1903 Salvadoran presidential election

1903 Salvadoran presidential election
← 1899 16 February 1903 1907 →
 
Candidate Pedro José Escalón Francisco Antonio Reyes
Party Conservative/Military Liberal
Popular vote 91,861 19,900
Percentage 77.82% 16.86%
Results by department
President before election

Tomás Regalado
Liberal/Military

Elected President

Pedro José Escalón
Conservative/Military

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 16 February 1903. General Pedro José Escalón was elected with 78 percent of the vote.[1] President Tomás Regalado hand-picked Escalón to be his successor.[2] All men were eligible to vote in the election.[3]

  1. ^ Diario Oficial 1903, p. 298.
  2. ^ Ching 1997, p. 220.
  3. ^ Nohlen 2005, p. 270.