Mexican general election, 1976
Mexican general election, 1976

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General elections were held in Mexico on 4 July 1976.[1] José López Portillo was the only candidate in the presidential election, and was elected unopposed. In the Chamber of Deputies election, the Institutional Revolutionary Party won 195 of the 237 seats,[1] as well as winning all 64 seats in the Senate election.[2] Voter turnout was 64.6% in the Senate election and 62.0% in the Chamber election.[3]
Results
President
Senate
Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/- |
Institutional Revolutionary Party | 13,406,825 | 87.5 | 64 | 0 |
National Action Party | 1,245,406 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
Popular Socialist Party | 438,850 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution | 188,788 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 |
Non-registered candidates | 40,662 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 1,407,472 | – | – | – |
Total | 16,727,993 | 100 | 64 | 0 |
Source: Nohlen |
Chamber of Deputies
Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/- |
Institutional Revolutionary Party | 12,868,104 | 85.0 | 195 | +6 |
National Action Party | 1,358,403 | 9.0 | 20 | -5 |
Popular Socialist Party | 479,228 | 3.2 | 12 | +2 |
Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution | 403,274 | 2.7 | 10 | +3 |
Non-registered candidates | 49,471 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 910,431 | – | – | – |
Total | 16,068,911 | 100 | 237 | +6 |
Source: Nohlen |
References
- 1 2 Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p453 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ↑ Nohlen, p470
- ↑ Nohlen, p454