Chilean presidential election, 1938
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A presidential election was held in Chile
on October 25, 1938.
* Withdrew candidacy before election and gave his support to Aguirre.
Source: Presidential Election 1938
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
on October 25, 1938.
Results
| Candidate | Party/Coalition | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Aguirre Cerda Pedro Aguirre Cerda Pedro Aguirre Cerda was a Chilean political figure. A member of the Radical Party, he was chosen as the Popular Front's candidate for the 1938 presidential election, and was triumphally elected. He governed Chile until his death in 1941... |
Radical Radical Party of Chile Radical Party of Chile may refer to the:*Radical Party *Social Democrat Radical Party... /Popular Front Popular Front (Chile) The Popular Front in Chile was an electoral and political left-wing coalition from 1937 to February 1941, during the Presidential Republic Era... |
227,720 | 50.44% |
| Gustavo Ross | Liberal/Conservative | 218,609 | 49.51% |
| Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Carlos Ibáñez del Campo General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo was a Chilean Army officer and political figure. He served as dictator between 1927 and 1931 and as constitutional President from 1952 to 1958.- The coups of 1924 and 1925 :... * |
Alianza Popular Libertadora | 192 | 0.04% |
| blanks/nulls | 1,523 | ||
| Total valid votes | 446,441 |
Source: Presidential Election 1938