1928 Honduran general election
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General elections were held in Honduras on 28 October 1928. Vicente Mejía Colindres of the Liberal Party was re-elected as president, becoming the first incumbent to be re-elected in peaceful and contested elections.Victor Bulmer-Thomas (1991) Central America since independence, p195
Results
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|cand2=Tiburcio Carías Andino|party2=National Party|votes2=47745
|source=Nohlen
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|party2=Liberal Party|votes2=|seats2=21|sc2=+15
|row3=Vacant|seats3=1|sc3=–
|total_sc=+2
|source=Political Handbook of the WorldPolitical Handbook of the World 1929, p88
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References
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Bibliography
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