# 1903 Salvadoran presidential election

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 16 February 1903. General Pedro José Escalón was elected with 78 percent of the vote. President Tomás Regalado hand-picked Escalón to be his successor. All men were eligible to vote in the election.

## Results
### President

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Pedro José Escalón | Conservative/Military | 91,861 | 77.82 |
| | Francisco Antonio Reyes | Liberal | 19,900 | 16.86 |
| | Potenciano Escalón | Independent/Military | 5,445 | 4.61 |
| | Tomás Regalado | Liberal/Military | 501 | 0.42 |
| | Joaquín Pérez | Independent | 150 | 0.13 |
| Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates | 191 | 0.16 |
| Total | Total | Total | 118,048 | 100.00 |
| Source: Diario Oficial 1903, p. 298 |||||

#### Results by department

The following table displays the number of votes each presidential candidate received from each of the country's 14 departments. The candidate with the most votes in a department is highlighted in gray.
| Department | P.J. Escalón | Reyes | P. Escalón | Regalado | Pérez | Others |
| Department | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Ahuachapán | 9,603 | 275 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Cabañas | 4,907 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Chalatenango | 8,579 | 81 | 166 | 30 | 2 | 1 |
| Cuscatlán | 6,102 | 1,964 | 199 | 43 | 0 | 10 |
| La Libertad | 4,721 | 1,902 | 349 | 36 | 27 | 14 |
| La Paz | 2,006 | 4,271 | 1,471 | 130 | 1 | 26 |
| La Unión | 4,699 | 793 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 26 |
| Morazán | 6,477 | 257 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| San Miguel | 8,874 | 243 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| San Salvador | 4,501 | 5,342 | 2,423 | 69 | 0 | 4 |
| Santa Ana | 10,735 | 462 | 28 | 29 | 114 | 15 |
| San Vicente | 3,597 | 2,689 | 501 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Sonsonate | 8,064 | 336 | 278 | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| Usulután | 8,996 | 1,252 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 28 |
| Total | 91,861 | 19,900 | 5,445 | 501 | 150 | 191 |
| Source: Diario Oficial 1903, p. 298 |||||||

### Vice president

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Calixto Velado Eduardo | Independent | 69,142 | 58.58 |
| | Joaquín Badica | Independent | 17,840 | 15.11 |
| | Onofre Durán Santillana | Liberal | 17,750 | 15.04 |
| | José Rosa Pacas | Independent | 8,572 | 7.26 |
| | Samuel Luna | Independent | 1,989 | 1.69 |
| | José Miguel Batrés | Independent/Military | 787 | 0.67 |
| | Simeon Magaña | Independent | 190 | 0.16 |
| | Potenclano Facilia | Independent | 149 | 0.13 |
| | Carlos Meléndez | Liberal | 138 | 0.12 |
| Other candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates | 1,476 | 1.25 |
| Total | Total | Total | 118,033 | 100.00 |
| Source: Diario Oficial 1903, p. 298 |||||

#### Results by department

The following table displays the number of votes each presidential candidate received from each of the country's 14 departments. The candidate with the most votes in a department is highlighted in gray.
| Department | Velado | Badica | Durán | Rosa | Luna | Batrés | Magaña | Facilia | Meléndez | Others |
| Department | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Ahuachapán | 9 | 4 | 9,680 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| Cabañas | 3,385 | 13 | 1,514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 105 |
| Chalatenango | 8,520 | 33 | 0 | 125 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 119 |
| Cuscatlán | 6,145 | 1,993 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| La Libertad | 4,935 | 1,369 | 115 | 279 | 23 | 380 | 190 | 25 | 1 | 42 |
| La Paz | 314 | 4,214 | 1,697 | 1,410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 133 |
| La Unión | 4,775 | 646 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 157 |
| Morazán | 6,486 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 |
| San Miguel | 8,866 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 144 |
| San Salvador | 6 | 5,334 | 4,490 | 2,416 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 106 |
| Santa Ana | 8,903 | 276 | 1 | 20 | 1,956 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 106 |
| San Vicente | 0 | 2,306 | 0 | 4,140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 |
| Sonsonate | 7,771 | 27 | 260 | 111 | 0 | 406 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| Usulután | 9,027 | 1,171 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 127 |
| Total | 69,142 | 17,840 | 17,750 | 8,572 | 1,989 | 787 | 190 | 149 | 138 | 1,476 |
| Source: Diario Oficial 1903, p. 298 |||||||||||