1978 Paraguayan general election

1978 Paraguayan general election
Turnout	85.96%
	Presidential election
President before election; Alfredo Stroessner ; Colorado	President-elect; Alfredo Stroessner ; Colorado
	Parliamentary election
	60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies ; 30 seats in the Senate
Chamber of Deputies (31 seats for a majority)
Senate (16 seats needed for a majority)

Last updated January 28, 2025

General elections were held in Paraguay on 12 February 1978.^[1] Alfredo Stroessner of the Colorado Party won the presidential elections, whilst the Colorado Party won 20 of the 30 seats in the Senate and 40 of the 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Voter turnout was 86%.^[2]

Results


Party		Presidential candidate	Votes	%	Seats
Party		Presidential candidate	Votes	%	Chamber	+/–	Senate	+/–
	Colorado Party	Alfredo Stroessner	905,461	90.77	40	0	20	0
	Radical Liberal Party	Germán Acosta Caballero	54,984	5.51	12	–4	6	–2
	Liberal Party	Fulvio Hugo Celauro	37,059	3.72	8	+4	4	+2
Total			997,504	100.00	60	0	30	0

Valid votes			997,504	98.73
Invalid/blank votes			12,795	1.27
Total votes			1,010,299	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,175,351	85.96
Source: Nohlen, Banks^[3]

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References

↑ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
↑ Nohlen, p426
↑ Arthur S. Banks (1981) Political Handbook of the World 1981, p387

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[N1-1] Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3

[2] Nohlen, p426

[3] Arthur S. Banks (1981) Political Handbook of the World 1981, p387

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