1892 Argentine presidential election

The Argentine presidential election of 1892 was held on 10 April to choose the president of Argentina. Luis Sáenz Peña was elected president.

1892 Argentine general election

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232 members of the Electoral College 117 votes needed to win
Nominee Luis Sáenz Peña Bernardo de Irigoyen Bartolomé Mitre Party National Autonomist Party Radical Civic Union National Civic Union Running mate José Evaristo Uriburu Juan Mamerto Garro Electoral vote 210 5 5 States carried 14 0 0 Percentage 95% 2.3% 2.3%
President before election Carlos Pellegrini National Autonomist Party Elected President Luis Sáenz Peña National Autonomist Party

Background

An 1888 massacre of a May Day gathering and an unprecedented financial crisis led to the formation of the first meaningful opposition to develop as reform movements in urban areas, culminating in the Revolution of the Park that forced Juárez Celman's 1890 resignation. These developments gathered speed when the Civic Youth Union became the Radical Civic Union (UCR), in 1891. Instability also prompted moderates from within the PAN to advance a diplomat, Roque Sáenz Peña, as the nominee. Roca foiled this move by persuading former Supreme Court Chief Justice Luis Sáenz Peña (Roque's father) to run – forcing the young reformist to withdraw. The UCR's appeal, for its part, helped lead President Carlos Pellegrini (who replaced the besieged Juárez Celman) to declare a state of siege a week before the 10 April 1892 elections. The resulting UCR electoral boycott left the ruling PAN as the only party on the ballot, handing its nominee the presidency unanimously.^[1]

Results

Voting under military protection in Buenos Aires (Melton Prior, The Illustrated London News, 1892).

The Presidential Election in Argentina, the polling-station at the Church of La Merced, Buenos Aires (Godefroy Duran, The Graphic, 1892).

Meeting at the Unión Cívica Club: in conflict with the police (Melton Prior, The Illustrated London News, 1892).

Argentine Republic
Population	3,858,000
Voters	77,200
Turnout	2%

Presidential Candidates	Party	Electoral Votes
Luis Sáenz Peña	National Autonomist Party	210
Bernardo de Irigoyen	Radical Civic Union	5
Bartolomé Mitre	National Civic Union	5
Julio Argentino Roca	National Autonomist Party	1
Total voters		221
Did not vote		11
Total		232

Vice Presidential Candidates	Party	Electoral Votes
José Evaristo Uriburu	National Autonomist Party	216
Juan Mamerto Garro	Radical Civic Union	5
Total voters		221
Did not vote		11
Total		232

Results by Province

Province	President					Vice President
	Sáenz Peña	Irigoyen	Mitre	Roca		Uriburu	Garro
Buenos Aires City	20			1		21
Buenos Aires	33					33
Catamarca	12					12
Córdoba	26					26
Corrientes	13					13
Entre Ríos	17					17
Jujuy	8					8
La Rioja	8					8
Mendoza	5	5				5	5
Salta	11					11
San Juan	10					10
San Luis	10					10
Santa Fe	11					11
Santiago del Estero	17					17
Tucumán	9		5			14
Total	210	5	5	1		216	5