Chilean presidential election, 1958

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A presidential election was held in Chile on September 4, 1958.

Contents 1 Results 1.1 Popular vote 1.2 Confirmation by Congress 2 See also

[edit] Results

[edit] Popular vote

Candidate	Party/Coalition	Votes	%
Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez	Independent conservative	389,948	31.6%
Salvador Allende Gossens	Socialist	356,499	28.9%
Eduardo Frei Montalva	Christian Democrat	255,777	20.7%
Luis Bossay Leiva	Radical	192,110	15.5%
Antonio Zamorano	independent	41,305	3.3%
blanks/nulls		14,798
Total valid votes		1,235,639

Source: [1]

[edit] Confirmation by Congress

Candidate	Votes
Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez	147
Salvador Allende Gossens	26
blanks	14
Total votes	187
Absent Congressmen	5

[edit] See also

• President of Chile
• Politics of Chile
• List of political parties in Chile