1923 Liberian general election

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1923 Liberian general election
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  1919 1923 1927  
Registered<6,000
Turnout>750%
Presidential election
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Nominee Charles D. B. King Samuel G. Harmon
Party TWP People's Party
Running mate Thomas J. R. Faulkner
Popular vote45,000

President before election

Charles D. B. King
TWP

Elected President

Charles D. B. King
TWP

General elections were held in Liberia in 1923. In the presidential elections, the result was a victory for Charles D. B. King of the True Whig Party, who was re-elected for a second term, [1] defeating Samuel G. Harmon, former vice president, of the People's Party. [2] Thomas J. R. Faulkner served as Harmon's running mate. [3]

The results of the election were rigged, with King receiving 45,000 votes, despite there being only 6,000 Liberians eligible to vote. [4]

References

  1. Elections in Liberia African Elections Database
  2. Joseph Saye Guannu (1985) A Short History of the First Liberian Republic, p45
  3. Dunn, D. Elwood (2014). "Presidential Power Transfer in Liberian History, Joseph Jenkins Roberts to George Manneh Weah". Liberian Studies Journal. 39 (1): 122–123.
  4. Power and Press Freedom in Liberia, 1830-1970: The Impact of Globalization and Civil Society on Media-government Relations