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1859 Salvadoran presidential election

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1859 Salvadoran presidential election

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Candidate Gerardo Barrios
Party Liberal

President before election

Gerardo Barrios
Liberal

Elected President

Gerardo Barrios
Liberal

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

Results

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CandidateParty
Gerardo BarriosLiberal
Total
Source: UCSD

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "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.