Mexican general election, 1970

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General elections were held in Mexico on 5 July 1970.^[1] The presidential elections were won by Luis Echeverría Álvarez, who received 86.0% of the vote. In the Chamber of Deputies election, the Institutional Revolutionary Party won 178 of the 213 seats,^[1] as well as winning all 64 seats in the Senate election.^[2] Voter turnout in the legislative elections was 64.4%.^[3]

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Luis Echeverría Álvarez	Institutional Revolutionary Party	11,970,893	86.0
Efraín González Morfín	National Action Party	1,945,070	14.0
Invalid/blank votes			–
Total		13,915,963	100
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Institutional Revolutionary Party	11,154,003	84.4	64	0
National Action Party	1,889,157	14.3	0	0
Popular Socialist Party	143,648	1.1	0	0
Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution	3,476	0.0	0	0
Non-registered candidates	33,568	0.3	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	717,010	–	–	–
Total	13,940,862	100	64	0
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Institutional Revolutionary Party	11,125,770	83.3	178	+1
National Action Party	1,893,289	14.2	20	0
Popular Socialist Party	188,854	1.4	10	0
Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution	111,883	0.8	5	0
Non-registered candidates	35,192	0.3	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	585,874	–	–	–
Total	13,940,862	100	213	+1
Source: Nohlen

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p453 ISBN 9780199283576
2. ^ Nohlen, p470
3. ^ Nohlen, p454