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1946 Mexican Presidential Election

1946 · The PRI's hegemony

With the establishment of the Federal Electoral Law of 1946, three political parties were registered: the National Action Party (PAN), the Mexican Democratic Party (PDM) and the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), with the latter being a successor of the Party of the Mexican Revolution.

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

Manuel Ávila Camacho

PRI

Elected President

Miguel Alemán Valdés

PRI

Winning share

77.9%

Turnout

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The result

Miguel Alemán ValdésPRI1,786,90177.87%
Ezequiel Padilla PeñalozaPDM443,35719.32%