Ecuadorian general election, 1978–1979

Ecuadorian general election, 1984

← 1968 16 July 1978 (first round) 29 April 1979 (second round) 1984 →
Nominee Jaime Roldós Sixto Durán Ballén Party CFP PSC Running mate Osvaldo Hurtado José Icaza Popular vote 1,025,148 471,657 Percentage 68.49% 31.51%
Map of results of the second round by provinces.
President before election Alfredo Poveda Nonpartisan Elected President Jaime Roldós CFP

Alfredo Poveda
Nonpartisan

Jaime Roldós
CFP

General elections were held in Ecuador in 1978 and 1979. The first round of the presidential election was held on 16 July 1978, with a second round held alongside parliamentary elections on 29 April 1979. The presidential election was won by Jaime Roldós Aguilera of the Concentration of People's Forces (CPF), who received 68.5% of the vote in the run-off, becoming the country's first freely-elected president. The CPF emerged as the largest party in the National Congress, winning 29 of the 69 seats.