Confederate States Presidential Election, 1915 (Southern Victory)

The Confederate States presidential election of 1915 took place while the Confederate States of America was embroiled in both the Great War with the United States of America and the Red Rebellion at home. With these two massive events as a backdrop, Confederates overwhelmingly elected Whig Party candidate Gabriel Semmes president, defeating his Radical Liberal opponent Doroteo Arango.

The Issues
Prosecution of the Great War was the dominating issue for both parties. Woodrow Wilson helped stump for Semmes (his vice president), insisting that Semmes would lead the country in a sensible, rational way, while Arango was a hot-blooded Mexican who would lead the country recklessly.

The Red Rebellion broke out a month before Confederates went to the polls, and while this event shocked many whites it didn't do much to affect either candidate's chances.

The Results
Gabriel Semmes defeated Doroteo Arango on the first Tuesday of November 1915. Semmes would oversee the end of the Great War and the aftermath of defeat, while Arango went back home to Chihuahua; he would not run again in 1921.