| Election Name: | 1864 Colombian presidential election |
| Country: | Colombia |
| Previous Year: | 1863 |
| Election Date: | 1864 |
Presidential elections were held in the United States of Colombia in 1864. The Liberal Party was the only party to nominate candidates, and the result was a victory for Manuel Murillo Toro.[1]
The 1863 constitution changed the electoral system from a direct vote to an indirect vote. The President was now elected on the basis of which candidate received the most votes in each state, with a candidate required to win in at least five of the nine states to be elected. If no candidate received a majority, Congress would elect the President from the main contenders.[2]
The electors were elected in 1863.[2]
| Candidate | Party | States won | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | Manuel Murillo Toro | Liberal Party | 6 | |
| bgcolor= | Santos Gutiérrez | Liberal Party | 2 | |
| bgcolor= | Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera | Liberal Party | 1 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total | 9 | ||
| align=left colspan=4 | Source: PDBA | |||