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.

Results

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]

Confirmation by Congress

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

Source: ^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Presidential election 1958". http://eleccion.atspace.com/presidente1958.htm. Retrieved 2 April 2010.  (Spanish)