1857 Mexican general election
General elections were held in Mexico in September 1857.[1] They were the first to be held under the February 1857 constitution, which introduced direct elections for the presidency,[2] abolished the Senate, and introduced universal male suffrage for citizens aged 18 (if married) or 20 (if single), as long as they had an "honest mode of living".[3]
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Incumbent president Ignacio Comonfort was re-elected with over 92% of the vote, defeating Miguel Lerdo de Tejada.
Results
President
Candidate | Votes | % |
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Ignacio Comonfort | 8,084 | 92.67 |
Miguel Lerdo de Tejada | 639 | 7.33 |
Total | 8,723 | 100.00 |
Source: Hamnett |
References
- J. Burton Kirkwood (2009) The History of Mexico, 2nd Edition: Second Edition p103
- Roger D. Congleton, Bernard N. Grofman & Stefan Voigt (2019) The Oxford Handbook of Public Choice, Volume 2 p180
- José Antonio Aguilar Rivera (2012) "Beyond the restrictive consensus: elections in Mexico (1809-1847)", Rev. Sociol. Polit. 20 (42)
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