1943 Liberian general election

1943 Liberian general election

Presidential election

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Nominee William Tubman James F. Cooper Party TWP Democratic

President before election Edwin Barclay TWP Elected President William Tubman TWP

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General elections were held in Liberia on 4 May 1943 alongside a constitutional referendum. William Tubman of the True Whig Party was elected president,^[1] defeating James F. Cooper of the Democratic Party,^[2] a former secretary of the interior. He took office on 3 January 1944.