1881 Chilean presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Chile in 1881,^[1] during the War of the Pacific. Carried out through a system of electors, they resulted in the election of Domingo Santa María as president. The election was not free and fair, and occurred in the context of election violence.^[2] Santa María was the sole candidate after Manuel Baquedano's resignation. Santa María had been hand-picked by incumbent President Pinto.^[2] However, Baquedano received 12 electoral votes in Santiago.

1881 Chilean presidential election

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Candidate Domingo Santa María Manuel Baquedano Party Liberal–Radical Conservative–Liberal Electoral vote 255 12 Percentage 95.51% 4.49%

President before election Aníbal Pinto National–Liberal Elected President Domingo Santa María Liberal–Radical

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Domingo Santa María	Liberal Alliance (PL–PR)	255	95.51
	Manuel Baquedano	Conservative–Liberal	12	4.49
Total			267	100.00
Valid votes			267	87.54
Invalid/blank votes			38	12.46
Total votes			305	100.00
Source: Chilean Elections Database