1966 Guatemalan general election
General elections were held in Guatemala on 6 March 1966.[1] After no candidate received 50% or more of the national vote, Julio César Méndez Montenegro was elected President by Congress on 5 May.[2] In the Congressional elections, the Revolutionary Party won 28 of the 54 seats. Voter turnout was 56.27% in the presidential election and 55.01% in the Congressional elections
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Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Popular vote | Congress vote | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Julio César Méndez Montenegro | Revolutionary Party | 209,204 | 44.78 | 35 | 64.81 | |
| Juan de Dios Aguilar de León | Institutional Democratic Party | 148,025 | 31.68 | 19 | 35.19 | |
| Miguel Angel Ponciano | National Liberation Movement | 109,981 | 23.54 | |||
| Total | 467,210 | 100.00 | 54 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 467,210 | 87.94 | 54 | 100.00 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 64,060 | 12.06 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 531,270 | 100.00 | 54 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 944,170 | 56.27 | 55 | 98.18 | ||
| Source: Nohlen, Dombrowski | ||||||
Congress
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revolutionary Party | 192,366 | 44.07 | 29 | +23 | |
| Institutional Democratic Party | 138,873 | 31.81 | 21 | New | |
| National Liberation Movement | 105,306 | 24.12 | 5 | +5 | |
| Total | 436,545 | 100.00 | 55 | –11 | |
| Valid votes | 436,545 | 84.05 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 82,848 | 15.95 | |||
| Total votes | 519,393 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 944,170 | 55.01 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- John Dombrowski (1970) Area Handbook for Guatemala p172
Bibliography
- Guía del organismo legislativo República de Guatemala. Preparada por el Instituto Nacional de Administración para el Desarrollo, Dobierno de la República. 1968.
- Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
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