It was said that "the old party leadership was swept aside in favor of a new group of younger, more dynamic and ambitious men," when presidential candidate Anastasio Somoza Garca won by a landslide victory of 112,812 votes (99.83%) against Leonardo Argello Barreto's 192 votes (00.17%) during the 1936 Nicaraguan general election.
"The old party leadership was swept aside in favor of a new group of younger, more dynamic and ambitious men". Anastasio Somoza Garcia 112,812* 99.83% Leonardo Arguello Barreto 192** 00.17% 
