1874 Argentine presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Argentina on 12 April 1874. Nicolás Avellaneda was declared the winner of the elections. Supporters of rival candidate Bartolomé Mitre rebelled.[1]
Background
President Domingo Faustino Sarmiento's pragmatic approach to Buenos Aires' demands and his successful control of separatist revolts in the north paved the way to high office for his vice president, Autonomist Party leader Adolfo Alsina. Alsina gained the support of a sizable faction of Mitre's Nationalist Party, resulting in the formation of the paramount political group in Argentina for the next 42 years: The National Autonomist Party (PAN). Mitre himself did not support Alsina, however, whom he viewed as a veiled Buenos Aires separatist. The elder statesman ran for the presidency again, though the seasoned Alsina outmaneuvered him by fielding Nicolás Avellaneda, a moderate lawyer from remote Tucumán Province. The electoral college met on 12 April 1874, and awarded Mitre only three provinces, including Buenos Aires.
As he had repeatedly up to 1861, Mitre took up arms again. Hoping to prevent Avellaneda's 12 October inaugural, he mutineered a gunboat; he was defeated, however, and only President Avellaneda's commutation spared his life.[2]
Results
President
Although only 145 electors voted for Avellaneda, in the final count they appear with 146 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Avellaneda | National Party | 145 | 64.73 | |
| Bartolomé Mitre | Nationalist Party | 79 | 35.27 | |
| Total | 224 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 228 | – | ||
By province
| Province | Avellaneda | Mitre |
|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 53 | |
| Catamarca | 12 | |
| Córdoba | 25 | |
| Corrientes | 16 | |
| Entre Ríos | 17 | |
| Jujuy | 8 | |
| La Rioja | 8 | |
| Mendoza | 10 | |
| Salta | 12 | |
| San Juan | 10 | |
| San Luis | 10 | |
| Santa Fe | 12 | |
| Santiago del Estero | 1 | 16 |
| Tucumán | 14 | |
| Total | 145 | 79 |
Vice president
Although only 145 electors voted for Acosta, in the final count they appear with 146 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariano Acosta | National Party | 145 | 64.73 | |
| Juan Eusebio Torrent | Nationalist Party | 79 | 35.27 | |
| Total | 224 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 228 | – | ||
By province
| Province | Acosta | Torrent |
|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 53 | |
| Catamarca | 12 | |
| Córdoba | 25 | |
| Corrientes | 16 | |
| Entre Ríos | 17 | |
| Jujuy | 8 | |
| La Rioja | 8 | |
| Mendoza | 10 | |
| Salta | 12 | |
| San Juan | 10 | |
| San Luis | 10 | |
| Santa Fe | 12 | |
| Santiago del Estero | 1 | 16 |
| Tucumán | 14 | |
| Total | 145 | 79 |
Notes
- ^ Madrid, Raúl L. (2025). The Birth of Democracy in South America. Cambridge University Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-009-63381-9.
- ^ Todo Argentina: 1874 Archived 2017-11-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
References
- Diario de Sesiones de la Cámara de Senadores del Año 1874. Buenos Aires: Compañía Sud-Americana de Billetes de Banco. 1896. pp. 289–292.
- Duhalde, Eduardo Luis (2007). Acción Parlamentaria de John William Cooke. Buenos Aires: Colihue. p. 232. ISBN 978-950-563-460-6.
- Lorenzo, Celso Ramón (1999). Manual de Historia Constitucional Argentina, Volumen 3. Rosario: Editorial Juris. p. 8. ISBN 950-817-111-1.
- "Historia Electoral Argentina (1912-2007), p. 58" (PDF). Ministry of the Interior. December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2017.