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

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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 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
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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.
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