1861 Mexican general election explained

Flag Year:	1823
Country:	Mexico
Election Date:	1861
Previous Election:	1857 Mexican general election
Previous Year:	1857
Next Election:	1867 Mexican general election
Next Year:	1867
Module:	Embed: yes Election Name: Presidential election Type: presidential Image1: Benito Juarez Oleo (480x600).png Nominee1: Benito Juárez Popular Vote1: 5,161 Percentage1: 53.41% Nominee2: Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada Popular Vote2: 2,700 Percentage2: 27.94% Image3: Jesus Gonzalez Ortega.jpg Nominee3: Jesús González Ortega Popular Vote3: 1,800 Percentage3: 18.63% President Before Election: Benito Juárez After Election: Benito Juárez

General elections were held in Mexico in 1861. Although incumbent president Benito Juárez received a majority (53%) of the popular vote,^[1] opponents claimed his margin of victory was not enough and a Congressional vote was required. The Congressional election committee released two reports, one produced by the majority declaring Juárez the winner, and one stating that there should be a Congressional vote between Juárez and runner-up Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada. The majority report was approved by a vote of 61–55,^[2] and Juárez was subsequently inaugurated on 15 June.^[3]

Results

President

Notes and References

1. Mario Ramírez Rancaño (1977) "Estadísticas electorales: presidenciales" Revista Mexicana de Sociología, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp271–299
2. Ivie Edward Cadenhead (1973) Benito Juárez, p76
3. https://www.nytimes.com/1861/07/18/archives/important-from-mexico-unfortanate-condition-of-affairs-dissensions.html IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.; Unfortanate Condition of Affairs Dissensions Among the Liberals The Presidency Death of Degollado Outrages of the Church Party Miscellaneous.