Chilean presidential election, 1958

Presidential election, 1958

← 1952 Tuesday September 4, 1958 1964 →
Turnout	83.5% 3.1%
Candidate Jorge Alessandri Salvador Allende Eduardo Frei Montalva Party Independent Socialist Christian Democratic Alliance Liberal-Conservative FRAP Popular vote 389,909 356,493 255,769 Percentage 31.6% 28.8% 20.7% Confirmation 147 26   Candidate Luis Bossay Antonio Zamorano Party Radical Independent Popular vote 192,077 41,304 Percentage 15.5% 3.3%

Presidential elections were held in Chile on 4 September 1958. The result was a victory for Jorge Alessandri, who ran as an independent.

The election was held using the absolute majority system, under which a candidate had to receive over 50% of the popular vote to be elected. If no candidate received over 50% of the vote, both houses of the National Congress would come together to vote on the two candidates that received the most votes.

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