Guatemalan general election, 1926
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General elections were held in Guatemala on 5 December 1926. The presidential election resulted in a victory for Lázaro Chacón González, who received 88.6% of the vote.[1] Whilst the elections were rigged,[2] the Progressive Liberal Party did manage to win some seats in the Congress.[3]
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Results[edit]
President[edit]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lázaro Chacón González | Unionist Party | 287,412 | 88.61 |
| Jorge Ubico y Castañeda | Progressive Liberal Party | 36,940 | 11.39 |
| Total | 324,352 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
References[edit]
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p337 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Dosal, Paul J (1993) Doing business with the dictators: a political history of United Fruit in Guatemala, 1899-1944 Wilmington: Scholarly Resources, p64
- ^ Schlewitz, Andrew James (1999) The rise of a military state in Guatemala, 1931-1966 New York: New School University. Unpublished dissertation, p66
Bibliography[edit]
- Díaz Romeu, Guillermo. “ Del régimen de Carlos Herrera a la elección de Jorge Ubico.” Historia general de Guatemala. 1993-1999. Guatemala: Asociación de Amigos del País, Fundación para la Cultura y el Desarrollo. Volume 5. 1996.
- González Davison, Fernando. El régimen Liberal en Guatemala (1871-1944). Guatemala: Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. 1987.
- García Laguardia, Jorge Mario. “Evolución político-constitucional de la República de Guatemala en el siglo XX: 1920-1986.” La constitución mexicana 70 años después. 1988. México: UNAM. 1988.
- Jiménez, Ernesto Bienvenido. Ellos los presidentes. Guatemala: Editorial José de Pineda Ibarra. 1981.
- Pitti, Joseph A. Jorge Ubico and Guatemalan politics in the 1920s. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico. Unpublished dissertation. 1975.
- Political handbook of the world 1928. New York, 1929.
- Taplin, Glen W. Middle American governors. Metuchen: Scarecrow Press. 1972.
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