1881 Chilean presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Chile in 1881,[1] during the War of the Pacific. Carried out through a system of electors, they resulted in the election of Domingo Santa María as president. Santa María was the sole candidate after Manuel Baquedano's resignation. However, Baquedano received 12 electoral votes in Santiago.

1881 Chilean presidential election

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Candidate Domingo Santa María Manuel Baquedano
Party LiberalRadical ConservativeLiberal
Electoral vote 255 12
Percentage 95.51% 4.49%

President before election

Aníbal Pinto
NationalLiberal

Elected President

Domingo Santa María
LiberalRadical

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Domingo Santa MaríaLiberal Alliance (PLPR)25595.51
Manuel BaquedanoConservativeLiberal124.49
Total267100.00
Valid votes26787.54
Invalid/blank votes3812.46
Total votes305100.00
Source: Chilean Elections Database

References

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  1. ^ Elección Presidencial 1881 Chilean Elections Database