Dominican Republic general election, 1957

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General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1957.^[1] Héctor Trujillo was the only candidate in the presidential election, and was elected unopposed, although his predecessor and brother Rafael Trujillo maintained absolute control of the country.^[2] The Dominican Party won every seat in the Congressional elections.

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Héctor Trujillo	Dominican Party	1,265,681	100
Invalid/blank votes			-
Total		1,265,681	100
Source: Nohlen

Congress

Party	Votes	%	House		Senate
Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-	Seats	+/-
Dominican Party	1,265,681	100	58	+8	23	+1
Invalid/blank votes			-	-	-	-
Total	1,265,681	100	58	+8	23	+1
Source: Nohlen

References

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
↑ Nohlen, p260

Elections in the Dominican Republic

Presidential elections	1866 1874 1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1892 1896 1899 1903 1904 1908 1912 1914 1924 1930 1934 1938 1942 1947 1952 1957 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Parliamentary elections	1924 1927 1929 1930 1934 1938 1941 1942 1946 1947 1952 1955 1957 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2016

Municipal elections	2016

Referendums	1870 1873 1895

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