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Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 25 March 1984, with a second round on 6 May.[1] The Salvadoran people elected a new president, together with a vice-president, for a five-year term. The result was a victory for José Napoleón Duarte of the Christian Democratic Party.
The elections took place against the backdrop of the Salvadoran Civil War, but were considered to be the freest and fairest presidential election since 1931.
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| José Napoleón Duarte | Christian Democratic Party | 549,727 | 43.41 | 752,625 | 53.59 |
| Roberto D'Aubuisson | Nationalist Republican Alliance | 376,917 | 29.77 | 651,741 | 46.41 |
| José Francisco Guerrero | Party of National Conciliation | 244,556 | 19.31 | ||
| René Fortin Magaña | Democratic Action | 43,939 | 3.47 | ||
| Francisco Quiñones Avila | Popular Salvadoran Party | 24,395 | 1.92 | ||
| Roberto Escobar García | Salvadoran Authentic Institutional Party | 15,430 | 1.22 | ||
| Juan Ramón Rosales | Stable Republican Centrist Movement | 6,645 | 0.52 | ||
| Gilberto Trujillo | Popular Orientation Party | 4,677 | 0.37 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 153,217 | - | 119,713 | - | |
| Total | 1,419,503 | 100 | 1,524,079 | 100 | |
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