1966 Colombian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 1 May 1966.[1] Under the National Front agreement, it was the turn of the Liberal Party to govern, and so all candidates were members of the party. The result was a victory for Carlos Lleras Restrepo, who received 71.8% of the vote.[2]

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Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Carlos Lleras Restrepo	Liberal Party	1,891,175	71.8
José Jaramillo Giraldo	Liberal Party–National Popular Alliance	742,133	28.2
Antonio Goyeneche	Liberal Party	597	0.0
Invalid/blank votes		15,353	–
Total		2,649,258	100
Registered voters/turnout		6,611,352	40.1
Source: Nohlen

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References

Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
Nohlen, p353

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