1895 Salvadoran presidential election

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador in January 1895.[1] Provisional president General Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez was the only candidate and was elected with only 91 votes against.[1][2] Separate elections were held for the vice presidency, in which Prudencio Alfaro defeated Carlos Meléndez and four minor candidates.[1]

1895 Salvadoran presidential election

January 1895
 
Candidate Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez
Party Liberal/Military
Popular vote 61,080
Percentage 99.85%

President before election

Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez
Liberal/Military

Elected President

Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez
Liberal/Military

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Rafael Antonio GutiérrezLiberal/Military61,08099.85
Against910.15
Total61,171100.00
Source: UCSD

Vice President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Prudencio AlfaroLiberal38,00662.51
Carlos MeléndezIndependent18,79230.91
Other candidates4,0006.58
Total60,798100.00
Source: UCSD

References

  1. "Elections and Events 1850–1899". University of California, San Diego. The Library – UC San Diego. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. "Presidentes de El Salvador – General Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez" [Presidents of El Salvador – General Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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