1957 Dominican Republic general election

1957 Dominican Republic general election
	Presidential election
President before election; Héctor Trujillo; Dominican Party	Elected President ; Héctor Trujillo; Dominican Party

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1957.^[1] Héctor Trujillo was the only candidate in the presidential election, and was elected unopposed, although his predecessor and brother Rafael Trujillo maintained absolute control of the country.^[2] The Dominican Party won every seat in the Congressional elections.

Results[]


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Seats
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	House	+/–	Senate	+/–
	Dominican Party	Héctor Trujillo	1,265,681	100.00	58	+8	23	+1
Total			1,265,681	100.00	58	+8	23	+1

Source: Nohlen

References[]

^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^ Nohlen, p260

[N1-1] Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

[2] Nohlen, p260

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