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

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

Campaign

During a campaign stop at the municipality of Jalpa, the presidential candidate of the PAN, 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

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Adolfo López Mateos	Institutional Revolutionary Party	6,767,754	90.4
Luis H. Álvarez	National Action Party	705,303	9.4
Other candidates		10,346	0.1
Invalid/blank votes			–
Total		7,463,403	100
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Institutional Revolutionary Party	6,467,493	88.2	153	0
National Action Party	749,519	10.2	6	0
Popular Socialist Party	50,145	0.7	1	-1
Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution	32,464	0.4	1	New
Non-registered candidates	10,309	0.1	1	New
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	7,332,429	100	162	0
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
3. Villegas, Paulina. "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.