1926 Guatemalan general election

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5 December 1926

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Nominee	Lázaro Chacón González	Jorge Ubico
Party	Unionist	Progressive Liberal
Home state	Zacapa	Guatemala City
Popular vote	287,412	36,940
Percentage	88.61%	11.39%

President before election

Lázaro Chacón González
Unionist

President-elect

Lázaro Chacón González
Unionist

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General elections were held in Guatemala on 5 December 1926. The presidential election resulted in a victory for Lázaro Chacón González, who received 88.6% of the vote.^[1] Whilst the elections were rigged,^[2] the Progressive Liberal Party did manage to win some seats in the Congress.^[3]

Results

President


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Lázaro Chacón González	Unionist Party	287,412	88.61
	Jorge Ubico	Progressive Liberal Party	36,940	11.39
Total			324,352	100.00

Source: Nohlen

References

Bibliography

Díaz Romeu, Guillermo. “ Del régimen de Carlos Herrera a la elección de Jorge Ubico.” Historia general de Guatemala. 1993-1999. Guatemala: Asociación de Amigos del País, Fundación para la Cultura y el Desarrollo. Volume 5. 1996.
González Davison, Fernando. El régimen Liberal en Guatemala (1871-1944). Guatemala: Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. 1987.
García Laguardia, Jorge Mario. “Evolución político-constitucional de la República de Guatemala en el siglo XX: 1920-1986.” La constitución mexicana 70 años después. 1988. México: UNAM. 1988.
Jiménez, Ernesto Bienvenido. Ellos los presidentes. Guatemala: Editorial José de Pineda Ibarra. 1981.
Pitti, Joseph A. Jorge Ubico and Guatemalan politics in the 1920s. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico. Unpublished dissertation. 1975.
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Taplin, Glen W. Middle American governors. Metuchen: Scarecrow Press. 1972.

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