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Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 10 February 1918. The result was a victory for Marco Fidel Suárez of the Conservative Party, who received 53% of the vote. Fidel took office on 7 August.
Although opponent Guillermo Valencia was also a member of the Conservative Party, he received support from the Liberal Party.
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Marco Fidel Suárez | Colombian Conservative Party | 214,839 | 52.76 | |
Guillermo Valencia | Colombian Conservative Party | 168,254 | 41.32 | |
José Lombana | Independent | 24,041 | 5.90 | |
Others | 42 | 0.01 | ||
Total | 407,176 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 407,176 | 99.98 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 82 | 0.02 | ||
Total votes | 407,258 | 100.00 | ||
Source: Historia Electoral Colombiana |
References
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Historia Electoral Colombiana, p152
- Nohlen, p358
- Nohlen, p350
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