1988 Mexican Presidential Election
The fall of the system6 July 1988 · The PRI's hegemony
General elections were held in Mexico on 6 July 1988. They were the first competitive presidential elections in Mexico since the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) took power in 1929.
Held under the hegemonic-party system; the vote count was interrupted and the official result is widely regarded as fraudulent.
President before
Miguel de la Madrid
PRI
Elected President
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
PRI
Winning share
50.7%
Turnout
52.0%
The result
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
PRI · 9,687,926 votes
50.71%
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Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas
FDN · 5,929,585 votes
31.03%
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Manuel Clouthier
PAN · 3,208,584 votes
16.79%
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