1908 Cuban general election

General elections were held in Cuba on 14 November 1908.[1] José Miguel Gómez won the presidential election running under the Liberal Coalition banner (an alliance of the Historical Liberal Party and the Zayista Liberal Party), whilst the coalition emerged as the largest faction in the House of Representatives, winning 49 of the 83 seats. Voter turnout was 71.0%.[2]

Cuban general election, 1908

14 November 1908

Nominee José Miguel Gómez Mario García Menocal Party Liberal Conservative Popular vote 201,199 130,256 Percentage 60.70% 39.30%

President before election Tomás Estrada Palma Republican Party of Havana Elected President José Miguel Gómez Liberal Party of Cuba

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
José Miguel Gómez	Liberal Coalition	201,199	60.7
Mario García Menocal	National Conservative Party	130,256	39.3
Invalid/blank votes		0	0
Total		331,455	100
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Liberal Coalition¹			24
Invalid/blank votes		-	-
Total			24
Source: Nohlen

¹ Within the coalition, the Zayista Liberal Party took 11 seats, the Historical Liberal Party 5 seats and independents 8 seats.

House of Representatives

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Liberal Coalition			49
National Conservative Party			34
Invalid/blank votes		-	-
Total			83
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p203 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
2. Nohlen, p204