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

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General elections were held in Peru on 22 October 1939 to elect the President and both houses of the Congress.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3]