During the 1994 general elections for the presidency, she narrowly lost to the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) candidate Ernesto Pérez Balladares by 4% of the vote.
Pada pemilihan umum 1994 untuk kepresidenan, ia dikalahkan kandidat Partai Revolusioner Demokrat (PRD) Ernesto Pérez Balladares dengan perbandingan 4% suara.