Guatemalan presidential election, 1950

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Presidential elections were held in Guatemala between 10 and 12 November 1950.[1] The result was a victory for Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán, who received 65.44% of the vote. Voter turnout was 71.62%.

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán PAR-PIN-PS-PRN 266,778 65.44
Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes PRDN-PUA-PUD 76,180 18.69
Jorge García Granados People's Party 28,897 7.09
Víctor Manuel Giordiani Popular Liberation Front 15,664 3.84
Manuel Galich Popular Liberation Front (Galich) 7,118 1.75
Clemente Manoquín Rojas Guatemalan Social Harmony Party 6,589 1.62
Arcadio Chévez Guillén Authentic Revolutionary Front of Socialist Orientation 4,041 0.99
Miguel Angel Mendoza Popular Union 1,684 0.41
Alejandro Valdizón 712 0.17
Invalid/blank votes9,907-
Total417,570100
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

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