1938 Chilean presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Chile on 25 October 1938.[1] The result was a narrow victory for Pedro Aguirre Cerda of the Radical Party, who received 50.5% of the vote.

1938 Chilean presidential election

25 October 1938
Turnout	72.44% 9.5%
Candidate Pedro Aguirre Cerda Gustavo Ross Party Radical Liberal Alliance Popular Front Right-Wing Popular vote 222,720 218,609 Percentage 50.45% 49.52%

Electoral system

The election was held using the absolute majority system, under which a candidate had to receive over 50% of the popular vote to be elected. If no candidate received over 50% of the vote, both houses of the National Congress would come together to vote on the two candidates that received the most votes.[2]

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Pedro Aguirre Cerda	Radical Party	222,720	50.5
Gustavo Ross Santa María	Liberal Party	218,609	49.5
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo	Popular Freedom Alliance	112	0.0
Invalid/blank votes		3,970	–
Total		445,411	100
Registered voters/turnout		503,871	88.4
Source: Nohlen

Vote share Aguirre Cerda   50.45% Ross   49.52% Ibáñez   0.03%

References

1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. Nohlen, p259