General elections were held in

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on 22 October 1939 to elect the

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and both houses of the

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of the Concentración Nacional coalition, who received 77.5% of the vote. The Concentración Nacional also won a landslide victory in the Congressional elections, winning 45 of the 48 seats in the Senate and 111 of the 140 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.Elecciones parliamentarias en el Perú (1931-2011)
Jurado Nacional de Elecciones

Results

President

Senate

Chamber of Deputies

References

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Elections in Peru

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