1978 Guatemalan general election

General elections were held in Guatemala on 5 March 1978.[1] No candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the presidential election, resulting in Fernando Romeo Lucas García being elected president by Congress with 35 votes,[2] amidst an opposition boycott. The Congressional elections were won by the National Liberation Movement.

1978 Guatemalan general election
5 March 1978
 
Nominee Romeo Lucas Enrique Peralta
Party PID MLN
Running mate Francisco Villagrán Héctor Aragón
Electoral vote 35 0
Popular vote 262,960 221,223
Percentage 40.33% 33.93%
President before election

Kjell Laugerud García
MLN

 President-elect

Fernando Romeo Lucas
PID-PR-CAO

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Results

President
CandidatePartyPopular voteCongress vote
Votes%Votes%
Fernando Romeo Lucas GarcíaPID–PR–CAO262,96040.3335100.00
Enrique Peralta AzurdiaNational Liberation Movement221,22333.93
Ricardo Peralta MéndezDCG–PRA167,89025.75
Total652,073100.0035100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,785,764–60–
Source: Nohlen, ISLA

Congress
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Liberation Movement20+4
Institutional Democratic Party17+3
Revolutionary Party14+4
Guatemalan Christian Democracy7–
Central Aranista Organization3–3
Total61+1
Source: Nohlen

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Information Services on Latin America, Volume 16, 1978, p82

Bibliography
  • Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
  • Political handbook of the world 1978. New York, 1979.
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