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General elections were held in Mexico on 6 July 1958.[1] The presidential elections were won by Adolfo López Mateos, who received 90.4% of the vote. In the Chamber of Deputies election, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) won 153 of the 162 seats.[2] These were the first Mexican presidential elections in which women were allowed to vote.
Campaign
During a campaign stop at the municipality of Jalpa, Zacatecas, the presidential candidate of the National Action Party (PAN), Luis H. Álvarez, was arrested and imprisoned for a couple of hours; according to Álvarez, the charge that was brought against him was "being a member of the opposition".[3][4]
Results
President
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) | 6,467,493 | 88.20 | 153 | 0 |
| National Action Party (PAN) | 749,519 | 10.22 | 6 | 0 |
| Popular Socialist Party (PPS) | 50,145 | 0.68 | 1 | –1 |
| Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution (PARM) | 32,464 | 0.44 | 1 | New |
| Nationalist Party of Mexico (PNM) | 22,499 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 |
| Non-registered candidates | 10,309 | 0.14 | 0 | New |
| Total | 7,332,429 | 100.00 | 162 | 0 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 10,443,465 | – | |
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| Source: Nohlen, UNAM |
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