1966 Colombian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 1 May 1966.^[1] Under the National Front agreement, it was the turn of the Liberal Party to govern, and so all candidates were members of the party. The result was a victory for Carlos Lleras Restrepo, who received 71.8% of the vote.^[2]

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Carlos Lleras Restrepo	Colombian Liberal Party	1,891,175	71.80
	José Jaramillo Giraldo	National Popular Alliance	742,133	28.18
	Antonio Goyeneche	Colombian Liberal Party	597	0.02
Total			2,633,905	100.00
Valid votes			2,633,905	99.42
Invalid/blank votes			15,353	0.58
Total votes			2,649,258	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			6,611,352	40.07
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. Nohlen, p353