1962 Dominican Republic general election

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 20 December 1962. They were the first after the end of the Rafael Trujillo dictatorship two years earlier, as well as the first with no military candidates for president since 1938. They are generally regarded to be the first free elections in the country's history.

1962 Dominican Republic general election

20 December 1962 (1962-12-20)

Presidential election

Nominee Juan Bosch Viriato Fiallo Party PRD UCN Popular vote 628,044 317,327 Percentage 59.53% 30.08%

President before election Rafael Bonnelly Dominican Party Elected President Juan Bosch PRD

Juan Bosch of the democratic socialist Dominican Revolutionary Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won substantial majorities in both houses of Congress. There was also an election for a Constituent National Assembly, which was to amend certain articles of the constitution. However, reforms implemented by Bosch alienated the American government and the local oligarchy, leading to a coup the following year, and eventually the Dominican Civil War. Voter turnout was 65%.

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Juan Bosch	Dominican Revolutionary Party	628,044	59.53
	Viriato Fiallo	National Civic Union	317,327	30.08
	Alfonso Moreno Martínez	Social Christian Revolutionary Party	54,638	5.18
	Virgilio Maynardi Reyna	Democratic Revolutionary Nationalist Party	35,764	3.39
	Juan Isidro Jimenes Grullón	Social Democratic Alliance	17,898	1.70
	Joaquín Balaguer	Authentic Dominican Revolutionary Party	1,273	0.12
Total			1,054,944	100.00
Valid votes			1,054,944	98.30
Invalid/blank votes			18,291	1.70
Total votes			1,073,235	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,646,973	65.16
Source: Nohlen

Congress

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				House	Senate
	Dominican Revolutionary Party	592,088	56.50	49	22
	National Civic Union	315,371	30.09	20	4
	Social Christian Revolutionary Party	56,794	5.42	1	0
	Democratic Revolutionary Nationalist Party	36,972	3.53	4	1
	Social Democratic Alliance	18,726	1.79	0	0
	Dominican Revolutionary Vanguard	18,586	1.77	0	0
	Authentic Dominican Revolutionary Party	5,306	0.51	0	0
	National Party	4,161	0.40	0	0
Total		1,048,004	100.00	74	27
Valid votes		1,048,004	98.28
Invalid/blank votes		18,291	1.72
Total votes		1,066,295	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,646,973	64.74
Source: Nohlen