1942 Dominican Republic general election explained

Country:	Dominican Republic
Previous Election:	1938 Dominican Republic general election
Previous Year:	1938
Next Election:	1947 Dominican Republic general election
Next Year:	1947
Election Date:	16 May 1942
Module:	Embed: yes Election Name: Presidential election Type: presidential Image1: Rafael Leónidas Trujillo.jpg Nominee1: Rafael Trujillo Party1: Dominican Party Popular Vote1: 581,937 Percentage1: 100% President Before Election: Manuel de Jesús Troncoso de la Concha Before Party: Dominican Party After Election: Rafael Trujillo After Party: Dominican Party

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1942.^[1] Rafael Trujillo, who had previously served as president from 1930 to 1938, was the sole presidential candidate and was returned to office unopposed. He had remained the country's de facto leader even after leaving office for the first time. His Dominican Party won every seat in the Congressional elections.

They were the first elections in Dominican history in which women could vote,^[2] and three women were elected; Isabel Mayer to the Senate and Milady Félix de L'Official and Josefa Sánchez de González to the Chamber of Deputies.^[3]

Notes and References

1. [Dieter Nohlen]
2. Nohlen, p243
3. Julien Moritzen (1943) Political Emancipation of Women in the Dominican Republic Bulletin of the Pan American Union, Volume 77, pp149–154