1898 Honduran general election

General elections were held in Honduras between 30 October and 1 November 1898. Terencio Sierra was elected president with 83% of the vote, marking the first peaceful transfer of power for several decades.[1]

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Background

In January 1898 president Policarpo Bonilla convened a group that met at the Palace of Tegucigalpa to select candidates to contest the forthcoming elections. Terencio Sierra was chosen as the presidential candidate and José María Reina as the vice presidential candidate.[1] They were the only candidates to contest the elections.[1]

Results

President


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Terencio Sierra	Liberal Party	36,756	82.53
Against			7,781	17.47
Total			44,537	100.00

Source: Durón

Vice President


Candidate		Votes	%
	José María Reina	37,546	84.55
Against		6,862	15.45
Total		44,408	100.00

Source: UCSD

References

Elections and Events 1875-1899 The Library, UC San Diego

Elections in Honduras
Presidential elections	1852 1856 1860 1864 1866 1869 1874 1877 1881 1883 1887 1891 1893 1894 1898 1902 1911 1915 1919 1923 1924 1928 1932 1948 1954 1971 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021
Parliamentary elections	1838 1847 1877 1880 1894 1898 1902 1908 1911 1915 1919 1922 1923 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1942 1948 1954 1956 1957 1963 1965 1971 1980 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021
Local elections	1922 1927 1931 1932 1933 1935 1936 1943 1945 1950 1952 1953 1954 1957 1962 1968 1971 1976 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021
Referendums	1870
See also: Elections in the Federal Republic of Central America

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