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1952 Mexican Presidential Election

7 July 1952 · The PRI's hegemony

General elections were held in Mexico on 7 July 1952. The presidential elections were won by Adolfo Ruiz Cortines of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), who received 74.3% of the vote.

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

Miguel Alemán Valdés

PRI

Elected President

Adolfo Ruiz Cortines

PRI

Winning share

74.3%

Turnout

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The result

Adolfo Ruiz CortinesPRI2,713,41974.31%
Miguel Henríquez GuzmánFPPM579,74515.88%
Efraín González LunaPAN285,5557.82%