1968 Paraguayan general election

General elections were held in Paraguay on 11 February 1968.[1] Alfredo Stroessner of the Colorado Party won the presidential elections, whilst the Colorado Party won 20 of the 30 seats in the Senate and 40 of the 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Voter turnout was 73.1%.[2]

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This would be the lowest vote share Stroessner would claim in the six elections in which he nominally faced an opponent; on the other occasions, he claimed to win by margins of well over 80 percent.

Results

President
Candidate Party Votes %
Alfredo StroessnerColorado Party465,53571.6
Gustavo GonzálezRadical Liberal Party139,62221.5
Ruy RufinelliLiberal Party27,9654.3
Carlos Caballero GattiRevolutionary Febrerista Party16,8712.6
Invalid/blank votes6,421–
Total656,414100
Source: Nohlen, Lewis[3]

Senate
Party Votes % Seats
Colorado Party20
Radical Liberal Party9
Liberal Party1
Revolutionary Febrerista Party0
Invalid/blank votes––
Total30
Source: IPU


Chamber of Deputies
Party Votes % Seats +/-
Colorado Party465,53571.6400
Radical Liberal Party139,62221.516New
Liberal Party27,9654.33-17
Revolutionary Febrerista Party16,8712.61New
Invalid/blank votes11,314–––
Total628,615100600
Source: Nohlen

References
  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p426
  3. Paul H. Lewis (1980) Paraguay Under Stroessner, University of North Carolina Press, p201 ISBN 978-0807814376


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