1859 Salvadoran presidential election

1859 Salvadoran presidential election

4 December 1859
 
Candidate Gerardo Barrios
Party Liberal

President before election

Gerardo Barrios
Liberal

Elected President

Gerardo Barrios
Liberal

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 4 December 1859. Gerardo Barrios ran unopposed and was elected by the legislature. In continuation of a long trend, Barrios was yet another Salvadoran president who was both a military officer and a politician.