1857 Mexican general election

General elections were held in Mexico in September 1857.[1] They were the first to be held under the February 1857 constitution, which introduced direct elections for the presidency,[2] abolished the Senate, and introduced universal male suffrage for citizens aged 18 (if married) or 20 (if single), as long as they had an "honest mode of living".[3]

1857 Mexican general election

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Presidential election
 
Nominee Ignacio Comonfort Miguel Lerdo de Tejada
Popular vote 8,084 639
Percentage 92.67% 7.33%

President before election

Ignacio Comonfort

Elected President

Ignacio Comonfort

Incumbent president Ignacio Comonfort was re-elected with over 92% of the vote, defeating Miguel Lerdo de Tejada.

Results

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President

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CandidateVotes%
Ignacio Comonfort8,08492.67
Miguel Lerdo de Tejada6397.33
Total8,723100.00
Source: Hamnett

References

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  1. ^ J. Burton Kirkwood (2009) The History of Mexico, 2nd Edition: Second Edition p103
  2. ^ Roger D. Congleton, Bernard N. Grofman & Stefan Voigt (2019) The Oxford Handbook of Public Choice, Volume 2 p180
  3. ^ José Antonio Aguilar Rivera (2012) "Beyond the restrictive consensus: elections in Mexico (1809-1847)", Rev. Sociol. Polit. 20 (42)