1978 Paraguayan general election

General elections were held in Paraguay on 12 February 1978.[1] Alfredo Stroessner of the Colorado Party won the presidential elections, whilst the Colorado Party won 20 of the 30 seats in the Senate and 40 of the 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputues. Voter turnout was 86.0%.[2]

1978 Paraguayan general election
12 February 1978
Turnout86.0%
Presidential election
 
Candidate Alfredo Stroessner Germán Caballero
Party Colorado Radical Liberal
Popular vote 905,461 54,984
Percentage 90.8% 5.5%
President before election

Alfredo Stroessner
Colorado

 President-elect

Alfredo Stroessner
Colorado

Parliamentary election
60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
30 seats in the Senate
Party Leader % Seats ±
Chamber of Deputies (31 seats for a majority)
Colorado Alfredo Stroessner 90.7% 40 0
Radical Liberal Germán Caballero 5.5% 16 0
Liberal Fulvio Celauro 3.7% 4 0
Senate (16 seats needed for a majority)
Colorado 20 0
Radical Liberal-Liberal 10 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results

President
Candidate Party Votes %
Alfredo StroessnerColorado Party905,46190.8
Germán Acosta CaballeroRadical Liberal Party54,9845.5
Fulvio Hugo CelauroLiberal Party37,0593.7
Invalid/blank votes12,795–
Total1,010,299100
Source: Nohlen

Senate
Party Votes % Seats +/-
Colorado Party200
Radical Liberal Party10–
Liberal Party–
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total300
Source: IPU

Chamber of Deputies
Party Votes % Seats +/-
Colorado Party905,46190.7400
Radical Liberal Party54,9845.5160
Liberal Party37,0593.740
Invalid/blank votes12,795–––
Total1,010,299100600
Source: Nohlen
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References
  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p426


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