1978 Paraguayan general election

General elections were held in Paraguay on 12 February 1978. 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 Deputies. Voter turnout was 86%.

1978 Paraguayan general election

12 February 1978
Turnout	85.96%
Presidential election
Candidate Alfredo Stroessner Germán Acosta Caballero Party Colorado Radical Liberal Popular vote 905,461 54,984 Percentage 90.77% 5.51%
President before election Alfredo Stroessner Colorado President-elect Alfredo Stroessner Colorado
Parliamentary election
60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 30 seats in the Senate
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Chamber of Deputies (31 seats for a majority) Colorado Alfredo Stroessner 90.77 40 0 Radical Liberal Germán Acosta Caballero 5.51 12 −4 Liberal Fulvio Celauro 3.72 8 +4 Senate (16 seats needed for a majority) Colorado 90.77 20 0 Radical Liberal 5.51 6 −2 Liberal 3.72 4 +2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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