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  French President - Preparatory vote
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Parents > France > President of the Republic
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type Primary Election
Filing Deadline December 01, 1887 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open December 02, 1887 - 05:00am Central
Polls Close December 02, 1887 - 06:00am Central
Term Start December 04, 1887 - 12:00pm
Term End June 27, 1894 - 12:00am
ContributorLa Fayette
Last ModifiedLa Fayette August 02, 2012 03:50am
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Description There were six round of preparatory votes hold. No front-runner really emerged. The results were as follows:

1st ballot:

Floquet 101
De Freycinet 94
Brisson 66
Carnot 49
Ferry 19
Fallières 3
Grévy 2
Le Royer 1
Magnin 1

2nd ballot:

de Freycinet 190
Brisson 83
Carnot 27
Floquet 26
Ferry 11
de Lacretelle 2
Carnot (father) 2
Arago 1

Blank 1

More representatives and senators voted after the second ballot.

Third ballot:

Ferry 200
Freycinet 193
Brisson 81
Carnot 61
Saussier 7
Diverse 2

Fourth ballot:

Ferry 216
De Freycinet 196
Brisson 79
Carnot 61

In order to prevent Jules Ferry's victory, Clemenceau, who had supported De Freycinet over Floquet, shifted suddenly his support to Sadi Carnot.

Fifth ballot:

Ferry 171
Carnot 162
De Freycinet 105
Brisson 51

Only a few number of elected officials remained for the sixth and last ballot, turning Carnot's victory in a non-event.

Carnot 185
Ferry 35
De Freycinet 23
Brisson 10
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Left Won12/28/1885
NameJules Grévy Votes457 (78.52%)
Term12/29/1885 - 12/02/1887 Margin389 (+66.84%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Union Won12/03/1887
NameMarie-François-Sadi Carnot Votes616 (51.12%)
Term12/04/1887 - 06/27/1894 Margin404 (+33.53%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceFrench President 12/03/1887

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Name PM Jules Ferry PM Charles de Freycinet Marie-François-Sadi Carnot Charles Floquet PM Henri Brisson (W) Félix Gustave Saussier Blank - Void
PartyProgressist Republicans Republican Left Republican Union Radical Socialist Republican Union Diverse No Party Affiliation
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Uncertified Votes (0.00% in) 216 (27.03%) 196 (24.53%) 185 (23.15%) 101 (12.64%) 83 (10.39%) 7 (0.88%) 4 (0.50%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -20 (-2.50%) -31 (-3.88%) -115 (-14.39%) -133 (-16.65%) -209 (-26.16%) -212 (-26.53%)
Estimated Final432 (27.03%) 392 (24.53%) 370 (23.15%) 202 (12.64%) 166 (10.39%) 14 (0.88%) 8 (0.50%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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Name (W) PM Armand Fallières (I) (W) Jules Grévy (W) Emmanuel Arago (W) Joseph Magnin  
PartyModerate Republicans Republican Left Republican Left Radical Socialist  
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Uncertified Votes (0.00% in) 3 (0.38%) 2 (0.25%) 1 (0.13%) 1 (0.13%)  
Margin-213 (-26.66%) -214 (-26.78%) -215 (-26.91%) -215 (-26.91%)  
Estimated Final6 (0.38%) 4 (0.25%) 2 (0.13%) 2 (0.13%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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