1907 Salvadoran presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 13 January 1907.[1] 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.
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13 January 1907
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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.[2] 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.[3]
Results
All men were eligible to vote in the election.[4]
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Figueroa | Liberal/Military | 152,053 | 99.76 | |
| Luis Alonso Barahona | Liberal/Military | 222 | 0.15 | |
| Horacio Villavicencio | Independent/Military | 39 | 0.03 | |
| Rafael Guirola Duke | Liberal | 16 | 0.01 | |
| Camilo Arévalo | Independent | 11 | 0.01 | |
| Carlos Meléndez | Liberal | 8 | 0.01 | |
| Potenciano Escalón | Independent/Military | 6 | 0.00 | |
| Baltasar Estupinián | Independent | 4 | 0.00 | |
| Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez | Liberal/Military | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Prudencio Alfaro | Liberal | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Other candidates | 58 | 0.04 | ||
| Total | 152,419 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: 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 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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Enrique Araujo | Liberal | 146,298 | 95.47 | |
| José Miguel Batrés | Independent/Military | 6,689 | 4.36 | |
| Jorge Meléndez | Liberal | 112 | 0.07 | |
| Norberto Morán | Independent | 24 | 0.02 | |
| José María Estupinián | Independent/Military | 11 | 0.01 | |
| Other candidates | 112 | 0.07 | ||
| Total | 153,246 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: 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 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.[5]
