Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 13 January 1907. 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 Pedro José Escalón and his allies hand-picked Vice President 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 Brigadier 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 gray.
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 gray.
Aftermath
Figueroa and Araujo were inaugurated as president and vice president, respectively, on 1 March 1907.
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