1964 Bolivian general election

General elections were held in Bolivia on 31 May 1964. Víctor Paz Estenssoro of the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR) was the only candidate for president, and was re-elected with 98% of the vote. The MNR retained its large majority in Congress.

Results

Party		Presidential candidate	Votes	%	Seats
					Chamber			Senate
					Elected	Total	+/–	Elected	Total	+/–
	Revolutionary Nationalist Movement	Víctor Paz Estenssoro	1,114,717	97.85	36	57	–7	9	22	–7
	Anti-Communist Bolivian Front	No candidate	12,245	1.07	0	0	New	0	0	New
	National Civic Union	No candidate	11,142	0.98	1	1	New	0	0	New
	Bolivian Socialist Falange	No candidate	613	0.05	0	3	–1	0	0	0
	Social Christian Party	No candidate	228	0.02	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Authentic Revolutionary Party	No candidate	92	0.01	0	2	–1	0	0	0
	Communist Party	No candidate	74	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Revolutionary Party of the Nationalist Left	No candidate	23	0.00	0	9	New	0	5	New
	Revolutionary Workers' Party	No candidate	16	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bolivian Civic Action	No candidate	7	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			1,139,157	100	37	73	+1	9	27	0
Valid votes			1,139,157	87.81
Invalid/blank votes			158,162	12.19
Total			1,297,319	100
Registered voters/turnout			1,411,560	91.91
Source: Nohlen, Political Handbook of the World 1965

Aftermath

Following the elections, General René Barrientos led a military coup in November 1964, removing Paz from office. The coup led to a series of authoritarian and military regimes that remained in power until 1982.