1874 Argentine presidential election

The Argentine presidential election of 1874 was held on 12 April to choose the president of Argentina. Nicolás Avellaneda was elected president.

1874 Argentine general election

12 April 1874
228 members of the Electoral College 115 votes needed to win
Nominee Nicolás Avellaneda Bartolomé Mitre Party National Nacionalist Home state Tucumán Buenos Aires Running mate Mariano Acosta Juan Eusebio Torrent Electoral vote 145[lower-alpha 1] 79 States carried 11 3 Percentage 64.7% 35.3%
Most voted party by province.
President before election Domingo Sarmiento Independent Elected President Nicolás Avellaneda National

Background

President Sarmiento's pragmatic approach to Buenos Aires demands and his successful control of separatist revolts in the north paved the way to high office for his vice president, Autonomist Party leader Adolfo Alsina. Alsina gained the support of a sizable facion of Mitre's Nationalist Party, resulting in the formation of the paramount political group in Argentina for the next 42 years: The National Autonomist Party (PAN). Mitre himself did not support Alsina, however, whom he viewed as a veiled Buenos Aires separatist. The elder statesman ran for the presidency again, though the seasoned Alsina outmaneuvered him by fielding Nicolás Avellaneda, a moderate lawyer from remote Tucumán Province. The electoral college met on 12 April 1874, and awarded Mitre only three provinces, including Buenos Aires.

As he had repeatedly up to 1861, Mitre took up arms again. Hoping to prevent Avellaneda's 12 October inaugural, he mutineered a gunboat; he was defeated, however, and only President Avellaneda's commutation spared his life.[1]

Results

Argentine Republic
Population	2,154,000
Voters	25,800
Turnout	1.2%

Presidential Candidates	Party	Electoral Votes
Nicolás Avellaneda	National	145[lower-alpha 1]
Bartolomé Mitre	Nacionalist	79
Total voters		224
Did not vote		4
Total		228

Vice Presidential Candidates	Party	Electoral Votes
Mariano Acosta	National	145[lower-alpha 1]
Juan Eusebio Torrent	Nacionalist	79
Total voters		224
Did not vote		4
Total		228

Results by Province

Province	President			Vice President
	Avellaneda	Mitre		Acosta	Torrent
Buenos Aires		53			53
Catamarca	12			12
Córdoba	25			25
Corrientes	16			16
Entre Ríos	17			17
Jujuy	8			8
La Rioja	8			8
Mendoza	10			10
Salta	12			12
San Juan		10			10
San Luis	10			10
Santa Fe	12			12
Santiago del Estero	1	16		1	16
Tucumán	14			14
Total	145[lower-alpha 1]	79		145[lower-alpha 1]	79

Notes

1. Todo Argentina: 1874 Archived 2017-11-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)

1. Although only 145 electors voted for Avellaneda and Acosta, in the final count they appear with 146 votes.

References

• Diario de Sesiones de la Cámara de Senadores del Año 1874. Buenos Aires: Compañía Sud-Americana de Billetes de Banco. 1896. pp. 289–292.
• Duhalde, Eduardo Luis (2007). Acción Parlamentaria de John William Cooke. Buenos Aires: Colihue. p. 232. ISBN 978-950-563-460-6.
• Lorenzo, Celso Ramón (1999). Manual de Historia Constitucional Argentina, Volumen 3. Rosario: Editorial Juris. p. 8. ISBN 950-817-111-1.
• "Historia Electoral Argentina (1912-2007), p. 58" (PDF). www.mininterior.gov.ar. Ministry of the Interior. December 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2017.