1873 Guatemalan general election

1873 Guatemalan general election

November 1873 1880 →
Presidential election
 
Nominee Justo Rufino Barrios Miguel García Granados
Party Liberal Liberal
Popular vote 6,572 1,419
Percentage 75.48% 16.30%

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

CandidatePartyVotes%
Justo Rufino BarriosLiberal Party6,57275.48
Miguel García GranadosLiberal Party1,41916.30
Vicente CernaConservative Party10.01
25 other candidates7158.21
Total8,707100.00
Source: IIJ, SAT

References

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