1958 Paraguayan general election

Re-election of President Alfredo Stroessner

← 1954

9 February 1958

1963 →


Candidate	Alfredo Stroessner
Party	Colorado
Popular vote	295,414
Percentage	100%

President before election

Alfredo Stroessner
Colorado

President-elect

Alfredo Stroessner
Colorado

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General elections were held in Paraguay on 9 February 1958. At the time, the Colorado Party was the only legally permitted party. As such, incumbent president Alfredo Stroessner was unopposed for a full term; he had been in office since 1954 by virtue of winning a special election for the remainder of Federico Chávez' second term.

Results


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Alfredo Stroessner	Colorado Party	295,414	100.00
Total			295,414	100.00

Valid votes			295,414	97.34
Invalid/blank votes			8,064	2.66
Total votes			303,478	100.00
Source: Nohlen

References

Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
Opposition Parties Library of Congress Country Studies
Nohlen, p434
W. John Green (2015). A History of Political Murder in Latin America: Killing the Messengers of Change. SUNY Press. p. 265. ISBN 9781438456652.

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