1978 Guatemalan general election

1978 Guatemalan general election
5 March 1978
Presidential election
 
Nominee Romeo Lucas Enrique Peralta
Party PID MLN
Running mate Francisco Villagrán Héctor Aragón
Electoral vote 35 0
Popular vote 262,960 221,223
Percentage 40.33% 33.93%
President before election

Kjell Laugerud García
MLN

 President-elect

Fernando Romeo Lucas
PID–PR–CAO

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.

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