1860 Argentine presidential election

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1860 Argentine presidential election
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  1853 6 February 1860 1862  
Presidential election
  Santiago Derqui 1860.JPG Mariano Fragueiro.jpg
Nominee Santiago Derqui Mariano Fragueiro  [ es ]
Party Federalist Unitarian
Electoral vote 7246
Percentage 57.60%36.80%

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Results by province

President before election

Justo José de Urquiza
Federalist

Elected President

Santiago Derqui
Federalist

Presidential elections were held in Argentina on 6 February 1860 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

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Santiago Derqui Federalist Party 7257.60
Mariano Fragueiro  [ es ] Unitarian Party 4636.80
Salvador María del Carril Unitarian Party 43.20
Juan Bautista Alberdi Independent21.60
Tomás Guido Independent10.80
Total125100.00

By province

ProvinceDerquiFragueirodel CarrilAlberdiGuido
Catamarca 10
Córdoba 16
Corrientes 12
Entre Ríos 62
Federal Territory of Paraná  [ es ]Did not vote
Jujuy 8
La Rioja 8
Mendoza 8
Salta 64
San Juan 8
San Luis 8
Santa Fe 61
Santiago del Estero 12
Tucumán 10
Total7246421

Vice president

As none of the candidates obtained the majority of voters required by the constitution, Congress elected the vice president.

CandidatePartyElectoral voteCongress vote
Votes%Votes%
Marcos Paz Independent4939.202240.74
Juan Esteban Pedernera Unitarian Party 4536.003259.26
Benjamín Virasoro  [ es ] Federalist Party 1713.60
Juan Gregorio Pujol  [ es ] Federalist Party 129.60
Juan Bautista Alberdi Independent10.80
Santiago Derqui Federalist Party 10.80
Total125100.0054100.00

By province

ProvincePazPederneraVirasoroPujolAlberdiDerqui
Catamarca 10
Córdoba 151
Corrientes 12
Entre Ríos 8
Federal Territory of Paraná  [ es ]Did not vote
Jujuy 8
La Rioja 8
Mendoza 71
Salta 451
San Juan 8
San Luis 8
Santa Fe 7
Santiago del Estero 12
Tucumán 10
Total4945171211

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