1844 Salvadoran presidential election

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 5 February 1844.^[1] General Francisco Malespín ran unopposed and was elected by the legislature.^[1][2] Malespín was sworn in on 7 February 1844 and served until 15 February 1845, when he was deposed by his vice president Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán.^[3]

1844 Salvadoran presidential election

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Candidate Francisco Malespín Party Conservative/Military Running mate Luis Ayala

President before election Fermín Palacios Independent Elected President Francisco Malespín Conservative/Military

Results

Candidate		Party
	Francisco Malespín	Conservative/Military
Total
Source: UCSD

References

1. "Elections and Events 1811–1849". University of California, San Diego. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
2. "Presidentes de El Salvador – General Francisco Malespín" [Presidents of El Salvador – General Francisco Malespín]. casapres.gob (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
3. Gámez, José Dolores (1993). Historia de Nicaragua desde los tiempos prehistóricos hasta 1860, en sus relaciones con España, México y Centro-América. Fondo de Promoción Cultural, BANIC. OCLC 1072715722.^{[page needed]}