1961 Mexican Legislative Election
1961 · Midterms under the hegemonic party · 178 seats
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A midterm held under the hegemonic-party system: the official majority was not in genuine doubt.
President before
Adolfo López Mateos
PRI
President (continued)
Adolfo López Mateos
PRI
Largest force
Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
172 of 178 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) | — | 172 | +19 | 6,178,434 | 90.3% | — | |
| National Action Party (PAN) | — | 5 | +1 | 518,652 | 7.6% | — | |
| Popular Socialist Party (PPS) | — | 1 | 0 | 65,143 | 0.9% | — |