1962 Dominican Republic general election
General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 20 December 1962.[1] They were the first after the end of the Trujillo dictatorship two years earlier, and are generally regarded to be the first free elections in the country's history.
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Juan Bosch of the democratic socialist Dominican Revolutionary Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the Congressional elections. There was also an election for a Constituent National Assembly, which was to amend certain articles of the constitution.[2] However, reforms implemented by Bosch alienated the American government and the local oligarchy, leading to a coup the following year,[3] and eventually the Dominican Civil War. Voter turnout was 64.74% in the congressional elections and 65.16% in the presidential elections.[4]
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Bosch | Dominican Revolutionary Party | 628,044 | 59.53 | |
| Viriato Fiallo | National Civic Union | 317,327 | 30.08 | |
| Alfonso Moreno Martínez | Social Christian Revolutionary Party | 54,638 | 5.18 | |
| Virgilio Maynardi Reyna | Democratic Revolutionary Nationalist Party | 35,764 | 3.39 | |
| Juan Isidro Jimenes Grullón | Social Democratic Alliance | 17,898 | 1.70 | |
| Joaquín Balaguer[lower-alpha 1] | Authentic Dominican Revolutionary Party | 1,273 | 0.12 | |
| Total | 1,054,944 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,054,944 | 98.30 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 18,291 | 1.70 | ||
| Total votes | 1,073,235 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,646,973 | 65.16 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
- Candidacy declared illegal by the election commission.[5]
Congress
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
| House | Senate | |||||||
| Dominican Revolutionary Party | 592,088 | 56.50 | 49 | 22 | ||||
| National Civic Union | 315,371 | 30.09 | 20 | 4 | ||||
| Social Christian Revolutionary Party | 56,794 | 5.42 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Democratic Revolutionary Nationalist Party | 36,972 | 3.53 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Social Democratic Alliance | 18,726 | 1.79 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dominican Revolutionary Vanguard | 18,586 | 1.77 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Authentic Dominican Revolutionary Party | 5,306 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| National Party | 4,161 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1,048,004 | 100.00 | 74 | 27 | ||||
| Valid votes | 1,048,004 | 98.28 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 18,291 | 1.72 | ||||||
| Total votes | 1,066,295 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,646,973 | 64.74 | ||||||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- Nohlen, p252
- Nohlen, p240
- Nohlen, p248
- Dominican Republic Election Factbook, June 1, 1966, p27