1958 Paraguayan general election

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1958 Paraguayan general election
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Candidate Alfredo Stroessner
Party Colorado
Popular vote295,414
Percentage100%
President before election

Alfredo Stroessner
Colorado

President-elect

Alfredo Stroessner
Colorado

General elections were held in Paraguay on 9 February 1958. [1] At the time, the Colorado Party was the only legally permitted party. [2] As such, incumbent president Alfredo Stroessner was unopposed for a full term; [3] he had been in office since 1954 by virtue of winning a special election for the remainder of Federico Chávez' second term. [4]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Alfredo Stroessner Colorado Party 295,414100.00
Total295,414100.00
Valid votes295,41497.34
Invalid/blank votes8,0642.66
Total votes303,478100.00
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN   978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ↑ Opposition Parties Library of Congress Country Studies
  3. ↑ Nohlen, p434
  4. ↑ W. John Green (2015). A History of Political Murder in Latin America: Killing the Messengers of Change. SUNY Press. p. 265. ISBN   9781438456652.
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