1938 Chilean presidential election

1938 Chilean presidential election
Turnout	88.40%
President before election; Arturo Alessandri; Liberal	Elected President ; Pedro Aguirre Cerda; Radical

Presidential elections were held in Chile on 25 October 1938.^[1] The result was a narrow victory for Pedro Aguirre Cerda of the Radical Party, who received 50.5% of the vote.

Electoral system

The election was held using the absolute majority system, under which a candidate had to receive over 50% of the popular vote to be elected. If no candidate received over 50% of the vote, both houses of the National Congress would come together to vote on the two candidates that received the most votes.^[2]

Results


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Pedro Aguirre Cerda	Radical Party	222,720	50.45
	Gustavo Ross [es]	Liberal Party	218,609	49.52
	Carlos Ibáñez del Campo	Popular Freedom Alliance	112	0.03
Total			441,441	100.00

Valid votes			441,441	99.11
Invalid/blank votes			3,970	0.89
Total votes			445,411	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			503,871	88.40
Source: Nohlen

References

^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
^ Nohlen, p259

[N1-1] Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3

[2] Nohlen, p259

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