1869 Liberian general election

none Liberia 1871 Liberian general election 1871 1867 Liberian general election 1867 4 May 1869 yes Presidential election presidential James_Payne2.jpg James Spriggs Payne Republican Party (Liberia) Edward James Roye c. 1850 (cropped).jpg Edward James Roye True Whig Party President James Spriggs Payne Republican Party (Liberia) Edward James Roye True Whig Party General elections were held in Liberia in May 1869. The presidential election resulted in a victory for Edward James Roye of the True Whig Party, who defeated incumbent President James Spriggs Payne.Elections in Liberia https://web.archive.org/web/20171228171749/http://africanelections.tripod.com/lr.html 2017-12-28 African Elections Database The election was very close, with the House of Representatives required to decide the final outcome.Carl Patrick Burrowes (2004) Power and Press Freedom in Liberia, 1830-1970: The Impact of Globalization and Civil Society on Media-government Relations, Africa World Press, p84 Roye took office on 3 January 1870. References Liberia General Category:Elections in Liberia Liberia Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results