1918 Colombian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 10 February 1918.[1] The result was a victory for Marco Fidel Suárez of the Conservative Party, who received 53% of the vote.[2] Fidel took office on 7 August.[3]

Although opponent Guillermo Valencia was also a member of the Conservative Party, he received support from the Liberal Party.[4]

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Marco Fidel Suárez	Colombian Conservative Party	214,839	52.76
	Guillermo Valencia	Colombian Conservative Party	168,254	41.32
	José Lombana	Independent	24,041	5.90
Others			42	0.01
Total			407,176	100.00
Valid votes			407,176	99.98
Invalid/blank votes			82	0.02
Total votes			407,258	100.00
Source: Historia Electoral Colombiana[2]

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. Historia Electoral Colombiana, p152
3. Nohlen, p358
4. Nohlen, p350