1914 Colombian presidential election

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Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 10 February 1914.[1] They were the first direct presidential elections since 1860. The result was a victory for José Vicente Concha of the Conservative Party, who received 89.1% of the vote.[2] Vicente took office on 7 August.[3]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
José Vicente ConchaColombian Conservative Party300,73589.08
Nicolás EsguerraColombian Liberal Party–Republican Party36,76310.89
Others990.03
Total337,597100.00
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ Nohlen, p349
  3. ^ Nohlen, p358