Guatemalan general election, 1944
A presidential election was held in Guatemala on 17–19 December 1944.
Presidential election results
| Candidate | Party/Alliance | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juan José Arévalo Bermejo | FUPA | 255660 | 86,25% |
| Adrián Recinos | FND/PDC | 20949 | 07,07% |
| Manuel María Herrera | PTRD | 11062 | 03,73% |
| Guillermo Flores Avendaño | PSD | 8230 | 02,78% |
| Teófilo Díaz Medrano | PCD | 342 | 00,12% |
| Bernardo Alvarado Tello | FPL | 115 | 00,04% |
| Ovidio Pivaral | PD | 22 | 00,01% |
| Francisco Javier Arana | FPL | 12 | 00,001% |
| Clemente Marroquín Rojas | PCN | 5 | 00,001% |
| José Gregorio Díaz | PAN | 5 | 00,001% |
| Luis Cardoza y Aragón | ?? | 3 | 00,001% |
| Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes | ?? | 2 | 00,001% |
| Humberto Robles | ?? | 2 | 00,001% |
| Jorge Toriello Garrido | UC | 2 | 00,001% |
| Julio Bianchi | PCA | 1 | 00,001% |
| Manuel Galich | FPL | 1 | 00,001% |
| Eugenio Silva Peña | PSD | 1 | 00,001% |
| Total valid votes | 296.414 | 100% | |
| Spoilt and invalid votes | 6.042 | 01,99% | |
| Total votes/Turnout | 302.456 | 97,57% | |
| Registered voters | 310.000 | ||
| Population | 2.390.000 | ||
FUPA – United Front of Arevalist Parties (The FUPA was a political electoral front. The principal partners in the front are the Popular Liberation Front (FPL) and National Renovation Party (PRN)).
FND – National Democratic Front
PDC – Central Democratic Party
PTRD – Workers Republican-Democratic Party
PSD – Social Democratic Party
PD – Democratic Party
PCN – National Accord Party
PAN – Nationalist Action Party
UC – Civic Union
PCA – Central-American party
PCD – Democratic Constitutionalist Party
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