1918 Colombian Presidential Election

10 February 1918 · Regeneration and the Conservative hegemony

Marco Fidel Suárez won with 52.76% against Guillermo Valencia on 41.32%.

The Conservative Party held the presidency for forty-four years under a constitution written to keep it there.

President before

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Elected President

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Winning share

52.8%

Turnout

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The result

Marco Fidel Suárez
Colombian Conservative Party · 214.839 votes
52.76%
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Guillermo Valencia
Colombian Conservative Party · 168.254 votes
41.32%
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José Lombana
Independent · 24.041 votes
5.90%
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Others
42 · 0 votes
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