1886 Argentine presidential election

The Argentine presidential election of 1886 was held on 11 April to choose the president of Argentina. Miguel Juárez Celman was elected president.

1886 Argentine general election

11 April 1886
232 members of the Electoral College 117 votes needed to win
Nominee Miguel Juárez Celman Manuel Anselmo Ocampo Bernardo de Irigoyen Party National Autonomist Party Partidos Unidos Partidos Unidos Running mate Carlos Pellegrini Rafael García Luis Sáenz Peña Electoral vote 168 32 13 States carried 12 1 1 Percentage 78.9% 15% 6.1%
Most voted party by province.
President before election Julio Argentino Roca National Autonomist Party Elected President Miguel Juárez Celman National Autonomist Party

Background

Confident of his authority following six years of peace and prosperity, President Roca was by then known for his shrewdness as "the fox." Enjoying the support of the agricultural elites - as well as of the London financial powerhouse, Barings Bank - Roca daringly fielded his son-in-law, Córdoba Province Governor Miguel Juárez Celman, as the PAN candidate for president. A number of distinguished candidates appeared, including Buenos Aires Governor Dardo Rocha and Foreign Minister Bernardo de Irigoyen. Roca tolerated no opposition against his dauphin, however, who was selected nearly unanimously on 11 April 1886.

Results

Argentine Republic
Population	3,094,000
Voters	61,900
Turnout	2%

Presidential Candidates	Party	Electoral Votes
Miguel Juárez Celman	National Autonomist Party	168
Manuel Anselmo Ocampo	Partidos Unidos	32
Bernardo de Irigoyen	Partidos Unidos	13
Total voters		213
Did not vote		19
Total		232

Vice Presidential Candidates	Party	Electoral Votes
Carlos Pellegrini	National Autonomist Party	179
Rafael García	Partidos Unidos	28
Luis Sáenz Peña	Partidos Unidos	3
Bartolomé Mitre	Partidos Unidos	3
Total voters		213
Did not vote		19
Total		232

Results by Province

Province	President				Vice President
	Juárez Celman	Ocampo	Irigoyen		Pellegrini	García	Sáenz Peña	Mitre
Buenos Aires City	22				22
Buenos Aires		31				28		3
Catamarca	12				12
Córdoba	26				26
Corrientes	15				15
Entre Ríos	18				18
Jujuy	8				8
La Rioja	8				8
Mendoza	10				10
Salta	Did not vote				Did not vote
San Juan	10				10
San Luis	10				10
Santa Fe	11				11
Santiago del Estero	18				18
Tucumán		1	13		11		3
Total	168	32	13		179	28	3	3

References

• Cámara de Senadores - Sesiones de 1886. Buenos Aires: Cámara de Diputados. 1932. pp. 267–270.
• Duhalde, Eduardo Luis (2007). Acción Parlamentaria de John William Cooke. Buenos Aires: Colihue. p. 232. ISBN 978-950-563-460-6.
• Lorenzo, Celso Ramón (1999). Manual de Historia Constitucional Argentina, Volumen 3. Rosario: Editorial Juris. p. 12. ISBN 950-817-111-1.
• Rosa, José María (1981). Historia Argentina, Tomo VIII: El Régimen (1878-1895). Buenos Aires: Editorial Oriente S.A. p. 119.
• "Historia Electoral Argentina (1912-2007), p. 58" (PDF). www.mininterior.gov.ar. Ministry of the Interior. December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2017.