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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]
Incumbent president Ignacio Comonfort was re-elected with 93% of the vote, defeating Miguel Lerdo de Tejada.
Results
President
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ignacio Comonfort | 8,084 | 92.67 |
| Miguel Lerdo de Tejada | 639 | 7.33 |
| Total | 8,723 | 100.00 |
| Source: Hamnett[4] | ||
References
- ^ J. Burton Kirkwood (2009) The History of Mexico, 2nd Edition p. 103
- ^ Roger D. Congleton, Bernard N. Grofman & Stefan Voigt (2019) The Oxford Handbook of Public Choice, Volume 2 p. 180
- ^ José Antonio Aguilar Rivera (2012) "Beyond the restrictive consensus: elections in Mexico (1809–1847)", Rev. Sociol. Polit. 20 (42)
- ^ Hamnett, Brian (1996). "The Comonfort Presidency, 1855–1857". Bulletin of Latin American Research. 15 (1): 81–100. JSTOR 3339405.
