1938 Chilean presidential election

1938 Chilean presidential election

25 October 1938
Turnout88.40%
 
Candidate Pedro Aguirre Cerda Gustavo Ross
Party Radical Liberal
Alliance Popular Front Right-wing
Popular vote 222,720 218,609
Percentage 50.45% 49.52%

President before election

Arturo Alessandri
Liberal

Elected President

Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Radical

Presidential elections were held in Chile on 25 October 1938. The result was a narrow victory for Pedro Aguirre Cerda of the Radical Party, who received 50.5% (or 50.3%) of the vote.