A presidential election was held in Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

 in 1915. It was a bitterly contested election between Juan Luis Sanfuentes

Juan Luis Sanfuentes

Juan Luis Sanfuentes Andonaegui was President of Chile between 1915 and 1920. He was son of writer and politician Salvador Sanfuentes Torres and Matilde Andonaegui....

 —a coalition candidate of the Liberal Party and Conservative Party— and Javier Ángel Figueroa

Javier Ángel Figueroa

Javier Ángel Figueroa was a Chilean lawyer and politician....

 —supported by the Liberal Alliance parties. Sanfuentes beat Figueroa by a single vote, among numerous allegations of fraud and electoral intervention. Because of this situation, the National Congress, was called to confirm the result.

Election

Candidate	Party/Coalition	Votes	%
Juan Luis Sanfuentes Juan Luis Sanfuentes Juan Luis Sanfuentes Andonaegui was President of Chile between 1915 and 1920. He was son of writer and politician Salvador Sanfuentes Torres and Matilde Andonaegui....	Coalition	174	50.14%
Javier Ángel Figueroa Javier Ángel Figueroa Javier Ángel Figueroa was a Chilean lawyer and politician....	Liberal Alliance	173	49.86%
Total valid		347

Confirmation by Congress

Candidate	Party/Coalition	Votes	%
Juan Luis Sanfuentes Juan Luis Sanfuentes Juan Luis Sanfuentes Andonaegui was President of Chile between 1915 and 1920. He was son of writer and politician Salvador Sanfuentes Torres and Matilde Andonaegui....	Coalition	77	65.25%
Javier Ángel Figueroa Javier Ángel Figueroa Javier Ángel Figueroa was a Chilean lawyer and politician....	Liberal Alliance	41	34.75%
Total valid		118

Source: http://eleccion.atspace.com/presidente1915.htm