Cuban general election, 1908

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Cuban general election, 1908
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  1905 14 November 1908 1912  

  Jose Miguel Gomez.jpg Portrait of Mario Garcia Menocal.jpg
Nominee José Miguel Gómez Mario García Menocal
Party Liberal Conservative
Popular vote201,199 130,256
Percentage60.70% 39.30%

President before election

Tomás Estrada Palma
Republican Party of Havana

Elected President

José Miguel Gómez
Liberal Party of Cuba

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General elections were held in Cuba on 14 November 1908. [1] José Miguel Gómez won the presidential election running under the Liberal Coalition banner (an alliance of the Historical Liberal Party and the Zayista Liberal Party), whilst the coalition emerged as the largest faction in the House of Representatives, winning 49 of the 83 seats. Voter turnout was 71.0%. [2]

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Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
José Miguel Gómez Liberal Coalition201,19960.7
Mario García Menocal National Conservative Party 130,25639.3
Invalid/blank votes00
Total331,455100
Source: Nohlen

Senate

PartyVotes%Seats
Liberal Coalition¹24
Invalid/blank votes--
Total24
Source: Nohlen

¹ Within the coalition, the Zayista Liberal Party took 11 seats, the Historical Liberal Party 5 seats and independents 8 seats.

House of Representatives

PartyVotes%Seats
Liberal Coalition49
National Conservative Party 34
Invalid/blank votes--
Total83
Source: Nohlen

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References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p203 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p204