1940 Bolivian general election

1940 Bolivian general election

10 March 1940

President, all 109 Deputies and 27 Senators in the National Congress
Registered104,612
Turnout64.54%
 
Nominee Enrique Peñaranda José Antonio Arze
Party Independent Independent
Alliance CONC FIB
Popular vote 58,060 7,645
Percentage 85.99% 11.32%

President before election

Carlos Quintanilla (interim)

Elected President

Enrique Peñaranda

General elections were held in Bolivia on 10 March 1940, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new National Congress. The elections were the first in six years since 1934 and the first not to be annulled in nine years since the general election of 1931.