1942 Colombian presidential election

none Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 3 May 1942.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 978-0-19-928358-3 The result was a victory for Alfonso López Pumarejo of the Liberal Party, who received 58.6% of the vote.Nohlen, p351 He took office on 7 August.Nohlen, p359 Pumarejo's only opponent, Carlos Arango Vélez, was also a Liberal Party member. Whilst Pumajero received support from the Communist Party, Vélez was supported by the Conservative Party. There was violence during the election campaign.Abel Christopher Columbia, 1930–58 1991 The Cambridge History of Latin America 8: Latin America since 1930: Spanish South America 585–628 Bethell Leslie https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/cambridge-history-of-latin-america/columbia-193058/C42F5AF815504D47AF92B14EBFB3DBFC Cambridge University Press 10.1017/chol9780521266529.011 978-0-521-26652-9 Marco Palacio subscription Results Alfonso López Pumarejo Colombian Liberal Party 673169 Carlos Arango Vélez Colombian Liberal Party 474637 2056366 Nohlen References Category:Presidential elections in Colombia Category:1942 in Colombia Colombia Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:May 1942 in South America Category:Electoral violence