1942 Dominican Republic general election

Election in the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 1938 Dominican Republic general election 1938 1947 Dominican Republic general election 1947 16 May 1942 yes Presidential election presidential File:Rafael L. Trujillo leyendo un discurso.jpg Rafael Trujillo Dominican Party 581,937 100% President Manuel de Jesús Troncoso de la Concha Dominican Party Rafael Trujillo Dominican Party General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1942.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 978-0-19-928357-6 Rafael Trujillo, who had previously served as president from 1930 to 1938, was the sole presidential candidate and was returned to office unopposed. He had remained the country's de facto leader even after leaving office for the first time. His Dominican Party won every seat in the Congressional elections. They were the first elections in Dominican history in which women could vote,Nohlen, p243 and three women were elected; Isabel Mayer to the Senate and Milady Félix de L'Official and Josefa Sánchez de González to the Chamber of Deputies.Julien Moritzen (1943) Political Emancipation of Women in the Dominican Republic Bulletin of the Pan American Union, Volume 77, pp149–154 Results y House Senate Rafael Trujillo Dominican Party 581937 35 16 Nohlen References Dominican Republic Category:1942 in the Dominican Republic Category:Elections in the Dominican Republic Category:One-party elections Category:Single-candidate elections Category:Presidential elections in the Dominican Republic Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Dominican Republic