1846 Salvadoran presidential election

1846 Salvadoran presidential election

16 February 1846
 
Candidate Eugenio Aguilar
Party Liberal

President before election

Fermín Palacios
Independent

Elected President

Eugenio Aguilar
Liberal

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 16 February 1846.[1] Eugenio Aguilar ran unopposed and was elected by the legislature.[2] He started governing as president-elect on 21 February 1846, before formally taking office on 21 July.[3]

Results

CandidateParty
Eugenio AguilarLiberal
Total
Source: University of California, San Diego[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Elections and Events 1811–1849". University of California, San Diego. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. ^ Ching, Erik K. (1997). From Clientelism to Militarism: The State, Politics and Authoritarianism in El Salvador, 1840–1940. Santa Barbara, California: University of California, Santa Barbara. p. 152. OCLC 39326756. ProQuest 304330235. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Presidentes de El Salvador – Doctor Eugenio Aguilar" [Presidents of El Salvador – Doctor Eugenio Aguilar]. casapres.gob (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2021.