1871 Mexican general election
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General elections were held in Mexico in 1871. In the presidential election, no candidate received more than 50% of the electoral college vote, resulting in Congress electing the winner. Having received 48% of the electoral college, incumbent president Benito Juárez was elected by Congress with 108 of the 116 votes cast.[1] Following the elections, losing candidate Porfirio Díaz launched an unsuccessful rebellion.
Results
[edit]President
[edit]| Candidate | Electoral college vote | Congressional vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Benito Juárez | 5,837 | 47.63 | 108 | 93.10 |
| Porfirio Díaz | 3,555 | 29.01 | 3 | 2.59 |
| Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada | 2,864 | 23.37 | ||
| Blank votes | 5 | 4.31 | ||
| Total | 12,256 | 100.00 | 116 | 100.00 |
| Source: Ramírez Rancaño | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Mario Ramírez Rancaño (1977) "Estadísticas electorales: presidenciales" Revista Mexicana de Sociología, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp271–299
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