1940 Bolivian general election

1940 Bolivian general election

← 1934 10 March 1940 1947 →
President, all 109 Deputies and 27 Senators in the National Congress
Registered	104,612
Turnout	64.54%
Nominee Enrique Peñaranda José Antonio Arze Party Independent Independent Alliance CONC[a] FIB[b] Popular vote 58,060 7,645 Percentage 85.99% 11.32%
President before election Carlos Quintanilla (interim) Elected President Enrique Peñaranda

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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.^[1]

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