Honduran general election, 1919

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General elections (Spanish : Elecciones generales de Honduras de 1916) were held in Honduras between 26 and 28 October 1919. [1] Rafael López Gutiérrez of the Liberal Party won the presidential election with 81% of the vote. [2]

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Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Rafael López Gutiérrez Liberal Party 79,06881.0
Alberto de Jesús Membreño National Democratic Party 18,58219.0
Invalid/blank votes–
Total97,650100
Source: Nohlen

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References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p407 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ↑ Nohlen, p414

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