1929 Mexican Presidential Election
The official party's debut17 November 1929 · Revolution and reconstruction
The National Revolutionary Party, founded in 1928 by Mexico's most powerful leader at the time, Plutarco Elías Calles, made its debut in these elections. The 1929 elections marked the beginning of 71 uninterrupted years of rule by that party, which was later renamed Party of the Mexican Revolution in 1938 and finally, Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 1946.
Held under the hegemonic-party system: opposition parties appeared on the ballot, but the machinery of state made the official candidate's victory a foregone conclusion.
President before
Emilio Portes Gil
PNR
Elected President
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
PNR
Winning share
93.5%
Turnout
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The result
| Pascual Ortiz Rubio | PNR | 1,947,848 | 93.55% |
| José Vasconcelos | PNA | 110,979 | 5.33% |