Nicaraguan general election, 2016

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6 November 2016, Nicaragua

The Nicaraguan general election, 2016 election took place in Nicaragua on 6 November 2016. Six parties contested the election in one contest. In total, 2,493,942 votes were cast.

Results for President

Candidates

Candidate	Party	Votes	Result
Daniel Ortega	Sandinista National Liberation Front	1,806,651 (72.4%)	✓
Maximino Rodríguez	Constitutionalist Liberal Party	374,898 (15%)
José Alvarado	Independent Liberal Party	112,562 (4.5%)
Saturnino Cerrato	Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance	107,392 (4.3%)
Erick Cabezas	Conservative Party	57,437 (2.3%)
Carlos Canales	Alliance for the Republic	35,002 (1.4%)