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

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]

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  López Mateos campaign buttons.
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  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

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.