1857 Mexican general election explained

Flag Year:	1823
Country:	Mexico
Election Date:	1857
Previous Election:	1853 Mexican general election
Previous Year:	1853
Next Election:	1861 Mexican general election
Next Year:	1861
Module:	Embed: yes Election Name: Presidential election Type: presidential Image1: Ignacio Comonfort.PNG Nominee1: Ignacio Comonfort Popular Vote1: 8,084 Percentage1: 92.67% Nominee2: Miguel Lerdo de Tejada Popular Vote2: 639 Percentage2: 7.33% President Before Election: Ignacio Comonfort After Election: Ignacio Comonfort

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 over 92% of the vote, defeating Miguel Lerdo de Tejada.

Results

President

Notes and References

1. J. Burton Kirkwood (2009) The History of Mexico, 2nd Edition: Second Edition p103
2. Roger D. Congleton, Bernard N. Grofman & Stefan Voigt (2019) The Oxford Handbook of Public Choice, Volume 2 p180
3. José Antonio Aguilar Rivera (2012) "Beyond the restrictive consensus: elections in Mexico (1809-1847)", Rev. Sociol. Polit. 20 (42)