1944 Guatemalan presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Guatemala between 17 and 19 December 1944.[1] The result was a victory for Juan José Arévalo, who received 86.25% of the vote.

1944 Guatemalan presidential election

17–19 December 1944
 
Nominee Juan José Arévalo Adrián Recinos
Party FUPA FNDPDC
Home state Santa Rosa Antigua Guatemala
States carried 22 0
Popular vote 255,660 20,949
Percentage 86.25% 7.07%

Triumvirates before election

Arbenz, Arana, Toriello
Guatemalan Revolution

President-elect

Juan José Arévalo
FUPA

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Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Juan José Arévalo BermejoUnited Front of Arevalist Parties255,66086.25
Adrián RecinosFND-PDC20,9497.07
Manuel María HerreraWorkers Republican-Democratic Party11,0623.73
Guillermo Flores AvendañoSocial Democratic Party8,2302.78
Teófilo Díaz MedranoDemocratic Constitutionalist Party3420.12
Bernardo Alvarado TelloPopular Liberation Front1150.04
Ovidio PivaralDemocratic Party220.01
Francisco Javier AranaPopular Liberation120.001
Clemente Marroquín RojasNational Accord Party50.001
José Gregorio DíazNationalist Action Party50.001
Luis Cardoza y Aragón30.001
Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes20.001
Humberto Robles20.001
Jorge Toriello GarridoCivic Union20.001
Julio BianchiCentral-American party10.001
Manuel GalichPopular Liberation Front10.001
Eugenio Silva PeñaSocial Democratic Party10.001
Invalid/blank votes6,042-
Total302,456100

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

Bibliography

  • Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
  • Political handbook of the world 1946. New York, 1945.
  • Gleijeses, Piero. 1991. Shattered hope. The Guatemalan Revolution and the United States, 1944-1954. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
  • Rodríguez de Ita, Guadalupe. 2003. La participación política en la primavera guatemalteca: una aproximación a la historia de los partidos durante el periodo 1944-1954. México: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • El estado y los partidos politicos en Guatemala, 1944-1951. by José Campang Chang Published in 1992, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ([Guatemala])
  • Castillo, R. Geografía Electoral de Guatemala, Guatemala, INCEP, 1972.
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