He was again the PNH candidate in the 1989 elections, and won with 52.3% of the vote, becoming the first PNH President since 1972.
He was again the PNH candidate in the 1989 elections where a reported 200,000 identifications from deceased Honduran citizens were used. Callejas won with 52.3% of the votes, becoming the first PNH President since 1972.