1873 Liberian general election explained

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Liberia

Next Election:

1875 Liberian general election

Next Year:

1875

Previous Election:

1871 Liberian general election

Previous Year:

1871

Election Date:

6 May 1873

Module:

Embed:	yes
Election Name:	Presidential election
Type:	presidential
Image1:	Joseph Jenkins Roberts c. 1865 (A) (cropped).tif
Nominee1:	Joseph Jenkins Roberts
Party1:	Republican Party (Liberia)
President
Before Election:	Joseph Jenkins Roberts
Before Party:	Republican Party (Liberia)
After Election:	Joseph Jenkins Roberts
After Party:	Republican Party (Liberia)

General elections were held in Liberia on 6 May 1873. Incumbent President Joseph Jenkins Roberts of the Republican Party was the only candidate in the presidential elections,^[1] and was re-elected unopposed.^[2]

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