1985 Honduran general election

General elections were held in Honduras on 24 November 1985. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and a new Congress.

1985 Honduran general election

24 November 1985
Turnout	84.02% ( 5.48pp)
Presidential election
Nominee José Azcona Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero Party Liberal National Popular vote 424,358 701,406 Percentage 51.02% 45.49%
President before election Roberto Suazo Córdova Liberal Elected President José Azcona Liberal

Each voter had a single vote to cast for a presidential candidate, with seats in the National Congress divided based on the share of the vote their presidential candidate had won.

Results

Party or alliance				Presidential candidate	Votes	%	Seats
	Liberal Party		Azconista Liberal Movement	José Azcona del Hoyo	424,358	27.52	46
			Rodista Liberal Movement	Oscar Mejía Arellano	250,519	16.25	18
			Movement of Efraín Bu Girón	Efraín Bu Girón	64,230	4.17	3
			Liberal Democratic Revolutionary Movement	Carlos Roberto Reina	43,373	2.81	0
			Liberal Party	Party votes	4,114	0.27	0
		Total			786,594	51.02	67
	National Party		Callejista National Movement	Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero	656,882	42.60	63
			Movement of Fernando Douglas Lardizabal	Fernando Douglas Lardizabal	22,163	1.44	0
			Change and Unity Nationalist Movement	Juan Pablo Urrutia Raudales	20,121	1.30	0
			National Party	Party votes	2,240	0.15	0
		Total			701,406	45.49	63
	Christian Democratic Party			Hernan Corrales Padilla	30,173	1.96	2
	Innovation and Unity Party			Enrique Aguilar Cerrato	23,705	1.54	2
Total					1,541,878	100.00	134
Valid votes					1,541,878	96.50
Invalid/blank votes					55,963	3.50
Total votes					1,597,841	100.00
Registered voters/turnout					1,901,757	84.02
Source: Ramos Soto, IPU, Ruhl & McDonald, Statistical Abstract of Latin America

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