1926 Guatemalan general election

none Guatemala 5 December 1926 yes Presidential election presidential 1922 Guatemalan presidential election 1922 1931 Guatemalan general election 1931 LázaroChacón.jpg Lázaro Chacón González 287,412 88.61% Unionist Party (Guatemala, 1920) Ubico_Castaneda,_Jorge.jpg Jorge Ubico 36,940 11.39% Progressive Liberal Party (Guatemala) President Lázaro Chacón González Unionist Party (Guatemala, 1920) President-elect Lázaro Chacón González Unionist Party (Guatemala, 1920) General elections were held in Guatemala on 5 December 1926. The presidential election resulted in a victory for Lázaro Chacón González, who received 89% of the vote.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p337 978-0-19-928357-6 Whilst the elections were rigged,Paul J. Dosal (1993) Doing business with the dictators: a political history of United Fruit in Guatemala, 1899-1944 Wilmington: Scholarly Resources, p64 the Progressive Liberal Party did win some seats in the Congress.Andrew James Schlewitz (1999) The rise of a military state in Guatemala, 1931-1966 New York: New School University. Unpublished dissertation, p66 Results President Lázaro Chacón González Unionist Party 287412 Jorge Ubico Progressive Liberal Party 36940 Nohlen References Bibliography Díaz Romeu, Guillermo. “ Del régimen de Carlos Herrera a la elección de Jorge Ubico.” Historia general de Guatemala. 1993-1999. Guatemala: Asociación de Amigos del País, Fundación para la Cultura y el Desarrollo. Volume 5. 1996. González Davison, Fernando. El régimen Liberal en Guatemala (1871-1944). Guatemala: Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. 1987. García Laguardia, Jorge Mario. “Evolución político-constitucional de la República de Guatemala en el siglo XX: 1920-1986.” La constitución mexicana 70 años después. 1988. México: UNAM. 1988. Jiménez, Ernesto Bienvenido. Ellos los presidentes. Guatemala: Editorial José de Pineda Ibarra. 1981. Pitti, Joseph A. Jorge Ubico and Guatemalan politics in the 1920s. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico. Unpublished dissertation. 1975. Political handbook of the world 1928. New York, 1929. Taplin, Glen W. Middle American governors. Metuchen: Scarecrow Press. 1972. Category:Parliamentary elections in Guatemala Guatemala General Category:Presidential elections in Guatemala Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:December 1926 in North America