1877 Mexican presidential election explained

Flag Year:1867
Country:Mexico
Election Date:1877
Previous Election:1876 Mexican general election
Previous Year:1876
Next Election:1880 Mexican general election
Next Year:1880
Election Name:1877 Mexican presidential election
Type:presidential
Image1:Porfirio Diaz en 1867.png
Nominee1:Porfirio Díaz
Popular Vote1:11,475
Percentage1:96.40%
President
Before Election:Juan N. Méndez
After Election:Porfirio Díaz

Presidential elections were held in Mexico in 1877. They followed the overthrow of President Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada at the end of 1876 as part of the Plan of Tuxtepec. The result was a victory for Porfirio Díaz,[1] who received 96% of the vote.

Notes and References

  1. Mario Ramírez Rancaño (1977) "Estadísticas electorales: presidenciales" Revista Mexicana de Sociología, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp271–299