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1958 Venezuelan general election
Presidential election
Turnout 93.42%
General elections were held in Venezuela on 7 December 1958.[1] The presidential elections were won by Rómulo Betancourt of Democratic Action , who received 49.2% of the vote,[2] whilst his party won 73 of the 132 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 32 of the 51 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 93.4% in the presidential election and 92.1% in the Congressional elections.[3]
The Soviet Union covertly supported Wolfgang Larrazábal in the elections.[4]
Results [ ]
President [ ]
Candidate Party Votes % Rómulo Betancourt Democratic Action 1,284,092 49.18 Wolfgang Larrazábal URD –PCV –903,479 34.61 Rafael Caldera Copei –IR –PST 423,262 16.21 Total 2,610,833 100.00 Valid votes 2,610,833 95.91 Invalid/blank votes 111,220 4.09 Total votes 2,722,053 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,913,801 93.42 Source: Nohlen
Congress [ ]
Party Votes % Seats Chamber +/– Senate +/– Democratic Action 1,275,973 49.45 73 –10 32 –6 Democratic Republican Union 690,357 26.76 34 +30 11 +10 Copei 392,305 15.20 18 +2 6 +2 Communist Party of Venezuela 160,791 6.23 7 +4 2 +1 Republican Integration 19,424 0.75 0 New 0 New Socialist Workers' Party 15,476 0.60 0 New 0 New 14,908 0.58 0 New 0 New 10,983 0.43 0 0 0 0 Total 2,580,217 100.00 132 +22 51 +5 Valid votes 2,580,217 96.10 Invalid/blank votes 104,732 3.90 Total votes 2,684,949 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,913,801 92.15 Source: Nohlen
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