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1930 Dominican Republic general election

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Field	Value
country	Dominican Republic
previous_election	1924 Dominican Republic general election
previous_year	1924
next_election	1934 Dominican Republic general election
next_year	1934
election_date	16 May 1930
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Presidential election
type	presidential
image1	File:Rafael Trujillo.png
nominee1	Rafael Trujillo
colour1	964B00
party1	Confederation of Parties
running_mate1	Rafael Estrella Ureña
popular_vote1	223,926
percentage1	99.17%
title	President
before_election	Rafael Estrella Ureña (acting)
before_party	Republican
after_election	Rafael Trujillo
after_party	CdP

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1930. They were held three months after President Horacio Vásquez was deposed in a coup led by Rafael Estrella Ureña. In a deal with Estrella, Dominican Army commander Rafael Trujillo kept his men in barracks under the pretense of "neutrality," clearing the way for Estrella to take over as provisional president. In return, Trujillo was allowed to run for president in the May elections.

During the campaign, other candidates, as well as election officials, were subjected to severe harassment by Trujillo's soldiers. The other candidates withdrew when it became clear that Trujillo would be the only candidate allowed to campaign unhindered, leaving him to win the presidency unopposed. The Confederation of Parties (also called the Patriotic Coalition of Citizens), a pro-Trujillo grouping, won every seat in the Congressional elections.

Trujillo went on to rule the country for the next three decades, either as president or the power behind puppet presidents.

Results

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p247 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
(1989). "The Era of Trujillo". [[Library of Congress]].
According to official figures, the [[Dominican Party]], which succeeded the Confederation of Parties in 1931, claimed to win elections with unanimous or near-unanimous support in all elections held during this time. It only dropped below 99 percent of the vote once in elections between 1934 and 1957.Nohlen, pp252–253

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