1867 Liberian general election

none Liberia 1869 Liberian general election 1869 1865 Liberian general election 1865 7 May 1867 yes Presidential election presidential James_Payne2.jpg James Spriggs Payne Republican Party (Liberia) Edward James Roye c. 1850 (cropped).jpg Edward James Roye Old Whig President Daniel Bashiel Warner Republican Party (Liberia) James Spriggs Payne Republican Party (Liberia) General elections were held in Liberia on 7 May 1867. The presidential election resulted in a victory for James Spriggs Payne of the Republican Party,Elections in Liberia https://web.archive.org/web/20171228171749/http://africanelections.tripod.com/lr.html 2017-12-28 African Elections Database defeating Old Whig candidate Edward James Roye.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, p85https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/lsj/article/download/4134/3761 Democracy Or Disarmament: Some Second Thoughts On Amos Sawyer And Contemporary Politicians Carl Patrick Burrowes Liberian Studies Journal XX 1995 1 117–125 The election was very close, with the House of Representatives required to decide the final outcome.Burrowes, p84 Payne took office on 6 January 1868. References Liberia General Category:Elections in Liberia Liberia Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results