1872 Mexican presidential election

1872 Mexican presidential election

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Nominee Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada Porfirio Diaz
Popular vote 9,520 604
Percentage 92.32% 5.86%

President before election

Benito Juárez

Elected President

Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada

Presidential elections were held in Mexico in 1872 following the death of president Benito Juárez. The result was a victory for Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, who received 92% of the vote.[1]

Results

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CandidateVotes%
Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada9,52092.32
Porfirio Díaz6045.86
Other candidates1361.32
Blank votes520.50
Total10,312100.00
Source: Ramírez Rancaño

References

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  1. ^ Mario Ramírez Rancaño (1977) "Estadísticas electorales: presidenciales" Revista Mexicana de Sociología, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp271–299