1940 Ecuadorian presidential election

1940 Ecuadorian presidential election
10–11 January 1940
 
Nominee Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río José María Velasco Ibarra Jacinto Jijón y Caamaño
Party PLRE Independent PC
Popular vote 43,642 22,061 16,376
Percentage 53.16% 26.87% 19.95%
President before election

Julio Enrique Moreno

 Elected President

Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río

Presidential elections were held in Ecuador on 10 and 11 January 1940. The result was a victory for Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río of the Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party, who received 53% of the vote.

Electoral fraud contributed to Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río's victory.

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