1888 Transvaal presidential election

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Nominee	Paul Kruger	Piet Joubert
Popular vote	4,483	834
Percentage	84.31%	15.69%

President before election

Paul Kruger

Elected President

Paul Kruger

Presidential elections were held in the South African Republic in 1888.^[1] The result was a victory for Paul Kruger,^[1] who defeated Piet Joubert by a wide margin.^[2]

Results


Candidate	Votes	%
Paul Kruger	4,483	84.31
Piet Joubert	834	15.69
Total	5,317	100.00

Source: De Souza^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Encyclopædia Britannica 1911, p931
^ Francis Hugh De Souza (2004) A question of treason Kiaat Creations, p38
^ De Souza, p247

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