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Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 1 May 1938. [1] Eduardo Santos of the Liberal Party was the only candidate after the Conservative Party decided not to contest the elections, and received 100% of the vote. [2] Voter turnout was only 30.2%. [2] Santos took office on 7 August. [3]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Eduardo Santos | Colombian Liberal Party | 511,947 | 100.00 | |
Total | 511,947 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 511,947 | 99.69 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,573 | 0.31 | ||
Total votes | 513,520 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,700,171 | 30.20 | ||
Source: Nohlen |
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