General elections were held in Nicaragua on 4 November 2001 to elect the President and the members of the National Assembly. Enrique Bolaños of the Constitutionalist Liberal Party (PLC) was elected president, with Daniel Ortega losing his third successive presidential election. The Constitutionalist Liberal Party also won the parliamentary elections, receiving over half the vote and 52 of the 92 seats.
The elections were characterized as free and fair by election monitors. There was no electoral violence.
Results President
National Assembly
By region RegionFSLNPLCPCNOtherBoaco27.98%68.43%3.60%0.00%Carazo46.44%48.61%4.95%0.00%Chinandega50.54%43.98%5.48%0.00%Chontales27.65%65.39%6.96%0.00%Esteli50.57%45.84%3.59%0.00%Granada38.29%47.72%13.98%0.00%Jinotega38.08%59.67%2.25%0.00%Leon51.08%45.35%3.56%0.00%Madriz46.13%50.22%3.66%0.00%Managua44.22%49.32%6.47%0.00%Masaya41.77%53.64%4.59%0.00%Matagalpa39.24%57.50%3.26%0.00%Nueva Segovia45.97%52.61%1.42%0.00%RAAN37.42%43.87%1.96%16.75%RAAS21.34%73.11%1.84%3.71%Rio San Juan34.96%59.40%5.64%0.00%Rivas41.06%51.56%7.38%0.00%Source: Constituency Level Elections Archive
Central American Parliament
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