1873 Guatemalan general election

November 1873

Presidential election

President before election

Miguel García Granados
Liberal

President-elect

Justo Rufino Barrios
Liberal

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Presidential elections were held in Guatemala in November 1873. The result was a victory for Justo Rufino Barrios.

Results


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Justo Rufino Barrios	Liberal Party	6,572	75.48
	Miguel García Granados	Liberal Party	1,419	16.30
	Vicente Cerna	Conservative Party	1	0.01
25 other candidates			715	8.21
Total			8,707	100.00

Source: IIJ, SAT

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Referendums	1935 1994 1999 2018
See also: Elections in the Federal Republic of Central America

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