Liberia Civic historical record
Liberia held a general election on 6 May 1873 during Joseph Jenkins Roberts’s restored presidency.
Presidential election
Incumbent President Joseph Jenkins Roberts of the Republican Party was the only identified presidential candidate and was returned to office unopposed.
No certified vote total, turnout figure, vice-presidential result, or complete legislative return has yet been verified for this archive.
Political context
The election followed the constitutional crisis of 1871 and Roberts’s return to office in January 1872. It continued the regular biennial election cycle established under the 1847 Constitution.
Historical significance
The result gave Roberts another two-year term and extended his second period of presidential service through the beginning of 1876.
Evidence status
Classification: Chronology-only with confirmed outcome. The date, incumbent, party, unopposed status, and outcome are documented. Exact totals, turnout, vice-presidential result, and legislative returns remain under archival review.
Sources
- African Elections Database, Liberia historical election index
- Carl Patrick Burrowes, “Democracy or Disarmament,” Liberian Studies Journal.
- J. H. T. McPherson, History of Liberia.