1966 Uruguayan general election

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{{Politics of Uruguay}}

General elections were held in Uruguay on 27 November 1966, alongside a constitutional referendum.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p494 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928358-3}} The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won the most seats in the Chamber of Deputies and received the most votes in the presidential election.

Results

{{Election results

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|dsv=y|candtitle=Presidential candidate|seattype1=Chamber|seattype2=+/–|seattype3=Senate|seattype4=+/–

|alliance1=Colorado Party|aspan1=7|cand1=Óscar Diego Gestido|votes1=262040|st1t1=50|st2t1=+6|st3t1=16|st4t1=+2|sspan1=7

|cand2=Jorge Batlle Ibáñez|votes2=215642

|cand3=Amílcar Vasconcellos|votes3=77476

|cand4=Zelmar Michelini|votes4=48022

|cand5=Justino Jiménez de Aréchaga|votes5=4064

|cand6=al lema|votes6=389

|atotal7=607633

|alliance8=National Party|aspan8=5|cand8=Martín Echegoyen|votes8=228309|st1t8=41|st2t8=–6|st3t8=13|st4t8=–2|sspan8=5

|cand9=Alberto Gallinal Heber|votes9=171618

|cand10=Alberto Héber Usher|votes10=96772

|cand11=al lema|votes11=211

|atotal12=496910

|alliance13=Liberation Left Front|cand13=Adolfo Aguirre González|votes13=69750|st1t13=5|st2t13=+2|st3t13=1|st4t13=0

|alliance14=Christian Democratic Party|cand14=Adolfo Gelsi Bidart|votes14=37219|st1t14=3|st2t14=0|st3t14=0|st4t14=–1

|alliance15=Socialist Party|aspan15=4|cand15=José Pedro Cardoso|votes15=7892|st1t15=0|st2t15=New|st3t15=0|st4t15=New|sspan15=4

|cand16=Emilio Frugoni|votes16=3646

|cand17=al lema|votes17=21

|atotal18=11559

|alliance19=Christian Civic Movement|cand19=Juan Vicente Chiarino|votes19=4230|st1t19=0|st2t19=New|st3t19=0|st4t19=New|acolor19=purple

|alliance20=Popular Union|cand20=Enrique Erro|votes20=2655|st1t20=0|st2t20=–2|st3t20=0|st4t20=0

|alliance21=Agrarian and Workers' Party|cand21=Moizzo|votes21=1616|st1t21=0|st2t21=New|st3t21=0|st4t21=New|acolor21=green

|alliance22=Liberal Party|cand22=Grassi|votes22=74|st1t22=0|st2t22=New|st3t22=0|st4t22=New|acolor22=blue

|alliance23=Federal Party|cand23=Sanjurjo|votes23=72|st1t23=0|st2t23=0|st3t23=0|st4t23=0|acolor23=lightblue

|alliance24=Party for Solís Department|cand24=Fioroni|votes24=44|st1t24=0|st2t24=0|st3t24=0|st4t24=0|acolor24=silver

|total_st2t=0|total_st4t=–1

|electorate=1658368

|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20081211190002/http://www.corteelectoral.gub.uy/gxpfiles/elecciones/Eleccion%20Nacional%201966.htm Electoral Court]

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