1927 Chilean presidential election

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Nominee Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Elías Lafertte Party Independent Communist Popular vote 223,741 4,627 Percentage 97.97% 2.03%

President before election Carlos Ibáñez Independent President Carlos Ibáñez Independent

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Presidential elections were held in Chile on 22 May 1927,^[1] following the resignation of President Emiliano Figueroa. The result was a victory for Interior Minister Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, who ran as an independent and received 98% of the vote.

Electoral system

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 who received the most votes.^[2]

Results