▁were ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁October . ▁ ▁Early ▁results ▁on ▁election ▁night ▁awarded ▁inc umb ent ▁president ▁Crist ina ▁Fernández ▁de ▁Kirch ner ▁of ▁the ▁Front ▁for ▁Vict ory ▁( F p V ) ▁a ▁second , ▁four - year ▁term . ▁Win ning ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁and ▁every ▁province ▁except ▁San ▁Luis ▁( won ▁by ▁Federal ▁Comm it ment ▁candidate ▁Alberto ▁Rodríguez ▁Sa á ), ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁candidate ▁to ▁obtain ▁an ▁absolute ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote ▁( 5 4 %) ▁since ▁Ra úl ▁Alf ons ín ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁and ▁upon ▁completion ▁of ▁ball ot ▁processing , ▁the ▁margin ▁of ▁victory ▁( 3 7 . 1 %) ▁exceed ed ▁Juan ▁Per ón ' s ▁record ▁ 3 6 % ▁margin ▁obtained ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁Fernández ▁thus ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁re - elect ed ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁state ▁in ▁Latin ▁American ▁history . ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁All ▁ 2 3 ▁provinces ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁held ▁elections ▁to ▁renew ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁( lower ▁house ). ▁Each ▁province ▁and ▁the ▁autonom ous ▁city ▁elect s ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁at - large ▁represent atives ▁on ▁a ▁party ▁list ▁system ▁roughly ▁proportional ▁to ▁their ▁population , ▁and ▁no ▁province ▁is ▁all otted ▁fewer ▁than ▁five ▁Deput ies . ▁The ▁system ▁used ▁to ▁know ▁how ▁many ▁deput ies ▁per ▁party ▁in ▁each ▁district ▁is ▁D ' H ond