1966 Guatemalan general election

General elections were held in Guatemala on 6 March 1966.[1] After no candidate received 50% or more of the national vote, Julio César Méndez Montenegro was elected President by Congress on 10 May. On the Congressional elections, the Revolutionary Party won 28 of the 54 seats. Voter turnout was 56.27% in the presidential election and 55.01% in the Congressional elections

1966 Guatemalan general election
6 March 1966
 
Nominee Julio Méndez Juan Aguilar
Party Revolutionary PID
Home state Guatemala City Guatemala City
Running mate Clemente Marroquín Gustavo Mirón Porras
Electoral vote 35 19
Popular vote 209,204 138,488
Percentage 44.78% 29.58%
President before election

Enrique Peralta Azurdia

 President-elect

Julio Méndez
Revolutionary

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Results

President
Candidate Party Public vote Congress vote
Votes % Votes %
Julio César Méndez MontenegroRevolutionary Party209,20444.783564.81
Juan de Dios Aguilar de LeónInstitutional Democratic Party148,02531.681935.19
Miguel Angel PoncianoNational Liberation Movement109,98123.54--
Invalid/blank votes64,060-0-
Total531,27010054100
Source: Nohlen

Congress
Party Votes % Seats
Revolutionary Party192,36644.0729
Institutional Democratic Party138,87331.8121
National Liberation Movement105,30624.125
Invalid/blank votes82,848--
Total519,39310055
Source: Nohlen

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

Bibliography
  • Guía del organismo legislativo República de Guatemala. Preparada por el Instituto Nacional de Administración para el Desarrollo, Dobierno de la República. 1968.
  • Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
  • Elections in the Americas A Data Handbook Volume 1. North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Edited by Dieter Nohlen. 2005.
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