1958 Mexican general election

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.

1958 Mexican general election

6 July 1958
Presidential election
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Nominee Adolfo López Mateos Luis Héctor Álvarez Álvarez
Party PRI PAN
Popular vote 6,767,754 705,303
Percentage 90.44% 9.42%

President before election

Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
PRI

Elected President

Adolfo López Mateos
PRI

Campaign

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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]

Results

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President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Adolfo López MateosInstitutional Revolutionary Party6,767,75490.44
Luis H. ÁlvarezNational Action Party705,3039.42
Other candidates10,3460.14
Total7,483,403100.00
Registered voters/turnout10,443,465
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Institutional Revolutionary Party6,467,49388.201530
National Action Party749,51910.2260
Popular Socialist Party50,1450.681–1
Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution32,4640.441New
Mexican National Party22,4990.3110
Non-registered candidates10,3090.140New
Total7,332,429100.001620
Registered voters/turnout10,443,465
Source: Nohlen, UNAM

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p453 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p468
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Nombran huésped distinguido de Jalpa a Luis H. Álvarez". Zacatecas Online. Retrieved 17 July 2020.