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

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 .

Department P.J. Escalón Reyes P. Escalón Regalado Pérez Others 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

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 .

Department Velado Badica Durán Rosa Luna Batrés Magaña Facilia Meléndez Others 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

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