1911 Salvadoran presidential election

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1911 Salvadoran presidential election

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Candidate Manuel Enrique Araujo
Party Independent
Running mate Onofre Durán Santillana
Popular vote 182,964

President before election

Fernando Figueroa
Liberal/Military

Elected President

Manuel Enrique Araujo
Independent

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador in January 1911. Manuel Enrique Araujo was elected president through a popular election, receiving 182,964 votes. The election was rigged heavily in favor of Araujo, and as stated by White, "opponents were allowed to participate but not allowed to win". Araujo defeated General Luis Alonso Barahona and Doctor Esteban Castro.

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Manuel Enrique AraujoIndependent182,964
Luis Alonso BarahonaMilitary/Independent
Esteban CastroIndependent
Total
Source: Diario Oficial

References

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  3. ^ "Elecciones de Autoridades Supremas" [Elections of the Supreme Authorities] (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish). Vol. 70, no. 10. 12 January 1911. p. 105. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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