title: 1978 Paraguayan general election
text: # 1978 Paraguayan general election
  
  General elections were held in Paraguay on 12 February 1978. Alfredo Stroessner of the Colorado Party won the presidential elections, whilst the Colorado Party won 20 of the 30 seats in the Senate and 40 of the 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputues. Voter turnout was 86%.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Party | Party | Presidential candidate | Votes | % | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Presidential candidate | Votes | % | Chamber | +/– | Senate | +/– |
  | | Colorado Party | Alfredo Stroessner | 905,461 | 90.77 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
  | | Radical Liberal Party | Germán Acosta Caballero | 54,984 | 5.51 | 12 | –4 | 6 | –2 |
  | | Liberal Party | Fulvio Hugo Celauro | 37,059 | 3.72 | 8 | +4 | 4 | +2 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 997,504 | 100.00 | 60 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 997,504 | 98.73 | | | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 12,795 | 1.27 | | | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,010,299 | 100.00 | | | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,175,351 | 85.96 | | | | |
  | Source: Nohlen, Banks |||||||||
  