August 1920 Guatemalan presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Guatemala on 27 August 1920. The result was a victory for Carlos Herrera y Luna, who received 95% of the vote.

August 1920 Guatemalan presidential election
27 August 1920
 
Nominee Carlos Herrera José León Castillo
Party PU-PD Republican
Home state Quetzaltenango Guatemala
Popular vote 246,976 7,948
Percentage 94.59% 3.04%
President before election

Carlos Herrera y Luna
PU-PD

 President-elect

Carlos Herrera y Luna
PU-PD

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Results
Candidate Party Votes %
Carlos Herrera y Luna Unionist Party-Democratic Party 246,976 94.59
José León Castillo Republican Party 7,948 3.04
Francisco Fuentes West Republican Party-Constitutionalist Liberal Party 5,983 2.29
53 other candidates 204 0.08
Invalid/blank votes-
Total 261,111 100
Source: Moore, Lloyd Jones

Bibliography
  • Caida de una tiranía. Páginas de la historia de Centro América. Guatemala: Impreso en los Talleres Sánchez. Moore, Clement Henry. 1965.
  • Campang Chang, José. El estado y los partidos políticos en Guatemala. 1944-1951. Guatemala: Universidad de San Carlos. 1992.
  • 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.
  • Grandin, Greg. The last colonial massacre: Latin America in the Cold War. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2004.
  • Jones, Chester Lloyd. Guatemala, past and present. New York: Russell and Russell. (Reprint of 1940 edition). 1966.
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