1966 Dominican Republic general election
Election of Joaquín Balaguer as President of the Dominican Republic
1966 Dominican Republic general election
Presidential election
General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 1 June 1966.[1] Following the 1963 coup which toppled elected president Juan Bosch of the Dominican Revolutionary Party , supporters of his constitutional reforms were excluded from the elections,[2] although Bosch himself contested them. The result was a victory for Joaquín Balaguer of the Reformist Party , whilst his party also won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 75.6%.[3]
Results
President
Candidate Party Votes % Joaquín Balaguer Reformist Party 775,805 57.66 Juan Bosch Dominican Revolutionary Party 525,230 39.04 Rafael Bonnelly National Civic Union 39,535 2.94 Fourteen other candidates 4,834 0.36 Total 1,345,404 100.00 Valid votes 1,345,404 98.01 Invalid/blank votes 27,291 1.99 Total votes 1,372,695 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,815,429 75.61 Source: Nohlen
Congress
Party Votes % Seats House +/– Senate +/– Reformist Party 759,889 56.48 48 New 22 New Dominican Revolutionary Party 494,570 36.76 26 –23 5 –17 Social Christian Revolutionary Party 30,660 2.28 0 –1 0 0 National Civic Union 16,152 1.20 0 –20 0 –4 Dominican Revolutionary Vanguard 13,855 1.03 0 0 0 0 Christian Democratic Party 9,376 0.70 0 New 0 New Evolutionist Liberal Party 6,540 0.49 0 New 0 New Revolutionary Action Party 5,489 0.41 0 New 0 New 14 June Party 4,834 0.36 0 New 0 New Democratic Revolutionary Nationalist Party 4,039 0.30 0 –4 – –1 Total 1,345,404 100.00 74 0 27 0 Valid votes 1,345,404 98.01 Invalid/blank votes 27,291 1.99 Total votes 1,372,695 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,815,429 75.61 Source: Nohlen
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