General elections were held in the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

 on 16 May 1970. The main opposition party, the Dominican Revolutionary Party

Dominican Revolutionary Party

The Dominican Revolutionary Party is one of the main political parties of the Dominican Republic. It has a moderate centrist position, social democratic in name. The party's distinctive color is white....

, did not contest the election, leaving only the ruling Reformist Party

Social Christian Reformist Party

The Social Christian Reformist Party is a conservative, christian democratic, economic liberal and a populist party in the Dominican Republic formed by the union of the Partido Reformista and the Partido Revolucionario Social Cristiano...

 and some right-wing and centre-right parties. Incumbent Joaquín Balaguer

Joaquín Balaguer

Joaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo was the President of the Dominican Republic from 1960 to 1962, from 1966 to 1978, and again from 1986 to 1996.-Early life and introduction to politics:...

 won the presidential election, whilst his Reformist Party won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 63.5%.

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Joaquín Balaguer Joaquín Balaguer Joaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo was the President of the Dominican Republic from 1960 to 1962, from 1966 to 1978, and again from 1986 to 1996.-Early life and introduction to politics:...	Reformist Party Social Christian Reformist Party The Social Christian Reformist Party is a conservative, christian democratic, economic liberal and a populist party in the Dominican Republic formed by the union of the Partido Reformista and the Partido Revolucionario Social Cristiano...	707,136	57.2
Francisco Lora	Movement of Democratic Integration	252,760	20.4
Elías Wessin y Wessin Elías Wessin y Wessin Elías Wessin y Wessin was a Dominican politician and Dominican Air Force general. Wessin led the military coup which ousted the government of Dominican President Juan Bosch in 1963, replacing it with a triumvirate...	Democratic Quisqueyano Party	168,751	13.6
Alfonso Moreno Martínez	Social Christian Revolutionary Party Social Christian Reformist Party The Social Christian Reformist Party is a conservative, christian democratic, economic liberal and a populist party in the Dominican Republic formed by the union of the Partido Reformista and the Partido Revolucionario Social Cristiano...	63,797	5.1
Jaime Manuel Fernández	Movement of National Reconciliation	45,861	3.7
Invalid/blank votes		59,638
Total		1,297,843	100
Source: Nohlen

Congress

Party	Votes	%	House		Senate
			Seats	+/-	Seats	+/-
Reformist Party Social Christian Reformist Party The Social Christian Reformist Party is a conservative, christian democratic, economic liberal and a populist party in the Dominican Republic formed by the union of the Partido Reformista and the Partido Revolucionario Social Cristiano...	653,565	52.8	45
21
Movement of Democratic Integration	252,760	20.4	11	New	1	New
Democratic Quisqueyano Party	168,751	13.6	3	New	0	New
Social Christian Revolutionary Party Social Christian Reformist Party The Social Christian Reformist Party is a conservative, christian democratic, economic liberal and a populist party in the Dominican Republic formed by the union of the Partido Reformista and the Partido Revolucionario Social Cristiano...	63,697	5.1	0
0	0
National Youth Movement	53,571	4.3	15	New	5	New
Movement of National Reconciliation	45,861	3.7	0	New	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	59,638
Total	1,297,843	100	74	0	27	0
Source: Nohlen