1942 Uruguayan general election

General elections were held in Uruguay on 29 November 1942, alongside a constitutional referendum.^[1] The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and received the most votes in the presidential election, in which the Juan José de Amézaga faction emerged as the largest. Amézaga subsequently became president on 1 March 1943.

1942 Uruguayan general election

← 1938 29 November 1942 1946 →
Registered	858,713
Presidential election
Candidate Juan José de Amézaga Luis Alberto de Herrera Martín C. Martínez Party Colorado Party National Party PNI Running mate Alberto Guani Roberto Berro Arturo Lussich Party vote 328,599 131,235 67,030 Percentage 57.18% 22.84% 11.66%
President before election Alfredo Baldomir Colorado Elected President Juan José de Amézaga Colorado

Results

Party		Presidential candidate	Votes	%	Seats
					Chamber	+/–	Senate	+/–
	Colorado Party	Juan José de Amézaga	234,127	40.74	58	–6	19	+4
		Eduardo Blanco Acevedo	74,767	13.01
		Eugenio Lagarmilla	18,969	3.30
		José C. Williman	670	0.12
		al lema	66	0.01
		Total	328,599	57.18
	National Party	Luis Alberto de Herrera	129,132	22.47	23	–6	7	–8
		José P. Turena	1,384	0.24
		José P. Turena	667	0.12
		al lema	52	0.01
		Total	131,235	22.84
	Independent National Party	Martín C. Martínez	67,030	11.66	11	New	3	New
	Civic Union	Joaquín Secco Illa	24,433	4.25	4	+2	1	+1
	Communist Party	Eugenio Gómez	14,330	2.49	2	+1	0	New
	Socialist Party	Emilio Frugoni	9,036	1.57	1	–2	0	0
	Party of the Agreement	Domingo Tortorelli	40	0.01	0	0	0	New
Total			574,703	100.00	99	0	30	0
Registered voters/turnout			858,713	–
Source: Parliament[2]