# 1994 Panamanian general election

General elections were held in Panama on 8 May 1994, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new Legislative Assembly.
Ernesto Pérez Balladares stood as a candidate for the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), opposing Mireya Moscoso of the Arnulfista Party and the salsa singer Rubén Blades, who was then president of the party Papa Egoro. In the 1989 general election, Pérez Balladares had served as the campaign manager for Carlos Duque, the hand-picked candidate of military ruler Manuel Noriega, and his 1994 opponents sought to emphasize his connection with Noriega, broadcasting pictures of the two together. Pérez Balladares denied the link, describing the current PRD as "diametrically opposed" to Noriega's policies. Instead, he worked to position himself as a successor to Torrijos, who was regarded as a national hero. The incumbent Arnulfista Party, meanwhile, was seen as hobbled by dissatisfaction with the perceived incompetence and corruption of Endara's government. He ultimately won the election with 33% of the vote, with Moscoso receiving 29% and Blades receiving 17%.
The PRD "also achieved an effective majority in the new National Assembly. The big surprise was not the victory of the PRD, but the nearly successful challenge of Mireya Moscoso de Gruber, the candidate of the Arnulfista Party".

## Results
### President

| Candidate | Candidate | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Votes | % |
| | Ernesto Pérez Balladares | United People Alliance | | Democratic Revolutionary Party | 326,095 | 30.57 |
| | Ernesto Pérez Balladares | United People Alliance | | Labor and Agrarian Party | 17,046 | 1.60 |
| | Ernesto Pérez Balladares | United People Alliance | | Republican Liberal Party | 12,166 | 1.14 |
| | Ernesto Pérez Balladares | United People Alliance | Total | Total | 355,307 | 33.30 |
| | Mireya Moscoso | Democratic Alliance | | Arnulfista Party | 211,780 | 19.85 |
| | Mireya Moscoso | Democratic Alliance | | Liberal Party | 46,775 | 4.38 |
| | Mireya Moscoso | Democratic Alliance | | Authentic Liberal Party | 43,797 | 4.11 |
| | Mireya Moscoso | Democratic Alliance | | Independent Democrat Union | 8,020 | 0.75 |
| | Mireya Moscoso | Democratic Alliance | Total | Total | 310,372 | 29.09 |
| | Rubén Blades | Mother Earth Movement [es] | Mother Earth Movement [es] | Mother Earth Movement [es] | 182,405 | 17.10 |
| | Rubén Dario Carles | Alliance for Change '94 | | Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement | 115,478 | 10.82 |
| | Rubén Dario Carles | Alliance for Change '94 | | National Renewal Movement | 32,122 | 3.01 |
| | Rubén Dario Carles | Alliance for Change '94 | | Civic Renewal Party | 23,592 | 2.21 |
| | Rubén Dario Carles | Alliance for Change '94 | Total | Total | 171,192 | 16.05 |
| | Eduardo Vallarino | Christian Democratic Party | Christian Democratic Party | Christian Democratic Party | 25,476 | 2.39 |
| | Samuel Lewis Galindo | National Concertation | | Solidarity Party | 9,304 | 0.87 |
| | Samuel Lewis Galindo | National Concertation | | National Unity Mission Party | 9,120 | 0.85 |
| | Samuel Lewis Galindo | National Concertation | Total | Total | 18,424 | 1.73 |
| | José Salvador Muñoz | Doctrinaire Panameñista Party | Doctrinaire Panameñista Party | Doctrinaire Panameñista Party | 3,668 | 0.34 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,066,844 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,066,844 | 96.58 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 37,734 | 3.42 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,104,578 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,499,451 | 73.67 |
| Source: Nohlen |||||||

### National Assembly

| Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats |
| | United People Alliance | | Democratic Revolutionary Party | 236,319 | 22.86 | 30 |
| | United People Alliance | | Labor and Agrarian Party | 28,172 | 2.73 | 1 |
| | United People Alliance | | Republican Liberal Party | 24,979 | 2.42 | 2 |
| | United People Alliance | Total | Total | 289,470 | 28.01 | 33 |
| | Democratic Alliance | | Arnulfista Party | 150,217 | 14.53 | 14 |
| | Democratic Alliance | | Liberal Party | 35,516 | 3.44 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | | Authentic Liberal Party | 31,045 | 3.00 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | | Independent Democrat Union | 13,106 | 1.27 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | Total | Total | 229,884 | 22.24 | 19 |
| | Alliance for Change '94 | | Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement | 116,833 | 11.30 | 5 |
| | Alliance for Change '94 | | National Renewal Movement | 68,581 | 6.64 | 1 |
| | Alliance for Change '94 | | Civic Renewal Party | 57,590 | 5.57 | 3 |
| | Alliance for Change '94 | Total | Total | 243,004 | 23.51 | 9 |
| | Mother Earth Movement [es] | Mother Earth Movement [es] | Mother Earth Movement [es] | 99,760 | 9.65 | 6 |
| | National Concertation | | Solidarity Party | 67,306 | 6.51 | 4 |
| | National Concertation | | National Unity Mission Party | 27,017 | 2.61 | 0 |
| | National Concertation | Total | Total | 94,323 | 9.13 | 4 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | Christian Democratic Party | Christian Democratic Party | 66,411 | 6.43 | 1 |
| | Doctrinaire Panameñista Party | Doctrinaire Panameñista Party | Doctrinaire Panameñista Party | 10,720 | 1.04 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,033,572 | 100.00 | 72 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,033,572 | 94.67 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 58,184 | 5.33 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,091,756 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,499,451 | 72.81 | |
| Source: Nohlen |||||||