1859 Salvadoran presidential election

1859 Salvadoran presidential election

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Candidate Gerardo Barrios Party Liberal

President before election Gerardo Barrios Liberal Elected President Gerardo Barrios Liberal

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 4 December 1859. ^[1] Gerardo Barrios ran unopposed and was elected by the legislature. ^[2] In continuation of a long trend, Barrios was yet another Salvadoran president who was both a military officer and a politician. ^{[1] [3]}

Results

Candidate		Party
	Gerardo Barrios	Liberal
Total
Source: University of California, San Diego [1]

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. 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 – Capitán General Gerardo Barrios" [Presidents of El Salvador – Captain General Gerardo Barrios]. Casa Presidencial (in Spanish). Government of El Salvador. c. 2005. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2018.