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 10 May. On 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 | Public 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 | - | - |
Invalid/blank votes | 64,060 | - | 0 | - | |
Total | 531,270 | 100 | 54 | 100 | |
Source: Nohlen |
Congress
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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Revolutionary Party | 192,366 | 44.07 | 29 |
Institutional Democratic Party | 138,873 | 31.81 | 21 |
National Liberation Movement | 105,306 | 24.12 | 5 |
Invalid/blank votes | 82,848 | - | - |
Total | 519,393 | 100 | 55 |
Source: Nohlen |
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References
- Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
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.
- Elections in the Americas A Data Handbook Volume 1. North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Edited by Dieter Nohlen. 2005.
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