1938 Dominican Republic general election

1938 Dominican Republic general election
	Presidential election
President before election; Rafael Trujillo; Dominican Party	Elected President ; Jacinto Peynado; Dominican Party

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1938.^[1] At the time, the country was a single-party state, with the Dominican Party as the only legally permitted party.^[2]

Vice President Jacinto Peynado of the Dominican Party was the only candidate in the presidential election and was elected unopposed, although his predecessor Rafael Trujillo maintained absolute control of the country.^[3] The Dominican Party won every seat in the Senate elections.

Results


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Seats
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	House	Senate
	Dominican Party	Jacinto Peynado	319,680	100.00		13
Total			319,680	100.00	–	13

Registered voters/turnout			348,010	–
Source: Nohlen

References

^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^ Ameringer, Charles (1992). Political Parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0313274185.
^ Nohlen, p259

[N1-1] Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

[2] Ameringer, Charles (1992). Political Parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0313274185.

[3] Nohlen, p259

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