1907 Salvadoran presidential election

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1907 Salvadoran presidential election
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  1903 13 January 1907 1911  
Presidential election
  Illus-059 (Salvador, 20th Century).jpg Luis Alonso Barahona.jpg
Candidate Fernando Figueroa Luis Alonso Barahona
PartyLiberal/MilitaryIndependent/Military
Popular vote152,053222
Percentage99.76%0.15%

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Results by department

President before election

Pedro José Escalón
Conservative/Military

Elected President

Fernando Figueroa
Liberal/Military

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 13 January 1907. [1] General Fernando Figueroa was elected with 99.76 percent of the vote. His closest rival Luis Alonso Barahona received 222 votes to Figueroa's 152,053.

Contents

Campaign

Prior to the 1907 presidential election, President Pedro José Escalón and his allies hand-picked Divisional General Fernando Figueroa to be his successor as president of El Salvador. [2] All men were eligible to vote in the election. [3]

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Fernando Figueroa Liberal/Military152,05399.76
Luis Alonso Barahona Independent/Military2220.15
Horacio Villavicencio Independent/Military390.03
Rafael Guirola Duke Independent160.01
Camilo Arévalo Independent110.01
Carlos Meléndez Liberal80.01
Potenciano Escalón Independent/Military60.00
Baltasar Estupinián Independent40.00
Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez Liberal/Military10.00
Prudencio Alfaro Liberal10.00
Other candidates580.04
Total152,419100.00
Source: Diario Oficial 1907, p. 354 [4]

Results by department

The following table displays the number of votes each presidential candidate received from each of the country's 14 departments. The candidate with the most votes in a department is highlighted in gray.

Department Figueroa Barahona Villavicencio Guirola Arévalo Meléndez Escalón Estupinián Gutiérrez Alfaro Others
VotesVotesVotesVotesVotesVotesVotesVotesVotesVotesVotes
Ahuachapán 9,9022203000000
Cabañas 5,3641000000000
Chalatenango 9,778142100300100
Cuscatlán 9,8904100200000
La Libertad 11,797133166140008
La Paz 14,2991124000000017
La Unión 6,6551100000004
Morazán 9,4570000000000
San Miguel 11,4672000101000
San Salvador 18,8513500100010
Santa Ana 13,9472102010003
San Vicente 6,77815000000000
Sonsonate 11,02826100013003
Usulután 12,8400000000000
Total152,0532223916118641158
Source: Diario Oficial 1907, p. 354 [4]

Vice president

CandidatePartyVotes%
Manuel Enrique Araujo Liberal146,29895.47
José Miguel Batrés Independent/Military6,6894.36
Jorge Meléndez Liberal1120.07
Norberto Morán Independent240.02
José María Estupinián Independent/Military110.01
Other candidates1120.07
Total153,246100.00
Source: Diario Oficial 1907, p. 354 [4]

Results by department

The following table displays the number of votes each vice presidential candidate received from each of the country's 14 departments. The candidate with the most votes in a department is highlighted in gray.

Department Araujo Batrés Meléndez Morán Estupinián Others
VotesVotesVotesVotesVotesVotes
Ahuachapán 9,90100007
Cabañas 5,36500001
Chalatenango 9,76901120013
Cuscatlán 10,885000026
La Libertad 11,79000001
La Paz 14,2980001126
La Unión 6,61700003
Morazán 9,45700000
San Miguel 11,46900003
San Salvador 18,85500004
Santa Ana 13,926000018
San Vicente 6,770002300
Sonsonate 4,3546,68901010
Usulután 12,84200000
Total146,2986,6891122411112
Source: Diario Oficial 1907, p. 354 [4]

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