1939 Peruvian general election

1939 Peruvian general election

22 October 1939

Presidential election

Nominee Manuel Prado Ugarteche José Quesada Larrea Party Concentración Nacional Patriotic Front Popular vote 262,971 76,222 Percentage 77.53% 22.47%

President before election Óscar R. Benavides Military junta Elected President Manuel Prado Ugarteche Concentración Nacional

General elections were held in Peru on 22 October 1939 to elect the President and both houses of the Congress. In the presidential elections the result was a victory for Manuel Prado Ugarteche of the Concentración Nacional coalition, who received 77.5% of the vote. The Concentración Nacional also won a landslide victory in the Congressional elections, winning 45 of the 48 seats in the Senate and 111 of the 140 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Manuel Prado Ugarteche	Concentración Nacional	262,971	77.53
	José Quesada Larrea	Patriotic Front	76,222	22.47
Total			339,193	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			597,182	–
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party		Seats
	Concentración Nacional	45
	Patriotic Front	1
	Unidentified	2
Total		48
Source: JNE

Chamber of Deputies

Party		Seats
	Concentración Nacional	111
	Liberal Party	5
	Constitutional Renewal Party	1
	Patriotic Front	1
	Revolutionary Union	1
	Unidentified	16
	Independents	5
Total		140
Source: JNE