1942 Dominican Republic general election

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1942 Dominican Republic general election
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg
  1938 16 May 1942 1947  
  Rafael Leonidas Trujillo.jpg
Nominee Rafael Trujillo
Party Dominican Party
Popular vote581,937
Percentage100%

President before election

Manuel de Jesús Troncoso de la Concha
Dominican Party

Elected President

Rafael Trujillo
Dominican Party

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1942. [1] Rafael Trujillo, the country's de facto leader since 1930, was the sole presidential candidate and was returned to office unopposed (he had previously served as president from 1930 to 1938). His Dominican Party won every seat in the Congressional elections.

They were the first elections in Dominican history in which women could vote, [2] and three women were elected; Isabel Mayer to the Senate and Milady Félix de L'Official and Josefa Sánchez de González to the Chamber of Deputies. [3]

Results

PartyCandidateVotes%Seats
HouseSenate
Dominican Party Rafael Trujillo 581,937100.003516
Total581,937100.003516
Source: Nohlen

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p243
  3. Julien Moritzen (1943) Political Emancipation of Women in the Dominican Republic Bulletin of the Pan American Union, Volume 77, pp149–154