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1958 Guatemalan general election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Guatemala |
| previous_election | 1957 Guatemalan general election |
| previous_year | 1957 |
| next_election | 1966 Guatemalan general election |
| next_year | 1966 |
| election_date | 19 January 1958 |
| module | {{Infobox election |
| embed | yes |
| type | presidential |
| election_name | Presidential election |
| image_size | 130x130px |
| image1 | Foto oficial de Presidente Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes (cropped).png |
| nominee1 | Miguel Ydígoras |
| popular_vote1 | 190,972 |
| percentage1 | 40.80% |
| party1 | PRDN |
| electoral_vote1 | 40 |
| electoral_vote2 | 18 |
| colour1 | FFE25A |
| image2 | 3x4.svg |
| nominee2 | |
| popular_vote2 | 138,488 |
| percentage2 | 29.58% |
| party2 | MDN |
| color2 | 002C77 |
| image3 | Mario Méndez Montenegro.jpg |
| nominee3 | Mario Méndez |
| popular_vote3 | 132,824 |
| percentage3 | 28.37% |
| party3 | Revolutionary |
| colour3 | 964B00 |
| title | President |
| before_election | Guillermo Flores Avendaño |
| before_party | National Liberation Movement (Guatemala) |
| posttitle | President-elect |
| after_election | Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes |
| after_party | PRDN |
General elections were held in Guatemala on 19 January 1958 after the 1957 elections were nullified. After no candidate received 50% or more of the national vote, Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes was elected President by Congress on 12 February 1958, whilst an alliance of the National Democratic Reconciliation Party, Nationalist Democratic Party, the Nationalist Liberal Party, the Democratic National Association and the National Anti-Communist Front won 40 of the 66 seats in Congress.
Results
President
Congress
Bibliography
- Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
- Political handbook of the world 1958. New York, 1959.
- Elections in the Americas A Data Handbook Volume 1. North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Edited by Dieter Nohlen. 2005.
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