1903 Salvadoran presidential election explained

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 16 February 1903. General Pedro José Escalón was elected with 78 percent of the vote. President Tomás Regalado hand-picked Escalón to be his successor. All men were eligible to vote in the election.

Results

President

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 .

Department	P.J. Escalón	Reyes	P. Escalón	Regalado	Pérez	Others
	data-sort-type="number"	Votes	data-sort-type="number"	Votes	data-sort-type="number"	Votes	data-sort-type="number"	Votes	data-sort-type="number"	Votes	data-sort-type="number"	Votes
Ahuachapán	9,603	275	9	2	4	10
Cabañas	4,907	23	0	7	0	9
Chalatenango	8,579	81	166	30	2	1
Cuscatlán	6,102	1,964	199	43	0	10
La Libertad	4,721	1,902	349	36	27	14
La Paz	2,006	4,271	1,471	130	1	26
La Unión	4,699	793	0	122	0	26
Morazán	6,477	257	1	2	0	2
San Miguel	8,874	243	2	4	0	18
San Salvador	4,501	5,342	2,423	69	0	4
Santa Ana	10,735	462	28	29	114	15
San Vicente	3,597	2,689	501	8	0	5
Sonsonate	8,064	336	278	7	1	23
Usulután	8,996	1,252	18	12	1	28
Total	91,861	19,900	5,445	501	150	191
Source: Diario Oficial 1903, p. 298

Vice president

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 .

Department	Velado	Badica	Durán	Rosa	Luna	Batrés	Magaña	Facilia	Meléndez	Others
	data-sort-type="number"	Votes	data-sort-type="number"	Votes	data-sort-type="number"	Votes	data-sort-type="number"	Votes	data-sort-type="number"	Votes	data-sort-type="number"	Votes	data-sort-type="number"	Votes	data-sort-type="number"	Votes	data-sort-type="number"	Votes	data-sort-type="number"	Votes
Ahuachapán	9	4	9,680	10	0	0	0	1	1	36
Cabañas	3,385	13	1,514	0	0	0	0	0	4	105
Chalatenango	8,520	33	0	125	9	0	0	2	0	119
Cuscatlán	6,145	1,993	0	50	0	0	0	1	1	13
La Libertad	4,935	1,369	115	279	23	380	190	25	1	42
La Paz	314	4,214	1,697	1,410	0	0	0	1	117	133
La Unión	4,775	646	2	1	0	0	0	1	8	157
Morazán	6,486	250	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	107
San Miguel	8,866	210	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	144
San Salvador	6	5,334	4,490	2,416	1	1	0	1	0	106
Santa Ana	8,903	276	1	20	1,956	0	0	112	0	106
San Vicente	0	2,306	0	4,140	0	0	0	0	0	133
Sonsonate	7,771	27	260	111	0	406	0	1	0	120
Usulután	9,027	1,171	0	1	0	0	0	4	3	127
Total	69,142	17,840	17,750	8,572	1,989	787	190	149	138	1,476
Source: Diario Oficial 1903, p. 298

References

Bibliography

• Book: Ching. Erik K.. 1997. From Clientelism to Militarism: The State, Politics and Authoritarianism in El Salvador, 1840–1940. en. Santa Barbara, California. University of California, Santa Barbara. 39326756. 21 October 2024. .
• News: Cuadro Demonstrativo de los Votos Emitidos para Presidente y Vice Presidente de la República en el Período de 1903 a 1907. Demonstrative Table of the Votes Cast for President and Vice President of the Republic for the Period of 1903 to 1907. es. 20 February 1903. Diario Oficial. 4 February 2023. 54. 44. 298. .
• Book: Nohlen. Dieter. Dieter Nohlen. 2005. Elections in the Americas A Data Handbook Volume 1: North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. en. Oxford, United Kingdom. Oxford University Press. 270–299. 9780191557934. 58051010. 21 October 2024.

Further reading

• Web site: Elections and Events 1900–1934. 4 February 2023. en. University of California, San Diego. 23 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210323211317/https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/collections/notable-collections/latin-american-elections-statistics/El%20Salvador/elections-and-events-1900-1934.html. dead.