Nominee José María Velasco Ibarra Galo Plaza Party FNV PLRE–PSE Running mate Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy Nicolás Castro Benítez Popular vote 369,461 179,705 Percentage 48.16% 23.43%   Nominee Gonzalo Cordero Crespo Antonio Parra Velasco Party ADC CPE–CPF–PSE Running mate Héctor Romero Menéndez Manuel Benjamín Carrión Popular vote 172,117 45,822 Percentage 22.44% 5.97%

Results by province

President before election Camilo Ponce Enríquez PSC Elected President José María Velasco Ibarra FNV

General elections were held in Ecuador on 5 June 1960.[1] The presidential election was won by José María Velasco Ibarra of the National Velasquista Federation, who received 48.2% of the vote.[2] His fourth term of office began on 1 September.[3]

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	José María Velasco Ibarra	National Velasquista Federation	369,461	48.16
	Galo Plaza	PLRE–PSE	179,705	23.43
	Gonzalo Cordero Crespo	Christian Democratic Action (PCE–PSC–ARNE)	172,117	22.44
	Antonio Parra Velasco	CPE–CPF–PSE dissisents	45,822	5.97
Total			767,105	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,009,280	–
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p379 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. Nohlen, p401
3. Electoral Latinoamericana y del Caribe, p 299