1939 Peruvian general election

General elections were held in Peru on 22 October 1939 to elect the President and both houses of the Congress.^[1] In the presidential elections the result was a victory for Manuel Prado Ugarteche of the Concentración Nacional coalition, who received 77.5% of the vote.^[2] The Concentración Nacional also won a landslide victory in the Congressional elections, winning 45 of the 48 seats in the Senate and 111 of the 140 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.^[3]

1939 Peruvian general election

← 1936 22 October 1939 1945 →

Presidential election

Nominee Manuel Prado Ugarteche José Quesada Larrea [es] Party Concentración Nacional Patriotic Front Popular vote 262,971 76,222 Percentage 77.53% 22.47%

President before election Óscar R. Benavides Military junta Elected President Manuel Prado Ugarteche Concentración Nacional

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Manuel Prado Ugarteche	Concentración Nacional	262,971	77.53
	José Quesada Larrea [es]	Patriotic Front	76,222	22.47
Total			339,193	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			597,182	–
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party		Seats
	Concentración Nacional	45
	Patriotic Front	1
	Unidentified	2
Total		48
Source: JNE

Chamber of Deputies

Party		Seats
	Concentración Nacional	111
	Liberal Party	5
	Constitutional Renewal Party	1
	Patriotic Front	1
	Revolutionary Union	1
	Unidentified	16
	Independents	5
Total		140
Source: JNE