1876 Peruvian presidential election

none Peru 1872 Peruvian presidential election 1872 1886 Peruvian general election 1886 7 May 1876 presidential Mariano Ignacio Prado Mariano Prado.jpg Civilista Party 3,418 96.17% Lizardo Montero Flores Lizardo Montero 2.jpg Independent 136 3.83% President Manuel Pardo Civilista Party Mariano Ignacio Prado Civilista Party Presidential elections were held in Peru on 7 May 1876. Mariano Ignacio Prado of the Civilista Party was elected with 96% of the vote. Background Former army general and president Mariano Ignacio Prado, who had served as Secretary of Finance under outgoing president Manuel Pardo, started his election campaign in May 1875.https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/collections/notable-collections/latin-american-elections-statistics/Peru/elections-and-events-1870-1899.html Elections and Events 1870-1899 The Library UC San Diego https://web.archive.org/web/20210113083614/https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/collections/notable-collections/latin-american-elections-statistics/Peru/elections-and-events-1870-1899.html 13 January 2021 The ruling Civilista Party initially nominated José Simeón Tejeda es as its presidential candidate. However, Tejeda died shortly before the election campaign was due to begin. The party subsequently adopted Prado as its candidate in January 1876. Prado was opposed by another military figure, Lizardo Montero Flores, who ran as an independent candidate. Electoral system The elections were indirect, with the president elected by the same electoral college elected in October 1875 that elected the Congress. Conduct The elections were marked by violence. Results Mariano Ignacio Prado Civilista Party 3418 Lizardo Montero Flores Independent 136 3606 5376 ONPE,https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/2158168/I.2.1-007.pdf Elecciones ONPE Witthttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/345741940 The Diary of Heinrich Witt, Volume 8 Heinrich Witt 114 Aftermath Prado survived a coup attempt in May 1877 but was removed from office by a successful coup in December 1879, when he was replaced by Nicolás de Piérola. References Category:Presidential elections in Peru Peru Presidential