Colombian presidential election, 1966
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Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 1 May 1966.[1] Under the National Front agreement, it was the turn of the Liberal Party to govern, and so all candidates were members of the party. The result was a victory for Carlos Lleras Restrepo, who received 71.8% of the vote.[2]
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Carlos Lleras Restrepo | Liberal Party | 1,891,175 | 71.8 |
José Jaramillo Giraldo | Liberal Party–National Popular Alliance | 742,133 | 28.2 |
Antonio Goyeneche | Liberal Party | 597 | 0.0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 15,353 | – | |
Total | 2,649,258 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 6,611,352 | 40.1 | |
Source: Nohlen |
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