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]

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

1. Elections and Events 1875-1899 Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine The Library, UC San Diego