Chilean presidential election, 1958

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A presidential election was held in Chile on September 4, 1958. Because none of the candidates obtained an absolute majority needed to win outright, a confirmation by Congress was carried out on October 24, 1958 to declare the winner.

[edit] Results

[edit] Election

Candidate Party/Coalition Votes  %
Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez none (Conservative/Liberal) 389,909 31.6
Salvador Allende Gossens FRAP 356,493 28.9
Eduardo Frei Montalva Christian Democrat 255,769 20.7
Luis Bossay Leiva Radical 192,077 15.6
Antonio Zamorano none (Socialist) 41,304 3.3
blanks/nulls 14,798
Total valid votes 1,235,552 100.0

Source: [1]

[edit] Confirmation by Congress

Candidate Votes  %
Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez 147 85
Salvador Allende Gossens 26 15
blanks 14
Total votes 173 100
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