Mexican general election, 1940

Mexican general election, 1940

July 7, 1940

Nominee Manuel Ávila Camacho Juan Andreu Almazán Party PRI PRUN Home state Teziutlán Guerrero Popular vote 2,476,641 151,101 Percentage 93.9% 5.7%

President before election Lázaro Cárdenas PRI Elected President Manuel Ávila Camacho PRI

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General elections were held in Mexico on 7 July 1940.^[1] The presidential elections were won by Manuel Ávila Camacho, who received 93.9% of the vote. In the Chamber of Deputies election, the Party of the Mexican Revolution won all but one of the 173 seats.^[2]

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