title: 1940 Ecuadorian presidential election
text: # 1940 Ecuadorian presidential election
  
  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.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party | 43,642 | 53.16 |
  | | José María Velasco Ibarra | Independent | 22,061 | 26.87 |
  | | Jacinto Jijón y Caamaño | Conservative Party | 16,376 | 19.95 |
  | Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates | 21 | 0.03 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 82,100 | 100.00 |
  | Source: Nohlen |||||
  