1928 Honduran general election

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General elections were held in Honduras on 28 October 1928. Vicente Mejía Colindres of the Liberal Party was re-elected as president, becoming the first incumbent to be re-elected in peaceful and contested elections.

Results

President


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Vicente Mejía Colindres	Liberal Party	62,319	56.62
	Tiburcio Carías Andino	National Party	47,745	43.38
Total			110,064	100.00

Source: Nohlen

Congress


Party		Seats	+/–
	National Party	26	–10
	Liberal Party	21	+15
Vacant		1	–
Total		48	+2

Source: Political Handbook of the World

References

Victor Bulmer-Thomas (1991) Central America since independence, p195
Political Handbook of the World 1929, p88

Bibliography

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See also: Elections in the Federal Republic of Central America

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