1958 Mexican general election
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1958 Mexican general election
6 July 1958
Presidential election
| Nominee | Adolfo López Mateos | Luis Héctor Álvarez Álvarez |
|---|---|---|
| Party | PRI | PAN |
| Popular vote | 6,767,754 | 705,303 |
| Percentage | 90.44% | 9.42% |
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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.
Campaign
[edit ]During a campaign stop at the municipality of Jalpa, the presidential candidate of the National Action Party, Luis H. Álvarez, was arrested and imprisoned for a couple of hours; according to Álvarez, the charge that was brought against him was "being a member of the opposition".[3] [4]
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López Mateos campaign buttons.
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López Mateos campaign plate and other items.
Results
[edit ]President
[edit ]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolfo López Mateos | Institutional Revolutionary Party | 6,767,754 | 90.44 | |
| Luis H. Álvarez | National Action Party | 705,303 | 9.42 | |
| Other candidates | 10,346 | 0.14 | ||
| Total | 7,483,403 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 10,443,465 | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Chamber of Deputies
[edit ]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institutional Revolutionary Party | 6,467,493 | 88.20 | 153 | 0 | |
| National Action Party | 749,519 | 10.22 | 6 | 0 | |
| Popular Socialist Party | 50,145 | 0.68 | 1 | –1 | |
| Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution | 32,464 | 0.44 | 1 | New | |
| Mexican National Party | 22,499 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | |
| Non-registered candidates | 10,309 | 0.14 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 7,332,429 | 100.00 | 162 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 10,443,465 | – | |||
| Source: Nohlen, UNAM | |||||
References
[edit ]- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p453 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p468
- ^ Villegas, Paulina (25 May 2016). "Luis Álvarez, Leading Figure in Mexico's National Action Party, Dies at 96". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Nombran huésped distinguido de Jalpa a Luis H. Álvarez". Zacatecas Online. Retrieved 17 July 2020.