1875–76 Colombian presidential election

[1] The result was a victory for Aquileo Parra of the Liberal Party.

If no candidate received a majority, Congress would elect the President from the main contenders.

[1] In Cauca Rafael Núñez won a majority of the vote, but the election jury refused to recognise his victory.

However, it also refused to give its college vote to Parra, and so announced that the state's electors would not take part in the presidential ballot.

[3] For the first time, no candidate won a majority of states, and as a result, Congress elected the President on 21 February.