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 (PRI) 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, Zacatecas, the presidential candidate of the National Action Party (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]

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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 (PRI)	6,467,493	88.20	153	0
	National Action Party (PAN)	749,519	10.22	6	0
	Popular Socialist Party (PPS)	50,145	0.68	1	–1
	Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution (PARM)	32,464	0.44	1	New
	Nationalist Party of Mexico (PNM)	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