1926 Uruguayan general election
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General elections were held in Uruguay on 28 November 1926,[1] electing the president, three members of the National Council of Administration and six of the nineteen members of the Senate.
Although Luis Alberto de Herrera of the National Party received the most personal votes for president, the Colorado Party received the most votes overall, resulting its lead candidate Juan Campisteguy being elected president. The Colorado Party won two of the three seats in the National Council of Administration and three of the five Senate seats.
Results
President
| Party and lema | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Party | For the Colorado victory | Juan Campisteguy | 97,475 | 33.71 | ||
| For the Colorado tradition | Julio MarÃa Sosa | 43,929 | 15.19 | |||
| al lema | â | 149 | 0.05 | |||
| Total | 141,553 | 48.96 | ||||
| National Party | Luis Alberto de Herrera | 139,959 | 48.41 | |||
| Radical White Party | Lorenzo Carnelli | 3,844 | 1.33 | |||
| Communist Party | â | 3,775 | 1.31 | |||
| Total | 289,131 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 353,860 | â | ||||
| Source: Nohlen, Bottinelli et al.[2] | ||||||
National Council of Administration
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Party | 141,553 | 48.96 | 2 | |
| National Party | 139,959 | 48.41 | 1 | |
| Radical White Party | 3,844 | 1.33 | 0 | |
| Communist Party | 3,775 | 1.31 | 0 | |
| Total | 289,131 | 100.00 | 3 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 353,860 | â | ||
| Source: Nohlen, Bottinelli et al.[2] | ||||
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Party | 32,823 | 46.90 | 3 | |
| National Party | 37,119 | 53.04 | 2 | |
| Communist Party | 44 | 0.06 | 0 | |
| Vacant seat | 1 | |||
| Total | 69,986 | 100.00 | 6 | |
| Source: Bottinelli et al.[2] | ||||
