1970 Chilean presidential election

1970 Chilean presidential election
4 September 1970
 
Nominee Salvador Allende Jorge Alessandri Radomiro Tomic
Party Socialist Independent PDC
Alliance Popular Unity PN–DR
Popular vote 1,070,334 1,031,159 821,801
Percentage 36.61% 35.27% 28.11%
Congress vote 153 35
President before election

Eduardo Frei Montalva
PDC

Elected President

Salvador Allende
Socialist

Presidential elections were held in Chile on 4 September 1970. Salvador Allende of the Popular Unity alliance won a narrow plurality in a race against independent Jorge Alessandri and Christian Democrat Radomiro Tomic. Allende's victory was confirmed by a contingent election after the Christian Democrats voted in favor of his candidacy.

Both the United States and the Soviet Union invested money into the election through their intelligence agencies and other sources. The US attempted to sabotage Allende's campaign while the Soviets supported him. US ambassador Edward M. Korry played a major role in anti-Allende campaigns during the election.

Eduardo Frei Montalva and his Christian Democratic Party later united with Allende's opponents to form a congressional majority in an attempt to declare his presidency illegal in August 1973, catalyzing the military coup a few weeks later.

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