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

Carlos Herrera
PU–PD

President-elect

Carlos Herrera
PU–PD

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

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Carlos HerreraUnionist Party–Democratic Party246,97694.59
José León CastilloRepublican Party7,9483.04
Francisco FuentesWest Republican Party–Constitutionalist Liberal Party5,9832.29
53 other candidates2040.08
Total261,111100.00
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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