1886 Chilean presidential election

1886 Chilean presidential election

1886
 
Candidate José Manuel Balmaceda José Francisco Vergara
Party Liberal Party RadicalNational
Electoral vote 324 6
Percentage 98.18% 1.82

President before election

Domingo Santa María
Liberal Alliance (PLPR)

Elected President

José Manuel Balmaceda
Liberal Party

Presidential elections were held in Chile in 1886. Carried out through a system of electors, they resulted in the election of José Manuel Balmaceda as president.

The election was not free and fair. The opposition candidate Vergara withdrew his candidacy before the final votes were counted.