1970 Guatemalan general election

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Presidential election

Turnout| 53.82%
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Nominee  | Carlos Arana Osorio | Mario Fuentes Pieruccini |
Party  | MLN | Revolutionary
Running mate  | Eduardo Cáceres | Óscar Castañeda
Electoral vote  | 37 | 17
Popular vote  | 251,135 | 202,241
Percentage  | 43.35% | 34.91%

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| President before election

Julio Méndez
Revolutionary

| President-elect

Carlos Arana
MLN

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General elections were held in Guatemala on 1 March 1970.[1] No candidate received over 50% of the vote in the presidential election, resulting in Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio being elected by Congress on 21 March by a vote of 37 to 17.[2] The National Liberation Movement–Institutional Democratic Party alliance also won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 54% in the presidential election and 53% in the Congressional elections.

## Results

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### President

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Candidate| Party| Popular vote| Congress vote

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Votes| %| Votes| %
| Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio| MLN–PID| 251,135| 43.35| 37| 68.52
| Mario Fuentes Pieruccini| Revolutionary Party| 202,241| 34.91| 17| 31.48
| Jorge Lucas Caballeros| Guatemalan Christian Democracy| 125,948| 21.74|
Total| 579,324| 100.00| 54| 100.00
Valid votes| 579,324| 90.42| |
Invalid/blank votes| 61,360| 9.58| |
Total votes| 640,684| 100.00| |
Registered voters/turnout| 1,190,449| 53.82| 55| –
Source: Nohlen

### Congress

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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| MLN–PID| 231,528| 41.71| 31| +5
| Revolutionary Party| 201,119| 36.24| 19| –10
| Guatemalan Christian Democracy| 122,379| 22.05| 0| New
Total| 555,026| 100.00| 50| 0
Valid votes| 555,026| 87.55|
Invalid/blank votes| 78,953| 12.45|
Total votes| 633,979| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 1,190,449| 53.26|
Source: Nohlen

## References

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1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
2. ^ Thomas Skinner (1974) The West Indies & Caribbean Year Book: Anuario Comercial de Las Antillas Y Países Del Caribe, Volume 1974, p509

## Bibliography

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* Guía del organismo legislativo República de Guatemala. Preparada por el Instituto Nacional de Administración para el Desarrollo, Dobierno de la República. 1968.
* Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
* Political handbook of the world 1970. New York, 1971.

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