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 votes
47.25%
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Ángel Rojas
Conservative · 150.245 votes
20.83%
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Lisandro de la Torre
PDP · 135.308 votes
18.76%
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