1917 Mexican general election

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1917 Mexican general election
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11 March 1917
Presidential election
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Nominee Venustiano Carranza Pablo González Garza
Party Liberal Constitutionalist Democratic League
Popular vote797,30511,615
Percentage97.17%1.42%
President before election

Position vacant
Venustiano Carranza as Head of the Executive Power

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Elected President

Venustiano Carranza
Liberal Constitutionalist

General elections were held in Mexico on 11 March 1917. The presidential election resulted in an overwhelming victory for Venustiano Carranza of the Liberal Constitutionalist Party, [1] who received 97% of the vote. [1]

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Venustiano Carranza Liberal Constitutionalist Party 797,30597.17
Pablo González Garza The Democratic League11,6151.42
Álvaro Obregón Independent4,0080.49
Other candidates7,5570.92
Total820,485100.00
Source: Ramírez Rancaño [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p471 ISBN   9780199283576
  2. ↑ Ramírez Rancaño
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