March 1973 Argentine general election

March 1973 Argentine general election

Presidential election
← 1963 11 March 1973 Sept. 1973 →
 
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Nominee Héctor Cámpora Ricardo Balbín
Party Justicialist Party Radical Civic Union
Alliance Justicialist Liberation Front
Running mate Vicente Solano Lima Eduardo Gamond
States carried 23 + City of Buenos Aires 0
Popular vote 5,899,642 2,535,581
Percentage 49.53% 21.29%

 
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Nominee Francisco Manrique Oscar Alende
Party Federal Party Popular Revolutionary Alliance
Alliance Federalist Popular Alliance
Running mate Rafael Martínez Raymonda Horacio Sueldo
States carried 0 0
Popular vote 1,775,767 885,274
Percentage 14.91% 7.43%

Most voted party by province.

President before election

Alejandro Lanusse
none (de facto regime)

Elected President

Héctor Cámpora
Justicialist Party

Legislative election
← 1965 11 March 1973 (first round)
15 April 1973 (second round)
1983 →

243 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
69 seats in the Senate
Turnout85.55%
Party Vote % Seats
Chamber of Deputies
Justicialist Liberation Front

49.11% 146
Radical Civic Union

20.33% 51
Federalist Popular Alliance

11.51% 20
Popular Revolutionary Alliance

6.67% 12
Federal Republican Alliance

3.50% 10
Others

8.88% 4
Senate
Justicialist Liberation Front

% 45
Radical Civic Union

% 12
Federalist Popular Alliance

% 5
Federal Republican Alliance

% 4
Others

% 3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chamber of Deputies results by province

The first Argentine general election of 1973 was held on 11 March. Voters chose both the President and their legislators.