1966 Uruguayan general election

General elections were held in Uruguay on 27 November 1966, alongside a constitutional referendum. The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won the most seats in the Chamber of Deputies and received the most votes in the presidential election.

Results

President

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Colorado Party	Óscar Diego Gestido - Jorge Pacheco Areco	262,040	21.3
	Jorge Batlle Ibáñez - Julio Lacarte Muró	215,642	17.5
	Amílcar Vasconcellos - Renán Rodríguez	77,476	6.3
	Zelmar Michelini - Aquiles Lanza	48,992	4.0
	Justino Jiménez de Aréchaga - Nilo Berschesi	4,064	0.0
	al lema	389	0.0
	Total	607,633	49.3
National Party	Martín Echegoyen - Dardo Ortiz	228,309	18.5
	Alberto Gallinal Heber - Zeballos	171,618	13.9
	Alberto Héber Usher - Nicolás Storace Arrosa	96,772	7.9
	al lema	211	0.0
	Total	496,910	40.3
Liberation Left Front	Aguirre González - Pastorino	69,750	5.7
Civic Union	Adolfo Gelsi Bidart - Saralegui	37,219	3.0
Socialist Party	José Pedro Cardoso - Berhnard	7,892	0.6
	Emilio Frugoni - Gavazzo	3,646	0.3
	Total	11,559	0.9
Christian Civic Movement	Juan Vicente Chiarino - Flores	4,230	0.3
Popular Union		2,655	0.2
Other parties		1,806	0.1
Invalid/blank votes			–
Total		1,231,762	100
Registered voters/turnout		1,658,368
Source: Nohlen

General Assembly

Party	Votes	%	Chamber of Deputies		Senate
			Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
Colorado Party	607,633	49.3	50	+6	16	+2
National Party	496,910	40.3	41	–6	13	–2
Liberation Left Front	69,750	5.7	5	+2	1	0
Christian Democratic Party	37,219	3.0	3	0	0	–1
Socialist Party	11,559	0.9	0	0	0	0
Christian Civic Movement	4,230	0.3	0	New	0	New
Popular Union	2,655	0.2	0	–2	0	0
Other parties	1,806	0.1	0	–	0	–
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–	–	–
Total	1,231,762	100	99	0	30	–1
Registered voters/turnout	1,658,368		–	–	–	–
Source: Nohlen

External links

• Politics Data Bank at the Social Sciences School – Universidad de la República (Uruguay)