1888 Ecuadorian presidential election

1888 Ecuadorian presidential election

1888

Nominee Antonio Flores Jijón Eloy Alfaro Party Progressive Radical Liberal Popular vote 29,555 777 Percentage 97.13% 2.55%

President before election José Plácido Caamaño Elected President Antonio Flores Jijón

Presidential elections were held in Ecuador in 1888.[1] The result was a victory for Antonio Flores Jijón, who received 97% of the vote.[1] He took office on 1 July.[2]

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Antonio Flores Jijón	Progressive Party	29,555	97.13
	Eloy Alfaro	Radical Liberal	777	2.55
	Manuel Angel Larrea	Moderate Liberal	50	0.16
	Pedro l. Lizarzaburo	Conservative Party	34	0.11
	Francisco Salazar	Conservative–Progressive	7	0.02
	Camilo Ponce Ortiz	Conservative Party	6	0.02
Total			30,429	100.00
Source: TSE

References

1. Elecciones y Democracia en el Ecuador TSE
2. Georg Maier (1971) "Presidential Succession in Ecuador, 1830-1970" Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs, volume 13, p508