1866 Peruvian Presidential Election
1866 · Caudillos and the electoral college
Mariano Ignacio Prado won with 97.43% against Ramón Castilla on 1.12%.
The franchise was limited to literate men, and 1868 was decided in the electoral college rather than by a direct count.
President before
Mariano Ignacio Prado
President (re-elected)
Mariano Ignacio Prado
Winning share
97.4%
Turnout
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The result
| Mariano Ignacio Prado | — | 199,499 | 97.43% |
| Ramón Castilla | — | 2,299 | 1.12% |
| José Balta | — | 1,405 | 0.69% |
| Ramón Vargas-Machuca | — | 526 | 0.26% |
| Mariano H. Ceballos | — | 258 | 0.13% |
| Manuel Costas Arce | — | 132 | 0.06% |
| Manuel Freyre | — | 106 | 0.05% |
| José Rufino Echenique | — | 80 | 0.04% |
| José Miguel Medina | — | 69 | 0.03% |
| Pedro Bustamante | — | 59 | 0.03% |
| Pedro Diez Canseco | — | 47 | 0.02% |
| Fermín del Castillo | — | 38 | 0.02% |
| José Santos Quiros | — | 28 | 0.01% |
| Luis La Puerta | — | 25 | 0.01% |
| Domingo Laos | — | 14 | 0.01% |
| Miguel San Roman | — | 9 | 0.00% |
| Antonio Arenas | — | 8 | 0.00% |
| Mariano Felipe Paz Soldán | — | 8 | 0.00% |
| Alejo Bezada | — | 7 | 0.00% |
| José F. Alvariño | — | 7 | 0.00% |
| Juan Oviedo | — | 7 | 0.00% |
| Mariano Pío Cornejo | — | 6 | 0.00% |
| Manuel I. Vivanco | — | 6 | 0.00% |
| Other candidates | — | 113 | 0.06% |