1942 Uruguayan general election

1942 Uruguayan Presidential Election

November 29, 1942 (1942-11-29)
Registered	858,713
Turnout	66.9% ( 10.8 pp)
Candidate Juan José de Amézaga Luis Alberto de Herrera Eduardo Blanco Acevedo Party Colorado National Colorado Alliance Batllism Group-To Serve the Country Group With Democracy, for Social Justice and Liberties Group Liberty and Justice Group Running mate Alberto Guani Roberto Berro Carlos Vilaro Rubio Popular vote 234,127 129,132 74,767 Percentage 40.8% 22.5% 13.0%   Candidate Martín C. Martínez Joaquín Secco Illa Party Independent National Civic Running mate Arturo Lussich Hugo Antuña Popular vote 67,030 24,433 Percentage 11.7% 4.26%
President before election Alfredo Baldomir Colorado Elected President Juan José de Amézaga Colorado

General elections were held in Uruguay on 29 November 1942, alongside a constitutional referendum. The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and received the most votes in the presidential election, in which the Juan José de Amézaga faction emerged as the largest. Amézaga subsequently became President on 1 March 1943.

Results

Party		Presidential candidate	Votes	%	Seats
					Chamber	+/–	Senate	+/–
	Colorado Party	Juan José de Amézaga	234,127	40.74	58	–6	19	+4
		Eduardo Blanco Acevedo	74,767	13.01
		Eugenio Lagarmilla	18,969	3.30
		José C. Williman	670	0.12
		al lema	66	0.01
		Total	328,599	57.18
	National Party	Luis Alberto de Herrera	129,132	22.47	23	–6	7	–8
		José P. Turena	1,384	0.24
		José P. Turena	667	0.12
		al lema	52	0.01
		Total	131,235	22.84
	Independent National Party	Martín C. Martínez	67,030	11.66	11	New	3	New
	Civic Union	Joaquín Secco Illa	24,433	4.25	4	+2	1	+1
	Communist Party	Eugenio Gómez	14,330	2.49	2	+1	0	New
	Socialist Party	Emilio Frugoni	9,036	1.57	1	–2	0	0
	Party of the Agreement	Domingo Tortorelli	40	0.01	0	0	0	New
Total			574,703	100.00	99	0	30	0
Registered voters/turnout			858,713	–
Source: Parliament

External links

• Politics Data Bank at the Social Sciences School – Universidad de la República (Uruguay)