1846 Salvadoran presidential election

1846 Salvadoran presidential election

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Candidate Eugenio Aguilar Party Liberal

President before election Fermín Palacios Independent Elected President Eugenio Aguilar Liberal

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 16 February 1846. ^[1] Eugenio Aguilar ran unopposed and was elected by the legislature. ^[2] He started governing as president-elect on 21 February 1846, before formally taking office on 21 July. ^[3]

Results

Candidate		Party
	Eugenio Aguilar	Liberal
Total
Source: University of California, San Diego [1]

References

1. "Elections and Events 1811–1849". University of California, San Diego . Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
2. Ching, Erik K. (1997). From Clientelism to Militarism: The State, Politics and Authoritarianism in El Salvador, 1840–1940. Santa Barbara, California: University of California, Santa Barbara. p. 152. OCLC   39326756. ProQuest   304330235 . Retrieved 20 October 2024.
3. "Presidentes de El Salvador – Doctor Eugenio Aguilar" [Presidents of El Salvador – Doctor Eugenio Aguilar]. casapres.gob (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2021.