Presidential elections were held in the

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in 1860, the first under the 1858 constitution. The elections were held during the 1860–62 civil war, but not in the parts of the country controlled by the

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, and the Liberal Party did not put forward a candidate in the remainder of the country. As a result, the election was a contest between two

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candidates,

Pedro Alcántara Herrán Pedro Alcántara Herrán Martínez de Zaldúa (October 19, 1800 in Bogotá, Viceroyalty of the New GranadaArismendi Posada, Ignacio; ''Gobernantes Colombianos''; trans. Colombian Presidents; Interprint Editors Ltd., Italgraf, Segunda Edición; ...

and Julio Arboleda Pombo, with Julio Arboleda Pombo emerging as the winner with 73% of votes.Colombia: Elecciones Presidenciales de 1826 a 1990
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Presidential elections in Colombia