1916 Argentine Presidential Election
The first secret-ballot election2 April 1916 · The Sáenz Peña revolution
General elections were held in Argentina on 2 April 1916. Voters elected the President, legislators, and local officials.
President before
Victorino de la Plaza
PAN
Elected President
Hipólito Yrigoyen
UCR
Winning share
47.3%
Turnout
65.6%
The result
| Hipólito Yrigoyen | UCR | 340.802 | 47.25% |
| Ángel Rojas | Conservative | 150.245 | 20.83% |
| Lisandro de la Torre | PDP | 135.308 | 18.76% |