# 1990 Dominican Republic general election

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1990. Following a long vote count, Joaquín Balaguer of the Social Christian Reformist Party (PSRC) was declared winner of the presidential election, whilst in the Congressional elections the PSRC received the most votes and won a majority in the Senate, although the Dominican Liberation Party won the most seats in the House of Representatives.
The voter turnout of 60% was the lowest in recent DR history.
There were numerous irregularities prior and after election day. Balaguer's victory prompted protests and accusations of fraud. This led the Central Elections Authority to introduce several reforms to the electoral law in 1992, including an increase in the number of members of the Authority and the production of a new electoral roll.

## Results
### President

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Joaquín Balaguer | Social Christian Reformist Party | 678,065 | 35.05 |
| | Juan Bosch | Dominican Liberation Party | 653,595 | 33.79 |
| | José Francisco Peña Gómez | Dominican Revolutionary Party | 449,399 | 23.23 |
| | Jacobo Majluta | Independent Revolutionary Party | 135,659 | 7.01 |
| | Vincho Castillo | National Progressive Force | 6,063 | 0.31 |
| | José Rafael Abinader | Constitutional Action Party | 4,926 | 0.25 |
| | Roberto Bernardo Saladín Selín | Christian People's Party | 4,338 | 0.22 |
| | Luis Montás | Dominican Communist Party | 1,886 | 0.10 |
| | Rafael Alburquerque | Party of the Dominican People | 602 | 0.03 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,934,533 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,934,533 | 97.56 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 48,356 | 2.44 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,982,889 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 3,275,570 | 60.54 |
| Source: Nohlen, Grullón, Ramírez Morillo |||||

### Congress

Seats :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | House | +/– | Senate | +/– |
| | Social Christian Reformist Party and allies | 663,127 | 34.64 | 41 | – | 16 | – |
| | Dominican Liberation Party–Democratic Unity | 625,929 | 32.70 | 44 | – | 12 | – |
| | PRD–BS–PTD | 447,605 | 23.38 | 33 | – | 2 | – |
| | Independent Revolutionary Party | 139,769 | 7.30 | 2 | New | 0 | New |
| | PPC–MIM | 8,081 | 0.42 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| | National Progressive Force | 18,539 | 0.97 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| | Constitutional Action Party | 18,539 | 0.97 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| | Dominican Communist Party | 18,539 | 0.97 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| | Party of the Dominican People | 18,539 | 0.97 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| | Movement for Independence, Unity and Change | 11,052 | 0.58 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| | MAR | 11,052 | 0.58 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| | MIGRELU | 11,052 | 0.58 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| | MFP | 11,052 | 0.58 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| | MIS | 11,052 | 0.58 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 1,914,102 | 100.00 | 120 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,914,102 | 97.54 | | | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 48,356 | 2.46 | | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,962,458 | 100.00 | | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 3,275,570 | 59.91 | | | | |
| Source: Nohlen ||||||||
* ↑ PRSC allies included the Democratic Quisqueyano Party, La Estructura, the Institutional Democratic Party, the National Civic Veterans Party, MOFEI, Frente Amplio de Organizaciones Comunnales-Futuro Verde, MSDO, FDE, MAIS and Morepma