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1966 Colombian presidential election

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1966 Colombian presidential election

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1 May 1966
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Nominee Carlos Lleras Restrepo José Jaramillo Giraldo
Party Liberal ANAPO
Alliance National Front —
Home state Bogotá Caldas
Popular vote 1,891,175 742,133
Percentage 71.80% 28.18%

Winner by department

President before election

Guillermo León Valencia
Conservative

Elected President

Carlos Lleras Restrepo
Liberal

Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 1 May 1966.[1] Under the National Front agreement, it was the turn of the Liberal Party to govern, and so all candidates were members of the party. The result was a victory for Carlos Lleras Restrepo, who received 71.8% of the vote.[2]

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Carlos Lleras RestrepoColombian Liberal Party1,891,17571.80
José Jaramillo GiraldoNational Popular Alliance742,13328.18
Antonio GoyenecheColombian Liberal Party5970.02
Total2,633,905100.00
Valid votes2,633,90599.42
Invalid/blank votes15,3530.58
Total votes2,649,258100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,611,35240.07
Source: Nohlen

References

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  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ↑ Nohlen, p353