1939 Peruvian general election|
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Presidential election |
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| Nominee
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Manuel Prado Ugarteche
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José Quesada Larrea
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| Party
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Concentración Nacional
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Patriotic Front
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| Popular vote
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262,971
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76,222
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| Percentage
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77.53%
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22.47%
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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.