1998 Paraguayan general election

10 May 1998
Presidential election
 
Candidate Raúl Cubas Grau Domingo Laíno
Party Colorado DA (PLRAPEN)
Popular vote 887,196 703,379
Percentage 55.35% 43.88%


President before election

Juan Carlos Wasmosy
Colorado

President-elect

Raúl Cubas Grau
Colorado

Parliamentary election

80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
45 seats in the Senate
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Chamber of Deputies (41 seats for a majority)
Colorado Raúl Cubas Grau 53.78 45 +7
AD (PLRAPEN) Domingo Laíno 42.77 35 −7
Senate (23 seats needed for a majority)
Colorado 51.74 24 +4
AD (PLRAPEN) 42.10 20 −5
PB 2.3 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Paraguay on 10 May 1998.[1] Incumbent Juan Carlos Wasmosy could not run again, as the constitution limits the president to a single five-year term with no possibility of re-election.

The presidential elections were won by Raúl Cubas Grau of the Colorado Party, who received 55.3% of the vote. In the Congressional elections, the Colorado Party won 45 of the 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 24 of the 45 seats in the Senate, defeating the Democratic Alliance formed by the Authentic Radical Liberal Party and the National Encounter Party. Voter turnout was 80.5%.[2]

To date, this is the only time since the restoration of democracy in Paraguay that a presidential candidate has been elected with a majority of the vote.

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Raúl Cubas GrauColorado Party887,19655.35
Domingo LaínoDemocratic Alliance (PLRAPEN)703,37943.88
Luis Alberto Campos DoriaRevolutionary Febrerista Party8,1390.51
Gustavo Bader IbáñezNational Christian Union4,1920.26
Total1,602,906100.00
Valid votes1,602,90697.10
Invalid/blank votes47,8192.90
Total votes1,650,725100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,049,44980.54
Source: Justicia Electoral

Senate

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Colorado Party813,28751.7424+4
Democratic Alliance (PLRAPEN)661,76442.1020–5
National Christian Union36,4242.321New
National Renewal Movement23,8441.520New
Christian Democratic Party19,8911.270New
Revolutionary Febrerista Party16,6671.060New
Total1,571,877100.00450
Valid votes1,571,87795.33
Invalid/blank votes77,0034.67
Total votes1,648,880100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,049,44980.45
Source: Nohle

Chamber of Deputies

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Colorado Party857,47353.7845+7
Democratic Alliance (PLRAPEN)681,91742.7735–7
Revolutionary Febrerista Party20,1211.260New
National Renewal Movement16,8631.060New
Christian Democratic Party9,2490.580New
National Christian Union8,7910.550New
Total1,594,414100.00800
Valid votes1,594,41496.67
Invalid/blank votes55,0053.33
Total votes1,649,419100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,049,44980.48
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p426
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