1950 Guatemalan presidential election

1950 Guatemalan presidential election

10–12 November 1950

Nominee Jacobo Árbenz Miguel Ydígoras Jorge García Granados Party PAR PRDN People's Party Home state Quetzaltenango Retalhuleu Guatemala City States carried 22 0 0 Popular vote 266,778 76,180 28,897 Percentage 65.44% 18.69% 7.09%

President before election Juan José Arévalo FUPA President-elect Jacobo Árbenz PAR

Presidential elections were held in Guatemala between 10 and 12 November 1950. The result was a victory for Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán, who received 65.44% of the vote. Voter turnout was 71.6%.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jacobo Árbenz	PAR–PIN–PS–PRN	266,778	65.44
	Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes	PRDN–PUA–PUD	76,180	18.69
	Jorge García Granados	People's Party	28,897	7.09
	Víctor Manuel Giordiani	Popular Liberation Front	15,664	3.84
	Manuel Galich	Popular Liberation Front (Galich)	7,118	1.75
	Clemente Marroquín Rojas	Guatemalan Social Harmony Party	6,589	1.62
	José Arcadio Chévez Guillén	Authentic Revolutionary Front of Socialist Orientation	4,041	0.99
	Miguel Angel Mendoza	Popular Union	1,684	0.41
	Alejandro Valdizón		712	0.17
Total			407,663	100.00
Valid votes			407,663	97.63
Invalid/blank votes			9,907	2.37
Total votes			417,570	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			583,300	71.59
Source: Nohlen

Bibliography

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