Guatemalan presidential election, 1898

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Presidential elections were held in Guatemala in September 1898. Prior to the election Manuel Estrada Cabrera had established the first real political party in the country's history by admitting people from outside the influential liberals to the Liberal Party.[1] After winning the election with 99.8% of the vote, he assumed the presidency on 2 October.[2]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Manuel Estrada Cabrera Liberal Party (PL) 312,797 99.79
José León Castillo Liberal Party (PL) 672 0.21
Invalid/blank votes -
Total 313,469 100

References

  1. Holden, Robert H (2004) Armies without nations: public violence and state formation in Central America, 1821-1960 New York: Oxford University Press, p54
  2. Luján Muñoz, Jorge (2003) Las revoluciones de 1897, la muerte de J.M. Reina Barrios y la elección de M. Estrada Cabrera Guatemala: Artemis Edinter, p64

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