1958 Venezuelan general election

General elections were held in Venezuela on 7 December 1958. The presidential elections were won by Rómulo Betancourt of Democratic Action, who received 49% of the vote, whilst his party won 73 of the 132 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 32 of the 51 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 93% in the presidential election and 92% in the Congressional elections.

1958 Venezuelan general election

7 December 1958
Presidential election
Turnout93.42%
 
Candidate Rómulo Betancourt Wolfgang Larrazábal Rafael Caldera
Party Democratic Action URDPCV Copei
Popular vote 1,284,092 903,479 423,262
Percentage 49.18% 34.61% 16.21%


President before election

Edgar Sanabria
Independent

Elected President

Rómulo Betancourt
Democratic Action

The Soviet Union covertly supported Wolfgang Larrazábal in the elections.

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