Mexican general election, 1917

Mexican general election, 1917
Mexico
March 11, 1917

 
Nominee Venustiano Carranza Pablo González Garza Álvaro Obregón
Party Liberal Constitutionalist Party Democratic League Independent
Popular vote 727,305 11,615 4,008
Percentage 97.9% 1.7% 0.5%
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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 CarranzaLiberal Constitutionalist Party727,30597.9
Pablo González GarzaThe Democratic League11,6151.7
Álvaro ObregónIndependent4,0080.5
Invalid/blank votes70,000
Total812,928100
Source: Nohlen

References

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