Mexican general election, 1958

Mexican general election, 1958

July 6, 1958

 
Nominee Adolfo López Mateos Luis H. Álvarez
Party PRI PAN
Home state State of México Chihuahua
Popular vote 6,767,754 705,303
Percentage 90.43% 9.42%

President before election

Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
PRI

Elected President

Adolfo López Mateos
PRI

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General elections were held in Mexico on 6 July 1958.[1] The presidential elections were won by Adolfo López Mateos, who received 90.4% of the vote. In the Chamber of Deputies election, the Institutional Revolutionary Party won 153 of the 162 seats.[2] These were the first Mexican presidential elections in which women were allowed to vote.

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Adolfo López MateosInstitutional Revolutionary Party6,767,75490.4
Luis H. ÁlvarezNational Action Party705,3039.4
Other candidates10,3460.1
Invalid/blank votes
Total7,463,403100
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Institutional Revolutionary Party6,467,49388.21530
National Action Party749,51910.260
Popular Socialist Party50,1450.71-1
Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution32,4640.41New
Non-registered candidates10,3090.11New
Invalid/blank votes
Total7,332,4291001620
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p453 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p468
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