Chilean presidential election, 1925
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A presidential election was held in Chile on October 24, 1925. It was the first direct election of a President in the country's history, as mandated by the 1925 Constitution, promulgated on September 18 of that year. Presidents were previously elected by a group of directly elected delegates.
[edit] Results
Candidate | Party/Coalition | Votes | % |
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Emiliano Figueroa Larraín | Liberal | 186,187 | 71.53% |
José Santos Salas | C | 74,091 | 28.47% |
Total | 260,278 |
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