1891 Salvadoran presidential election

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1891 Salvadoran presidential election
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  1887 January 1891 1895  
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Candidate Carlos Ezeta
PartyLiberal/Military
Running mate Antonio Ezeta
Popular vote52,342
Percentage99.96%

President before election

Carlos Ezeta
Liberal/Military

Elected President

Carlos Ezeta
Liberal/Military

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador in January 1891. [1] Provisional president General Carlos Ezeta was the only candidate and was elected with only 19 votes against. [1] [2]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Carlos Ezeta Liberal/Military52,34299.96
Against190.04
Total52,361100.00
Source: UCSD

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 Carlos Ezeta" [Presidents of El Salvador – General Carlos Ezeta] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2021.