1958 Mexican general election

1958 Mexican general election
	Presidential election
← 1952 1964 →
President before election; Adolfo Ruiz Cortines; PRI	Elected President ; Adolfo López Mateos; PRI

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

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]

López Mateos campaign buttons.
López Mateos campaign plate and other items.

Results

President


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


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

^ 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.

[N1-1] 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.

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