1962 Salvadoran presidential election explained

Election Name:	1962 Salvadoran presidential election
Country:	El Salvador
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1956 Salvadoran presidential election
Previous Year:	1956
Next Election:	1967 Salvadoran presidential election
Next Year:	1967
Election Date:	30 April 1962
Image1:	3x4.svg
Nominee1:	Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo
Party1:	National Coalition Party (El Salvador)
Running Mate1:	Francisco Roberto Lima
Popular Vote1:	368,801
Percentage1:	100%
President
Before Election:	Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea
Before Party:	Independent politician
After Election:	Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo
After Party:	National Coalition Party (El Salvador)

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 30 April 1962.^[1] Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo of the National Conciliation Party was the sole candidate and was elected unopposed.^[2]

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