2019 Argentine general election

election in Argentina

General elections were held in Argentina on 27 October 2019, to elect the president of Argentina, members of the national congress and the governors of most provinces.[2]

2019 Argentine general election

Presidential election
← 201527 October 2019[1]2023 →
Opinion polls
Registered34,231,895
Turnout80.41%
 
NomineeAlberto FernándezMauricio MacriRoberto Lavagna
PartyPJPROIndependent
AllianceFdTJxCFederal Consensus
Running mateCristina Fernández de KirchnerMiguel Ángel PichettoManuel Urtubey
States carried185 + CABA0
Popular vote12,946,03710,811,5861,649,322
Percentage48.24%40.28%6.14%

Most voted party by province (left) and department (right).

President before election

Mauricio Macri
Cambiemos-PRO

Elected President

Alberto Fernández
FDT-PJ

Legislative election

← 201727 October 20192021 →

130 of 257 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
24 of 72 seats in the Senate
Turnout80.37% (Deputies)
78,27% (Senate)
PartyLeader%Seats±
Chamber of Deputies
Everyone's Front45.26%64
Together for Change40.36%56
Federal Consensus5.85%3
We Do for Córdoba1.47%1
Civic Front for Santiago1.27%3
Front for the Renewal of Concord0.75%1
Together We Are Río Negro0.47%1
Let's All Live Better0.07%1
Senate
Everyone's Front40,16%13
Together for Change39,22%8
Civic Front for Santiago5,83%2
Together We Are Río Negro2,72%1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Map showing the seats won by each party in each province.

Former Cabinet Chief Alberto Fernández of the Justicialist Party won the presidency, and incumbent president Mauricio Macri lost his re-election bid for a second term. Macri became the first incumbent president in Argentine history to be defeated in his reelection bid.

References change

  1. "Calendario electoral 2019: las fechas del cronograma, provincia por provincia". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. "Reuters TV - Live". Reuters TV. Archived from the original on October 28, 2019. Retrieved Oct 29, 2019.