Guatemalan general election, 1926

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General elections were held in Guatemala on 5 December 1926. The presidential election resulted in a victory for Lázaro Chacón González, who received 88.6% of the vote.[1] Whilst the elections were rigged,[2] the Progressive Liberal Party did manage to win some seats in the Congress.[3]

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Lázaro Chacón González Unionist Party 287,412 88.61
Jorge Ubico y Castañeda Progressive Liberal Party 36,940 11.39
Total 324,352 100
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p337 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Dosal, Paul J (1993) Doing business with the dictators: a political history of United Fruit in Guatemala, 1899-1944 Wilmington: Scholarly Resources, p64
  3. Schlewitz, Andrew James (1999) The rise of a military state in Guatemala, 1931-1966 New York: New School University. Unpublished dissertation, p66

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