1886 Chilean presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Chile in 1886.[1] Carried out through a system of electors, they resulted in the election of José Manuel Balmaceda as president.[2]

1886 Chilean presidential election

← 1881 1886 July 1891 →
 
Candidate José Manuel Balmaceda José Francisco Vergara
Party Liberal Party RadicalNational
Electoral vote 324 6
Percentage 98.18% 1.82

President before election

Domingo Santa María
Liberal Alliance (PLPR)

Elected President

José Manuel Balmaceda
Liberal Party

Results

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Electoral college results.
CandidatePartyVotes%
José Manuel BalmacedaLiberal Party32498.18
José Francisco VergaraRadicalNational61.82
Total330100.00
Source: Chilean Elections Database

References

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  1. ^ Elección Presidencial 1886 Chilean Elections Database
  2. ^ B. Gray, Richard; R. Kirwin, Frederick (January 1969). "Presidential Succession in Chile: 1817-1966". Journal of Inter-American Studies. 11 (1): 157. doi:10.2307/165408. Retrieved 28 November 2021.