1860 Argentine presidential election

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1860 Argentine general election
Flag of the Argentine Confederation.svg
  1853 6 February 1860 1862  

125 members of the Electoral College
63 votes needed to win
  Santiago Derqui 1860.JPG Mariano Fragueiro.jpg
Nominee Santiago Derqui Mariano Fragueiro
Party Federal Unitarian
Electoral vote 7246
States carried94
Percentage 57.6%36.8%

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Most voted party by province.

President before election

Justo José de Urquiza
Federal

Elected President

Santiago Derqui
Federal

The Argentine presidential election of 1860 was held on 6 February to choose the second president of the Argentine Confederation. Santiago Derqui was elected president.

Contents

The Buenos Aires Province seceded from the Confederation as the State of Buenos Aires on 11 September 1852 and did not participate in elections until 1862.

Results

Argentine Confederation
Population1,280,000
Voters12,800
Turnout1%
Presidential CandidatesPartyElectoral Votes
Santiago Derqui Federal 72
Mariano Fragueiro Unitarian 46
Salvador María del Carril Unitarian 4
Juan Bautista Alberdi 2
Tomás Guido 1
Total125
Vice Presidential CandidatesPartyElectoral VotesCongress Vote [lower-alpha 1]
Marcos Paz 4922
Juan Esteban Pedernera Unitarian 4532
Benjamín Virasoro Federal 17
Juan Gregorio Pujol Federal 12
Juan Bautista Alberdi 1
Santiago Derqui Federal 1
Total12554

Results by Province

ProvincePresidentVice President
DerquiFragueirodel CarrilGuidoAlberdiPazPederneraVirasoroPujolAlberdiDerqui
Catamarca 1010
Córdoba 16151
Corrientes 1212
Entre Ríos 628
Federal Territory of Paraná  [ es ]Did not voteDid not vote
Jujuy 88
La Rioja 88
Mendoza 871
Salta 64451
San Juan 88
San Luis 88
Santa Fe 617
Santiago del Estero 1212
Tucumán 1010
Total72464214945171211

Notes

  1. As none of the candidates obtained the majority of voters required by the Constitution, the Congress elected the Vice President.

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