1917 Mexican general election
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General elections were held in Mexico on 11 March 1917.
It was the first time the President had been directly elected by the public,[1] and resulted in an overwhelming victory for Venustiano Carranza of the Liberal Constitutionalist Party, who received 97.9% of the vote.[1]
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venustiano Carranza | Liberal Constitutionalist Party | 727,305 | 97.9 |
| Pablo González Garza | The Democratic League | 11,615 | 1.7 |
| Álvaro Obregón | Independent | 4,008 | 0.5 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 70,000 | – | |
| Total | 812,928 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p471 ISBN 9780199283576
