1880 Argentine presidential election

The Argentine presidential election of 1880 was held on 11 April to choose the president of Argentina. Julio Argentino Roca was elected president.

1880 Argentine general election

← 1874 11 April 1880 1886 →
228 members of the Electoral College 115 votes needed to win
Nominee Julio Argentino Roca Carlos Tejedor Party National Autonomist Party Independent Running mate Francisco Bernabé Madero Saturnino María Laspiur Electoral vote 155 70 Percentage 69% 31%
Most voted party by province.
President before election Nicolás Avellaneda National Autonomist Party Elected President Julio Argentino Roca National Autonomist Party

Background

A leader of the Conquest of the Desert, as well as of the suppression of Mitre's 1874 uprising and others, President Avellaneda had decided on General Julio Roca as his successor, early on. Memories of Mitre's defeat did not sit well with Buenos Aires separatists, and this faction nominated the Governor of Buenos Aires Province, Carlos Tejedor. Roca's 11 April 1880, selection by the electoral college was followed by Tejedor's armed insurrection, and though the latter was defeated, Mitre brokered negotiations between Tejedor's separatists and the national government. These negotiations eventually result in the Federalization of Buenos Aires in September, stabilizing the powerful province's position within Argentina.^[1]

Results

Argentine Republic
Population	2,640,000
Voters	52,800
Turnout	2%

Presidential Candidates	Party	Electoral Votes
Julio Argentino Roca	National Autonomist Party	155
Carlos Tejedor	Independent	70
Total voters		225
Did not vote		3
Total		228

Vice Presidential Candidates	Party	Electoral Votes
Francisco Bernabé Madero	National Autonomist Party	151
Saturnino María Laspiur	Independent	70
Bernardo de Irigoyen	Independent	3
Total voters		224
Did not vote		4
Total		228