1962 Dominican Republic general election

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 20 December 1962.[1] They were the first after the end of the Trujillo dictatorship two years earlier, and are generally reckoned as the first truly free elections in the country's history.

1962 Dominican Republic presidential election
20 December 1962 (1962-12-20)
 
Nominee Juan Bosch Viriato Fiallo
Party PRD National Civic Union
Popular vote 628,044 317,327
Percentage 59.5% 30.1%
President before election

Rafael Bonnelly
PD

 Elected President

Juan Bosch
PRD

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Juan Bosch of the Dominican Revolutionary Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the Congressional elections. There was also an election for a Constituent National Assembly, whose role was to amend certain articles of the constitution.[2] However, reforms implemented by Bosch alienated the American government and the local oligarchy, leading to a coup the following year.[3] Voter turnout was 64.7%.[4]

Results

President
Candidate Party Votes %
Juan BoschDominican Revolutionary Party628,04459.5
Viriato FialloNational Civic Union317,32730.1
Alfonso Moreno MartínezSocial Christian Revolutionary Party54,6385.2
Virgilio Maynardi ReynaDemocratic Revolutionary Nationalist Party35,7643.4
Juan Isidro Jiménez GrullónSocial Democratic Alliance17,8981.7
Authentic Dominican Revolutionary Party1,2730.1
Invalid/blank votes18,291-
Total1,073,245100
Source: Nohlen

Congress
Party Votes % House Senate
Seats Seats
Dominican Revolutionary Party592,08856.54922
National Civic Union315,37130.1204
Social Christian Revolutionary Party56,7945.410
Democratic Revolutionary Nationalist Party36,9723.541
Social Democratic Alliance18,7261.800
VRD18,8561.800
Authentic Dominican Revolutionary Party5,3060.500
National Party4,1610.400
Invalid/blank votes18,291---
Total1,066,2951007427
Source: Nohlen

References
  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p252
  3. Nohlen, p240
  4. Nohlen, p248
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