1988 Ecuadorian general election

1988 Ecuadorian general election

Presidential election
31 January 1988 (first round)
8 May 1988 (second round)
Registered4,679,684
Turnout77.63% (first round)
77.70% (second round)
 
Nominee Rodrigo Borja Abdalá Bucaram
Party ID PRE
Running mate Luis Parodi Hugo Caicedo
Popular vote 1,700,648 1,448,498
Percentage 54.0% 46.0%


President before election

León Febres Cordero
PSC

Elected President

Rodrigo Borja Cevallos
ID

General elections were held in Ecuador on 31 January 1988, with a second round of the presidential elections on 8 May. Rodrigo Borja Cevallos of the Democratic Left won the presidential elections, receiving 54% of the vote in the second round, whilst the Democratic Left remained the largest faction in the National Congress, winning 31 of the 72 seats.