1873 Guatemalan general election

1873 Guatemalan general election

November 1873

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

Presidential elections were held in Guatemala in November 1873. The result was a victory for Justo Rufino Barrios.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Justo Rufino Barrios	Liberal Party	6,572	75.48
	Miguel García Granados	Liberal Party	1,419	16.30
	Vicente Cerna	Conservative Party	1	0.01
25 other candidates			715	8.21
Total			8,707	100.00
Source: IIJ, SAT

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