1907 Salvadoran presidential election

none February 2023 February 2023 El Salvador 1875 1903 Salvadoran presidential election 1903 13 January 1907 1911 Salvadoran presidential election 1911 yes Presidential election no F. Figueroa, Pres't Salvador LCCN2014682608.jpg 800000 Fernando Figueroa Liberal/Military 152,053 99.76% Luis Alonso Barahona.jpg 800000 Luis Alonso Barahona Liberal/Military 222 0.15% President Pedro José Escalón Liberal/Military Elected President Fernando Figueroa Liberal/Military Elecciones presidenciales de El Salvador de 1907 - Resultado por Departamento.svg Results by department Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 13 January 1907.University of California, San Diego Divisional 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. Campaign Prior to the 1907 presidential election, President General Pedro José Escalón and his allies hand-picked Vice President Divisional General Fernando Figueroa to be his successor as president of El Salvador. This followed a precedent set by Escalón's predecessor, Tomás Regalado, who selected him as his successor ahead of the 1903 presidential election.Ching 1997 220 Some politicians opposed Figueroa's selected. Among them were General Luis Alonso Barahona who decided to run against Figueroa. Before the election, Figueroa had Barahona arrested and Barahona's supporters were persecuted.Ching 1997 222 Results All men were eligible to vote in the election.Krennerich 2005 270 President Fernando Figueroa Liberal/Military 152053 Maroon Luis Alonso Barahona Liberal/Military 222 Maroon Horacio Villavicencio Independent/Military 39 #C3B091 Rafael Guirola Duke Liberal 16 Maroon Camilo Arévalo Independent 11 Carlos Meléndez Liberal 8 Maroon Potenciano Escalón Independent/Military 6 #C3B091 Baltasar Estupinián Liberal 4 Maroon Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez Liberal/Military 1 Maroon Prudencio Alfaro Liberal 1 Maroon Other candidates 58 Diario Oficial 1907, p. 354 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 #DDD gray. Department Figueroa Barahona Villavicencio Guirola Arévalo Meléndez Escalón Estupinián Gutiérrez Alfaro Others Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Ahuachapán 9,902 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cabañas 5,364 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chalatenango 9,778 142 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 Cuscatlán 9,890 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 La Libertad 11,797 13 3 16 6 1 4 0 0 0 8 La Paz 14,299 11 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 La Unión 6,655 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Morazán 9,457 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 San Miguel 11,467 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 San Salvador 18,851 3 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Santa Ana 13,947 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 San Vicente 6,778 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sonsonate 11,028 26 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 Usulután 12,840 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 152,053 222 39 16 11 8 6 4 1 1 58 Source: Diario Oficial 1907, p. 354 Vice president Manuel Enrique Araujo Liberal 146298 Maroon José Miguel Batrés Independent/Military 6689 #C3B091 Jorge Meléndez Liberal 112 Maroon Norberto Morán Independent 24 José María Estupinián Independent/Military 11 #C3B091 Other candidates 112 Diario Oficial 1907, p. 354 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 #DDD gray. Department Araujo Batrés Meléndez Morán Estupinián Others Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Ahuachapán 9,901 0 0 0 0 7 Cabañas 5,365 0 0 0 0 1 Chalatenango 9,769 0 112 0 0 13 Cuscatlán 10,885 0 0 0 0 26 La Libertad 11,790 0 0 0 0 1 La Paz 14,298 0 0 0 11 26 La Unión 6,617 0 0 0 0 3 Morazán 9,457 0 0 0 0 0 San Miguel 11,469 0 0 0 0 3 San Salvador 18,855 0 0 0 0 4 Santa Ana 13,926 0 0 0 0 18 San Vicente 6,770 0 0 23 0 0 Sonsonate 4,354 6,689 0 1 0 10 Usulután 12,842 0 0 0 0 0 Total 146,298 6,689 112 24 11 112 Source: Diario Oficial 1907, p. 354 Aftermath Figueroa and Araujo were inaugurated as president and vice president, respectively, on 1 March 1907.Leistenschneider Leistenschneider 1980 166 References Citations Bibliography 35em yes Ching Erik K. 1997 From Clientelism to Militarism: The State, Politics and Authoritarianism in El Salvador, 1840–1940 https://www.proquest.com/docview/304330235 en Santa Barbara, California University of California, Santa Barbara 39326756 20 October 2024 304330235 http://abaco.uca.edu.sv/acervo/Diario_Oficial/1907/1907-02.pdf Cuadro Demonstrativo de los Votos Emitidos para Presidente y Vice Presidente de la República en el Período de 1907 a 1911 Demonstrative Table of the Votes Cast for President and Vice President of the Republic for the Period of 1907 to 1911 es 26 February 1907 Diario Oficial 4 February 2023 62 48 354 https://web.archive.org/web/20180406164241/http://abaco.uca.edu.sv/acervo/Diario_Oficial/1907/1907-02.pdf 6 April 2018 dead Diario Oficial 1907 https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/collections/notable-collections/latin-american-elections-statistics/El%20Salvador/elections-and-events-1900-1934.html Elections and Events 1900–1934 4 February 2023 en University of California, San Diego 23 March 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210323211317/https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/collections/notable-collections/latin-american-elections-statistics/El%20Salvador/elections-and-events-1900-1934.html dead University of California, San Diego Krennerich Michael El Salvador 2005 Nohlen Dieter Dieter Nohlen Elections in the Americas A Data Handbook Volume 1: North America, Central America, and the Caribbean https://books.google.com/books?id=-xZREAAAQBAJ en Oxford, United Kingdom Oxford University Press 270–299 9780191557934 58051010 20 October 2024 Leistenschneider María Leistenschneider Freddy 1980 Gobernantes de El Salvador: Biografías Governors of El Salvador: Biographies https://www.scribd.com/document/589275475/Gobernantes-de-El-Salvador es Ministry of the Interior 7876291 2 November 2024 amp El Salvador Politics El Salvador President Category:Presidential elections in El Salvador Category:Vice presidential elections Category:January 1907 in North America