1974 Guatemalan general election

General elections were held in Guatemala on 3 March 1974.[1] No candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the presidential election, resulting in Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García being elected president by Congress on 12 March. The Congressional elections were won by an alliance of the Institutional Democratic Party and the National Liberation Movement. Voter turnout was 46.41% in the presidential election.

1974 Guatemalan general election
3 March 1974
 
Nominee Kjell Laugerud Efraín Ríos Montt
Party MLN DCG
Home state Guatemala City Guatemala City
Running mate Mario Sandoval Alberto Fuentes
Electoral vote 32 0
Popular vote 298,953 228,067
Percentage 44.61% 34.03%
President before election

Carlos Arana Osorio
MLN

 President-elect

Kjell Laugerud García
MLN

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Results

President
Candidate Party Public vote Congress vote
Votes % Votes %
Kjell Eugenio Laugerud GarcíaMLN-PID298,95344.6132100
José Efraín Ríos MonttNational Opposition Front¹228,06734.0300
Ernesto Paíz NovalesRevolutionary Party143,11121.36--
Invalid/blank votes57,059--
Total727,17410060100
Source: Nohlen

¹ The National Opposition Front was an alliance of Guatemalan Christian Democracy, the Social Democratic Party and the Authentic Revolutionary Party.

Congress
Party Votes % Seats +/-
National Liberation Movement16-
Institutional Democratic Party14-
National Opposition Front14-
Revolutionary Party10-9
Central Aranista Organisation6New
Invalid/blank votes---
Total10060+5
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References
  1. 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.
  • Political handbook of the world 1974. New York, 1975.
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