1930 Uruguayan general election

General elections were held in Uruguay on 30 November 1930, electing the president, three members of the National Council of Administration and six of the nineteen members of the Senate. Although Luis Alberto de Herrera of the National Party received the most individual votes for president, the Colorado Party received more votes overall and its lead candidate Gabriel Terra was elected president. The Colorado Party won two of the three seats in the National Council of Administration, while the National Party won four of the six seats in the Senate.

Results

President

Party and lema				Candidate	Votes	%
	Colorado Party		Libertad y Justicia	Gabriel Terra	126,766	39.95
			Riveristas	Pedro Manini Ríos	28,772	9.07
			Radicales	Federico Fleurquin	8,302	2.62
			Anti Colegialistas	—	1,118	0.35
			al lema	—	111	0.03
		Total			165,069	52.02
	National Party		National Party	Luis Alberto de Herrera	131,777	41.53
			National Party	Eduardo Lamas	18,011	5.68
			al lema	—	209	0.07
		Total			149,997	47.27
	Communist Party			Eugenio Gómez	2,277	0.72
Total					317,343	100.00
Source: Bottinelli et al.

National Council of Administration

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Colorado Party	165,828	52.14	2
	National Party	149,978	47.15	1
	Communist Party	2,258	0.71	0
Total		318,064	100.00	3
Source: Bottinelli et al.

Senate

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	National Party	25,575	52.81	4
	Colorado Party	22,051	45.53	2
	Communist Party	287	0.59	0
	Partido Colorado Gral. Rivera	324	0.67	0
	Partido Tradición Colorada	190	0.39	0
Total		48,427	100.00	6
Source: Bottinelli et al.