1881 Chilean presidential election

1881 Chilean presidential election

1881

Candidate Domingo Santa María Manuel Baquedano Party Liberal–Radical Conservative–Liberal Electoral vote 255 12 Percentage 95.51% 4.49%

President before election Aníbal Pinto National–Liberal Elected President Domingo Santa María Liberal–Radical

Presidential elections were held in Chile in 1881, during the War of the Pacific. Carried out through a system of electors, they resulted in the election of Domingo Santa María as president. Santa María was the sole candidate after Manuel Baquedano's resignation. However, Baquedano received 12 electoral votes in Santiago.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Domingo Santa María	Liberal Alliance (PL–PR)	255	95.51
	Manuel Baquedano	Conservative–Liberal	12	4.49
Total			267	100.00
Valid votes			267	87.54
Invalid/blank votes			38	12.46
Total votes			305	100.00
Source: Chilean Elections Database