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1937 Argentine Presidential Election

The patriotic fraud

5 September 1937 · The Infamous Decade

The 1931 elections (boycotted by the previous ruling party, the centrist Radical Civic Union) proved to be a precedent for the 1937 elections, called to replace outgoing President Agustín Justo.

Held under the Concordancia's 'patriotic fraud', with the Radicals banned or robbed at the count. Recorded here as a rigged contest.

President before

Agustín P. Justo

Concordancia

Elected President

Roberto M. Ortiz

Concordancia

Winning share

55.8%

Turnout

76.2%

The result

Roberto M. OrtizConcordancia1.097.66055.77%
Marcelo T. de AlvearUCR814.75041.39%