1859 Salvadoran presidential election

1859 Salvadoran presidential election
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President before election; Gerardo Barrios; Liberal	Elected President ; Gerardo Barrios; Liberal

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Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 4 December 1859.^[1] Gerardo Barrios ran unopposed and was elected by the legislature.^[2] In continuation of a long trend, Barrios was yet another Salvadoran president who was both a military officer and a politician.^[1]^[3]

Results


Candidate		Party
	Gerardo Barrios	Liberal
Total

Source: University of California, San Diego^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Elections and Events 1850–1899". University of California, San Diego. The Library – UC San Diego. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ Ching, Erik K. (1997). From Clientelism to Militarism: The State, Politics and Authoritarianism in El Salvador, 1840–1940. Santa Barbara, California: University of California, Santa Barbara. p. 152. OCLC 39326756. ProQuest 304330235. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
^ "Presidentes de El Salvador – Capitán General Gerardo Barrios" [Presidents of El Salvador – Captain General Gerardo Barrios]. Casa Presidencial (in Spanish). Government of El Salvador. c. 2005. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

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[election-1] "Elections and Events 1850–1899". University of California, San Diego. The Library – UC San Diego. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[2] Ching, Erik K. (1997). From Clientelism to Militarism: The State, Politics and Authoritarianism in El Salvador, 1840–1940. Santa Barbara, California: University of California, Santa Barbara. p. 152. OCLC 39326756. ProQuest 304330235. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

[barrios-3] "Presidentes de El Salvador – Capitán General Gerardo Barrios" [Presidents of El Salvador – Captain General Gerardo Barrios]. Casa Presidencial (in Spanish). Government of El Salvador. c. 2005. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

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