General elections were held in Guatemala

Guatemala

Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...

 on 19 January 1958 after the 1957 elections

Guatemalan general election, 1957

General elections were held in Guatemala on 20 October 1957. Miguel Ortiz Passarelli won the presidential election. However, the elections were nullified on 23 October 1957 following protests against electoral fraud.-President:-Bibliography:...

 were nullified. After no candidate received 50% or more of the national vote, Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes

Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes

General José Miguel Ramón Ydígoras Fuentes was President of Guatemala from 2 March 1958 to 31 March 1963. He took power following the murder of Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas....

 was elected President by Congress

Congress of Guatemala

The Congress of the Republic is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Guatemala.It comprises 158 deputies, who are elected by direct universal suffrage to serve four-year terms . Twenty-nine of these are elected from nationwide lists, with the rest on a district list basis...

 on 12 February, whilst an alliance of the National Democratic Reconciliation Party

National Democratic Reconciliation Party

National Democratic Reconciliation Party . PRDN was a moderate conservative party in Guatemala.The PRDN was founded in 1950 by General Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes....

, Nationalist Democratic Party, the Nationalist Liberal Party

Nationalist Liberal Party

The Nationalist Liberal Party is a centre-right political party in Nicaragua. It was established by Anastasio Somoza García in the 1930s. When it was formed, it drew its members mainly from factions within the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party....

, the Democratic National Association and the National Anti-Communist Front

National Anti-Communist Front

The National Anti-Communist Front was a coalition of the anti-communist parties and groups that supported Carlos Castillo Armas. Its program envisioned economic and social reforms for the development of Guatemala and the elimination of communist infiltration...

 won 40 of the 66 seats in Congress.

President

Candidate	Party	Public vote		Congress vote
		Votes	%	Votes	%
Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes General José Miguel Ramón Ydígoras Fuentes was President of Guatemala from 2 March 1958 to 31 March 1963. He took power following the murder of Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas....	PRDN National Democratic Reconciliation Party National Democratic Reconciliation Party . PRDN was a moderate conservative party in Guatemala.The PRDN was founded in 1950 by General Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes.... -PDN-PLN Nationalist Liberal Party The Nationalist Liberal Party is a centre-right political party in Nicaragua. It was established by Anastasio Somoza García in the 1930s. When it was formed, it drew its members mainly from factions within the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party.... -PLAG-ANDE-FAN National Anti-Communist Front The National Anti-Communist Front was a coalition of the anti-communist parties and groups that supported Carlos Castillo Armas. Its program envisioned economic and social reforms for the development of Guatemala and the elimination of communist infiltration...	190,972	40.80	40	69.0
José Luis Cruz Salazar	MDN National Democratic Movement (Guatemala) National Democratic Movement was a Guatemala military-backed party formed in 1954 by President Carlos Castillo Armas.It was the ruling party from 1954 until 1958.... -PUA Party of Anticommunist Unification Party of Anticommunist Unification . PUA was a far right-wing party in Guatemala.The Party was founded in 1948 by General Francisco Javier Arana, a presidential candidate in the election of 1950... -PL-PR-DCG Guatemalan Christian Democracy The Guatemalan Christian Democracy , founded 24 August 1955, was a political party in Guatemala. It was a moderate reformist party, although also anti-Communist. It first won congressional seats in [Guatemalan parliamentary election, 1955|1955]]. In 1957, it contested presidential elections but...	138,488	29.58	18	31.0
Mario Méndez Montenegro	Revolutionary Party	132,824	28.37
José Enrique Ardón Fernández	Nationalist Liberal Union Party	5,834	1.25
Invalid/blank votes		24,156
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Total		492,274	100	65	100

Congress

Party	Votes	%	Seats
PRDN National Democratic Reconciliation Party National Democratic Reconciliation Party . PRDN was a moderate conservative party in Guatemala.The PRDN was founded in 1950 by General Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes.... -PDN-PLN Nationalist Liberal Party The Nationalist Liberal Party is a centre-right political party in Nicaragua. It was established by Anastasio Somoza García in the 1930s. When it was formed, it drew its members mainly from factions within the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party.... -ANDE-FAN National Anti-Communist Front The National Anti-Communist Front was a coalition of the anti-communist parties and groups that supported Carlos Castillo Armas. Its program envisioned economic and social reforms for the development of Guatemala and the elimination of communist infiltration...	127,195	36.99	40
PUA Party of Anticommunist Unification Party of Anticommunist Unification . PUA was a far right-wing party in Guatemala.The Party was founded in 1948 by General Francisco Javier Arana, a presidential candidate in the election of 1950... -PR-DCG Guatemalan Christian Democracy The Guatemalan Christian Democracy , founded 24 August 1955, was a political party in Guatemala. It was a moderate reformist party, although also anti-Communist. It first won congressional seats in [Guatemalan parliamentary election, 1955|1955]]. In 1957, it contested presidential elections but...	112,105	32.60	20
Revolutionary Party	88,418	25.71	6
Liberal Party	3,785	01.10	0
National Democratic Movement National Democratic Movement (Guatemala) National Democratic Movement was a Guatemala military-backed party formed in 1954 by President Carlos Castillo Armas.It was the ruling party from 1954 until 1958....	3,674	1.07	0
Party Nationalist Liberal Union	2,955	0.86	0
Anticommunist Authentic Party	2,451	0.71	0
Guatemalan Anticommunist Liberal Party	1,918	0.56	0
Democratic Workers’ Party	1,382	0.40	0
Invalid/blank votes
Total	343,883	100	66