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1914 Dominican Republic general election

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General elections were held in the Dominican Republic in 1914. Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra was elected president, defeating Horacio Vásquez and Luis Felipe Vidal.

Results

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President

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The president was elected in a two-stage process, with voters electing an electoral college, which then elected the president. Different publications give different figures for the public vote; the El Radical newspaper published final results on 1 December 1914 with Vásquez' Red Party and the pro-government Partido Legalista of Luis Felipe Vidal receiving 37,858 votes and the Jimenes–Velásquez alliance receiving 36,405; in 1940 Sumner Welles published volume II of Naboth's Vineyard: The Dominican Republic, 1844–1924 stating Jimenes had received 40,076 votes, while Vásquez and Vidal received a combined total of 39,632.[1]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Juan Isidro Jimenes PereyraJimenes–Velásquez alliance33753.32
Horacio VásquezRed Party24238.29
Luis Felipe VidalLegalist Party538.39
Total632100.00
Source: Campillo Pérez[1]

Senate

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PartySeats
Jimenes–Velásquez alliance7
Red Party4
Legalist Party1
Total12
Source: Campillo Pérez[1]

Chamber of Deputies

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PartySeats
Jimenes–Velásquez alliance14
Red Party8
Legalist Party2
Total24
Source: Campillo Pérez[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Julio G. Campillo Pérez (1986) Historia electoral dominicana 1848-1986, pp461–465