1989 Argentine Presidential Election
Menem, and an early handover14 May 1989 · The restored democracy
General elections were held in Argentina on 14 May 1989. Voters chose both the President and their legislators and with a turnout of 85%, Carlos Menem won the presidency, and the Peronist Justicialist Party won the control of both houses of Congress.
President before
Raúl Alfonsín
UCR
Elected President
Carlos Menem
PJ
Winning share
47.5%
Turnout
85.3%
The result
Carlos Menem
PJ · 7.957.518 votes
47.51%
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Eduardo Angeloz
UCR · 6.213.217 votes
37.10%
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Álvaro Alsogaray
UCEDE · 1.200.172 votes
7.17%
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