1904 Guatemalan presidential election

1904 Guatemalan presidential election

July 1904

Nominee Manuel Estrada Cabrera Manuel Barillas Party Liberal Liberal Home state Quetzaltenango Quetzaltenango Popular vote 548,830 3 Percentage 99.99% 0.01%

President before election Manuel Estrada Cabrera Liberal President-elect Manuel Estrada Cabrera Liberal

Presidential elections were held in Guatemala in July 1904. The result was a victory for Manuel Estrada Cabrera, who received all but three of the national votes. He assumed the presidency on 15 March 1905.

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Manuel José Estrada Cabrera	Liberal Party	548,830	99.99
Manuel Barillas	Liberal Party	3	0.01
Invalid/blank votes			–
Totalvotes		548,833	100

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