General elections were held in Uruguay on 26 November 1989. They resulted in a clear win for the National Party, and victory for the Herrerismo-Renovación y Victoria presidential candidate, Luis Alberto Lacalle.
This was only the third time in the 20th century that the National Party won a general election. The incumbent Colorado Party was defeated.[1]
Results
| Party | Presidential candidate | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Chamber | +/– | Senate | +/– |
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| National Party | Luis Alberto Lacalle | 444,839 | 22.57 | 39 | +4 | 12 | +1 |
| Carlos Julio Pereyra | 218,656 | 11.10 |
| Alberto Zumarán | 101,046 | 5.13 |
| al lema | 1,449 | 0.07 |
| Total | 765,990 | 38.87 |
| Colorado Party | Jorge Batlle | 291,944 | 14.82 | 30 | –11 | 9 | –4 |
| Jorge Pacheco Areco | 289,222 | 14.68 |
| Hugo Fernández Faingold | 14,482 | 0.73 |
| al lema | 1,316 | 0.07 |
| Total | 596,964 | 30.29 |
| Broad Front | Liber Seregni | 418,403 | 21.23 | 21 | 0 | 7 | +1 |
| Party for the Government of the People | Hugo Batalla | 177,453 | 9.01 | 9 | New | 2 | New |
| Partido Verde Eto-Ecologista | Rodolfo Tálice | 10,835 | 0.55 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| Righteous Movement | Bolívar Espínola | 441 | 0.02 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| Workers' Party | Vital Andrada | 310 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Socialist Convergence | Nancy Espasandín | 190 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1,970,586 | 100.00 | 99 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 1,970,586 | 95.83 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 85,769 | 4.17 | |
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| Total votes | 2,056,355 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 2,319,022 | 88.67 | |
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| Source: FCU |
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