Mexican general election, 1964

Mexican general election, 1964

July 5, 1964

Nominee Gustavo Díaz Ordaz José González Torres Party PRI PAN Home state Puebla Michoacán Popular vote 8,368,446 1,034,337 Percentage 88.81% 10.98%

President before election Adolfo López Mateos PRI Elected President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz PRI

General elections were held in Mexico on 5 July 1964.^[1] The presidential elections were won by Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, who received 90.4% of the vote. In the Chamber of Deputies election, the Institutional Revolutionary Party won 175 of the 210 seats.^[1]

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz	Institutional Revolutionary Party	8,368,446	88.8
José González Torres	National Action Party	1,034,337	11.0
Other candidates		19,402	0.2
Invalid/blank votes			–
Total		9,422,185	100
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Institutional Revolutionary Party	7,837,364	87.8	64	0
National Action Party	1,001,045	11.2	0	0
Popular Socialist Party	57,617	0.7	0	0
Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution	13,007	0.2	0	0
Non-registered candidates	13,968	0.2	0	0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	8,923,001	100	64	0
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Institutional Revolutionary Party	7,807,912	86.3	175	+3
National Action Party	1,042,396	11.5	20	+15
Popular Socialist Party	123,837	1.4	10	+9
Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution	64,409	0.7	5	+5
Non-registered candidates	12,970	0.1	0	0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	9,051,524	100	210	+32
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p453 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6