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]
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Results
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | 43,642 | 53.16 | |
| José María Velasco Ibarra | Independent | 22,061 | 26.87 | |
| Jacinto Jijón y Caamaño | Conservative Party | 16,376 | 19.95 | |
| Other candidates | 21 | 0.03 | ||
| Total | 82,100 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p379 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Nohlen, p400