1886 Chilean presidential election

1886 Chilean presidential election

1886

Candidate José Manuel Balmaceda José Francisco Vergara Party Liberal Party Radical–National Electoral vote 324 6 Percentage 98.18% 1.82

President before election Domingo Santa María Liberal Alliance (PL–PR) Elected President José Manuel Balmaceda Liberal Party

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]

Results

Electoral college results.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	José Manuel Balmaceda	Liberal Party	324	98.18
	José Francisco Vergara	Radical–National	6	1.82
Total			330	100.00
Source: Chilean Elections Database

References

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.