May 1875 Ecuadorian presidential election May 1875 Ecuadorian presidential election ← 1868 1875 October 1875 → Nominee Gabriel García Moreno José Javier Eguiguren Popular vote 22,529 79 Percentage 99.16% 0.35% President before election Gabriel García Moreno Elected President Gabriel García Moreno Politics of EcuadorConstitution History Human rights Executive President (list) Daniel Noboa Vice President Verónica Abad Rojas Cabinet Legislative National Assembly President Viviana Veloz Judiciary Supreme Court Constitutional Court Elections Political parties Recent elections 2025 (general) 2023 (general) 2023 (local) 2021 (general) Recent referendums 2024 (constitution) 2023 (constitution) 2018 (popular consultation) 2017 (tax haven) Administrative divisions Provinces Cantons Parishes Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: José Valencia Amores (list) Diplomatic missions of / in Ecuador Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Ecuador portal Other countries Presidential elections were held in Ecuador in May 1975.[1] The result was a victory for incumbent president Gabriel García Moreno,[2][1] who received over 99% of the vote. García was assassinated in August and fresh elections were held in October. ResultsCandidateVotes%Gabriel García Moreno22,52999.16José Javier Eguiguren790.35Antonio Borrero590.26Vicente Piedrahíta120.05Luis Amador70.03Pedro Moncayo70.03Francisco Javier Aguirre30.01Pedro Carbo30.01Ignacio Veintemilla30.01Manuel Gómez de la Torre20.01Luis Antonio Salazar20.01Juan Montalvo20.01Manuel Uraga20.01Francisco Javier Salazar20.01Angel Tola10.00Carlos Icaza10.00José Maria Icaza10.00Concepcion Barros10.00Sixto Santos10.00Eloy González10.00Manuel Vega10.00Total22,719100.00Valid votes22,71999.97Invalid/blank votes70.03Total votes22,726100.00Source: El NactionalReferences ^ a b Elecciones y Democracia en el Ecuador TSE ^ Georg Maier (1971) "Presidential Succession in Ecuador, 1830-1970" Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs, volume 13, p508 Elections and referendums in EcuadorPresidential elections 1856 1865 1868 1875 (May) 1875 (Oct) 1888 1892 1901 1905 1911 1912 1916 1920 1924 1931 1932 1933 1940 1948 1952 1956 1960 1968 1978–79 1984 1988 1992 1996 1998 2002 2006 2009 2013 2017 2021 2023 2025 Parliamentary elections 1830 1835 1843 1845 1850 1852 1861 1869 1878 1883 1896 1906 1928 1929 1931 1932 1937 1938 1939 1944 1945 1946 1947 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1966 1968 1970 1979 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1997 1998 2002 2006 2007 2009 2013 2017 2021 2023 2025 CPCCS elections 2019 2023 Local elections 1945 1947 1949 1951 1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1962 1967 1970 1978 1980 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2009 2014 2019 2023 Referendums 1869 1978 1986 1994 1995 1997 2006 2007 2008 2011 2017 2018 2023 (Feb) 2023 (Aug) 2024