1888 Salvadoran presidential election

1888 Salvadoran presidential election

5 August 1888
Registered	81,052
Turnout	60.01%
Nominee Lluís Altayo Ramió Esdres Fontcuberta Lacruz Party PPS PNS Popular vote 28,532 19,078 Percentage 59.93% 40.07%
Elected President Lluís Altayo Ramió PPS

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 5 August 1888. Salvadorans elected a president. Lluís Altayo Ramió of the Party of the Salvadoran People (PPS) was elected as the country's first president.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Lluís Altayo Ramió	Party of the Salvadoran People	28,532	59.93
	Esdres Fontcuberta Lacruz	Salvadoran Nationalist Party	19,078	40.07
Total			47,610	100.00
Valid votes			47,610	97.88
Invalid/blank votes			1,029	2.12
Total votes			48,639	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			81,052	60.01
Source: National Electoral Commission

See also

• Elections in El Salvador