1908 Panamanian presidential election

none Presidential elections were held in Panama on July 12, 1908. José Domingo de Obaldía won the election. The election was preceded by municipal elections on June 28, which were won by Obaldía's supporters.1908 TROOPS AT PANAMA ELECTION.; No Serious Disorder in Municipal Contests, Won by Obaldia's Candidates. https://www.nytimes.com/1908/06/29/archives/troops-at-panama-election-no-serious-disorder-in-municipal-contests.html New York Times Obaldía's main opponent in the race, Ricardo Arias Feraud, withdrew from the race, leaving Obaldia unopposed.1908 OBALDIA ELECTED PRESIDENT.; Receives All the Votes Cast in Harmonious Election in Panama. https://www.nytimes.com/1908/07/13/archives/obaldia-elected-president-receives-all-the-votes-cast-in-harmonious.html New York Times Supporters of Arias abstained from voting.1908 Orderly Election in Panama https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=BOSTONSH19080718-01.2.14&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- 2024-01-25 The Sacred Heart Review The incumbent president, Manuel Amador Guerrero, supported Arias Feraud in the election.Conniff Michael Panama since 1903 1990 The Cambridge History of Latin America 7: Latin America since 1930: Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean 601–642 Bethell Leslie https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/cambridge-history-of-latin-america/panama-since-1903/A3CA0E28E66886FD85EA8C2182B47953 Cambridge University Press 10.1017/chol9780521245180.015 978-0-521-24518-0 subscription There were fears among American policymakers that Amador Guerrero would rig the election in favor of Arias Feraud, which prompted the U.S. to threaten to intervene if the elections were rigged.TR Center - Telegram from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Research/Digital-Library/Record?libID=o58605&from=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theodorerooseveltcenter.org%2FAdvanced-Search%3Fr%3D1&st1=5&t1=%2522Arias%252C%2520Ricardo%252C%25201852-1927%2522&v=expanded 2024-01-25 www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org 2024-01-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125161139/https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Research/Digital-Library/Record?libID=o58605&from=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theodorerooseveltcenter.org%2FAdvanced-Search%3Fr%3D1&st1=5&t1=%2522Arias%252C%2520Ricardo%252C%25201852-1927%2522&v=expanded dead TR Center - Telegram from Joseph C. S. Blackburn to Theodore Roosevelt https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Research/Digital-Library/Record?libID=o58676&from=https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Advanced-Search?r=1&st1=5&t1=%2522Arias%252C%2520Ricardo%252C%25201852-1927%2522&v=expanded 2024-01-25 www.theodorerooseveltcenter.orgTR Center - Letter from William H. Taft to Manuel Amador Guerrero https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Research/Digital-Library/Record?libID=o58615&from=https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Advanced-Search?r=1&st1=5&t1=%2522Arias%252C%2520Ricardo%252C%25201852-1927%2522&v=expanded 2024-01-25 www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org Secretary of War William Taft travelled to Panama in May 1908 where he instructed Amador to run a free and fair election. There were expectations that the election would be marred by disorder, but it proceeded in an orderly fashion. Results José Domingo de Obaldía 258 269 State DepartmentState Department References Panama Presidential Category:Presidential elections in Panama Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:Single-candidate elections Category:July 1908 in North America