1877 Mexican presidential election

1877 Mexican presidential election

1877

Nominee Porfirio Díaz Popular vote 11,475 Percentage 96.40%

President before election Juan N. Méndez Elected President Porfirio Díaz

Presidential elections were held in Mexico in 1877. They followed the overthrow of President Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada at the end of 1876 as part of the Plan of Tuxtepec. The result was a victory for Porfirio Díaz, who received 96% of the vote.

Results

Candidate	Votes	%
Porfirio Díaz	11,475	96.40
Other candidates	428	3.60
Blank votes
Total	11,903	100.00
Source: Ramírez Rancaño