Re-election of President Alfredo Stroessner
1978 Paraguayan general election Turnout 86.0%
Presidential election
Parliamentary election
60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 30 seats in the Senate
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
General elections were held in Paraguay on 12 February 1978.[1] Alfredo Stroessner of the Colorado Party won the presidential elections, whilst the Colorado Party won 20 of the 30 seats in the Senate and 40 of the 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputues . Voter turnout was 86%.[2]
Results
Party Presidential candidate Votes % Seats Chamber +/– Senate +/– Colorado Party Alfredo Stroessner 905,461 90.77 40 0 20 0 Radical Liberal Party Germán Acosta Caballero 54,984 5.51 12 –4 6 –2 Liberal Party Fulvio Hugo Celauro 37,059 3.72 8 +4 4 +2 Total 997,504 100.00 60 0 30 0 Valid votes 997,504 98.73 Invalid/blank votes 12,795 1.27 Total votes 1,010,299 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,175,351 85.96 Source: Nohlen, Banks[3]
References
^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II , p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
^ Nohlen, p426
^ Arthur S. Banks (1981) Political Handbook of the World 1981 , p387