1978 Guatemalan general election
# 1978 Guatemalan general election

General elections were held in Guatemala on 5 March 1978. No candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the presidential election, resulting in Fernando Romeo Lucas García being elected president by Congress with 35 votes, amidst an opposition boycott. The Congressional elections were won by the National Liberation Movement.

## Results

### President

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Popular vote | Popular vote | Congress vote | Congress vote |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Fernando Romeo Lucas García | PID–PR–CAO | 262,960 | 40.33 | 35 | 100.00 |
| | Enrique Peralta Azurdia | National Liberation Movement | 221,223 | 33.93 | | |
| | Ricardo Peralta Méndez | DCG–PRA | 167,890 | 25.75 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 652,073 | 100.00 | 35 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | | | 35 | 100.00 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | | | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | | 35 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,785,764 | – | 60 | 58.33 |
| Source: Nohlen, ISLA |||||||

### Congress

| Party | Party | Seats | +/– |
| - | - | - | - |
| | National Liberation Movement | 20 | +4 |
| | Institutional Democratic Party | 17 | +3 |
| | Revolutionary Party | 14 | +4 |
| | Guatemalan Christian Democracy | 7 | – |
| | Central Aranista Organization | 3 | –3 |
| Total | Total | 61 | +1 |
| Source: Nohlen ||||
