| Flag Year: | 1867 |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Election Date: | 1872 |
| Previous Election: | 1871 Mexican general election |
| Previous Year: | 1871 |
| Next Election: | 1876 Mexican general election |
| Next Year: | 1876 |
| Election Name: | 1872 Mexican presidential election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Image1: | Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, oleo sobre tela (cropped 2).png |
| Nominee1: | Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada |
| Popular Vote1: | 9,520 |
| Percentage1: | 92.32% |
| Nominee2: | Porfirio Diaz |
| Popular Vote2: | 604 |
| Percentage2: | 5.86% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Benito Juárez |
| After Election: | 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]