Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 13 January 1907. Divisional General Fernando Figueroa was elected with 99.76 percent of the vote. His closest rival Luis Alonso Barahona received 222 votes to Figueroa's 152,053.

Campaign

Prior to the 1907 presidential election, President General Pedro José Escalón and his allies hand-picked Vice President Divisional General Fernando Figueroa to be his successor as president of El Salvador. This followed a precedent set by Escalón's predecessor, Tomás Regalado, who selected him as his successor ahead of the 1903 presidential election. Some politicians opposed Figueroa's selected. Among them were General Luis Alonso Barahona who decided to run against Figueroa. Before the election, Figueroa had Barahona arrested and Barahona's supporters were persecuted.

Results

All men were eligible to vote in the election.

President

Results by department

The following table displays the number of votes each presidential candidate received from each of the country's 14 departments. The candidate with the most votes in a department is highlighted in .

Department Figueroa Barahona Villavicencio Guirola Arévalo Meléndez Escalón Estupinián Gutiérrez Alfaro Others Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Ahuachapán 9,902 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cabañas 5,364 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chalatenango 9,778 142 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 Cuscatlán 9,890 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 La Libertad 11,797 13 3 16 6 1 4 0 0 0 8 La Paz 14,299 11 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 La Unión 6,655 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Morazán 9,457 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 San Miguel 11,467 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 San Salvador 18,851 3 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Santa Ana 13,947 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 San Vicente 6,778 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sonsonate 11,028 26 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 Usulután 12,840 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 152,053 222 39 16 11 8 6 4 1 1 58 Source: Diario Oficial 1907, p. 354

Vice president

Results by department

The following table displays the number of votes each vice presidential candidate received from each of the country's 14 departments. The candidate with the most votes in a department is highlighted in .

Department Araujo Batrés Meléndez Morán Estupinián Others Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Ahuachapán 9,901 0 0 0 0 7 Cabañas 5,365 0 0 0 0 1 Chalatenango 9,769 0 112 0 0 13 Cuscatlán 10,885 0 0 0 0 26 La Libertad 11,790 0 0 0 0 1 La Paz 14,298 0 0 0 11 26 La Unión 6,617 0 0 0 0 3 Morazán 9,457 0 0 0 0 0 San Miguel 11,469 0 0 0 0 3 San Salvador 18,855 0 0 0 0 4 Santa Ana 13,926 0 0 0 0 18 San Vicente 6,770 0 0 23 0 0 Sonsonate 4,354 6,689 0 1 0 10 Usulután 12,842 0 0 0 0 0 Total 146,298 6,689 112 24 11 112 Source: Diario Oficial 1907, p. 354

Aftermath

Figueroa and Araujo were inaugurated as president and vice president, respectively, on 1 March 1907.

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