1974 Dominican Republic general election

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1974. The main opposition party, the Dominican Revolutionary Party, did not contest the election, leaving only the ruling Reformist Party and some right-wing and centre-right parties. Incumbent Joaquín Balaguer won the presidential election, whilst his Reformist Party won the Congressional elections in alliance with the National Youth Movement. Voter turnout was 71.7%.

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Joaquín Balaguer	Reformist Party	942,726	84.7
Luis Homero Lajara Burgos	Popular Democratic Party	170,693	15.3
Invalid/blank votes		404,878	-
Total		1,518,297	100
Source: Nohlen

Congress

Party	Votes	%	House		Senate
			Seats	+/-	Seats	+/-
Reformist Party-National Youth Movement¹	929,112	89.8	86	+26	27	+1
Popular Democratic Party	62,682	6.1	3	New	0	New
Movimento Municipal del Pueblo	42,391	4.1	1	New	0	New
Moviemento Voluntad Popular			1	New	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	404,878	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1,439,057	100	91	+17	27	0
Source: Nohlen

¹ The Reformist Party won 75 House seats and 21 Senate seats, whilst the National Movement won 11 House seats and 4 Senate seats.