Guatemalan general election, 1974
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A general election was held in Guatemala on 3 March 1974. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and a new Congress.
As the election of 1974 approached, optimists could find some reason to hope that a new basis had been laid for reform. The coalition of opposition parties chose General Efraín Ríos Montt, an officer in the armed forces, to contend with General Kjell Laugerud García, another military officer.
Some allege that when returns showed Ríos Montt winning an absolute majority, the government abruptly suspended election reports, manipulated the results, and finally announced that Laugerud García had won a plurality of votes. The government-controlled National Congress promptly elected him.
| Candidate | Party/Alliance | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen. Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García | National Liberation Movement (MLN) / Institutional Democratic Party (PID) | 298,953 | 44.6% |
| Gen. José Efraín Ríos Montt | National Opposition Front (FNO) * | 228,067 | 34.0% |
| Gen. Ernesto Paíz Novales | Revolutionary Party (PRG) | 143,111 | 21.4% |
| Total valid votes | 670,131 | ||
| Spoilt and invalid votes | 57,043 | 7.8% | |
| Total votes/Turnout | 727,174 | 46.4% | |
| Registered voters | 1,566,724 | ||
* It was composed of the Guatemalan Christian Democracy (PDCG), the Social Democratic Party, and the Authentic Revolutionary Party (PRA) that was a split branch of the Revolutionary Party
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