1998 Paraguayan general election

1998 Paraguayan general election
	Presidential election
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
Chamber of Deputies (41 seats for a majority)
Senate (23 seats needed for a majority)

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


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Raúl Cubas Grau	Colorado Party	887,196	55.35
	Domingo Laíno	Democratic Alliance (PLRA–PEN)	703,379	43.88
	Luis Alberto Campos Doria	Revolutionary Febrerista Party	8,139	0.51
	Gustavo Bader Ibáñez	National Christian Union	4,192	0.26
Total			1,602,906	100.00

Valid votes			1,602,906	97.10
Invalid/blank votes			47,819	2.90
Total votes			1,650,725	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,049,449	80.54
Source: Justicia Electoral

Senate


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Colorado Party	813,287	51.74	24	+4
	Democratic Alliance (PLRA–PEN)	661,764	42.10	20	–5
	National Christian Union	36,424	2.32	1	New
	National Renewal Movement	23,844	1.52	0	New
	Christian Democratic Party	19,891	1.27	0	New
	Revolutionary Febrerista Party	16,667	1.06	0	New
Total		1,571,877	100.00	45	0

Valid votes		1,571,877	95.33
Invalid/blank votes		77,003	4.67
Total votes		1,648,880	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,049,449	80.45
Source: Nohle

Chamber of Deputies


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Colorado Party	857,473	53.78	45	+7
	Democratic Alliance (PLRA–PEN)	681,917	42.77	35	–7
	Revolutionary Febrerista Party	20,121	1.26	0	New
	National Renewal Movement	16,863	1.06	0	New
	Christian Democratic Party	9,249	0.58	0	New
	National Christian Union	8,791	0.55	0	New
Total		1,594,414	100.00	80	0

Valid votes		1,594,414	96.67
Invalid/blank votes		55,005	3.33
Total votes		1,649,419	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,049,449	80.48
Source: Nohlen

References

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

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[N1-1] 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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