1968 Ecuadorian general election

General elections were held in Ecuador on 2 June 1968.[1] The presidential election was won by José María Velasco Ibarra of the Velasquista National Federation, who received 32.8% of the vote.[2] He started his fifth and last term in office on 1 September.[3]

1968 Ecuadorian general election
2 June 1968
 
Nominee José María Velasco Ibarra Andrés Córdova Camilo Ponce Enríquez
Party FNV PLRE PSC
Running mate Víctor Hugo Sicouret Jorge Zavala Baquerizo Roberto Nevárez Vásquez
Popular vote 280,370 264,312 259,833
Percentage 32.8% 31.1% 30.4%
President before election

Otto Arosemena

 Elected President

Velasco Ibarra
FNV

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President
Candidate Party Votes %
José María Velasco IbarraVelasquista National Federation280,37032.8
Andrés CórdovaEcuadorian Radical Liberal Party264,31231.0
Camilo Ponce EnríquezSocial Christian Party259,83330.4
Jorge CrespoEcuadorian Nationalist Revolutionary Action31,9913.7
Elías GallegosPeople's Democratic Union17,0402.0
Invalid/blank votes75,435–
Total928,981100
Registered voters/turnout1,198,87477.5
Source: Nohlen

References
  1. Institute for the Comparative. Ecuador election factbook, June 2, 1968. Open Library. OL 5617510M.
  2. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p401 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  3. Enciclopedia Electoral Latinoamericana y del Caribe, p300
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