March 1973 Argentine general election

March 1973 Argentine general election

Presidential election
11 March 1973
 
Nominee Héctor Cámpora Ricardo Balbín
Party PJ UCR
Alliance FREJULI
Running mate Vicente Solano Lima Eduardo Gamond
Popular vote 5,899,642 2,535,581
Percentage 49.53% 21.29%

 
Nominee Francisco Manrique Oscar Alende
Party Federal Party PI
Alliance FPA APR
Running mate Rafael Martínez Raymonda Horacio Sueldo
Popular vote 1,775,767 885,274
Percentage 14.91% 7.43%

Results by province

President before election

Alejandro Lanusse

Elected President

Héctor Cámpora
Justicialist Party

Chamber of Deputies election
11 March 1973

All 243 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
Turnout85.61%
Party Vote % Seats
Justicialist Liberation Front

49.60 146
Radical Civic Union

20.43 51
Federalist Popular Alliance

12.87 20
Popular Revolutionary Alliance

6.96 12
Federal Republican Alliance

3.38 10
Salta People's Movement

0.26 1
Neuquén People's Movement

0.24 2
Chubut Action Party

0.10 1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Senate election
11 March 1973 (first round)
15 April 1973 (second round)

All 69 seats in the Senate
Turnout85.55%
Party Seats
Justicialist Liberation Front

45
Radical Civic Union

12
Federalist Popular Alliance

5
Federal Republican Alliance

4
Neuquén People's Movement

2
Salta People's Movement

1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chamber of Deputies results by province

General elections were held in Argentina on 11 March 1973, with a second round of elections for the Senate on 15 April. Voters chose both the President and their legislators.