 His faction, however, was overshadowed by Hipólito Yrigoyen's newly formed Radical Civic Union, which espoused a policy of "breaking before bending" on the subject of electoral reforms to the undemocratic system then prevailing.The aging lawmaker ran instead, in 1898, for Governor of Buenos Aires Province, and was elected, serving until 1902.Bernardo de Irigoyen retired afterwards and died in Buenos Aires in 1906.