1942 Colombian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 3 May 1942.[1] The result was a victory for Alfonso López Pumarejo of the Liberal Party, who received 58.6% of the vote.[2] He took office on 7 August.[3]

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Pumarejo's only opponent, Carlos Arango Vélez, was also a Liberal Party member. Whilst Pumajero received support from the Communist Party, Vélez was supported by the Conservative Party.[2]

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Alfonso López Pumarejo	Liberal Party	673,169	58.6
Carlos Arango Vélez	Liberal Party	474,637	41.4
Invalid/blank votes			–
Total		1,147,806	100
Registered voters/turnout		2,056,366
Source: Nohlen

References

Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
Nohlen, p351
Nohlen, p359

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