2018 Mexican general election
General elections were held in Mexico on 1 July 2018.[1] Voters elected a new president to serve a term of five years and ten months.[2]
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It also elected 128 members of the Senate for a period of six years and 500 members of the Chamber of Deputies for a period of three years.
It was one of the largest election days in Mexican history, with most of the nation's states holding state and local elections on the same day, including nine governorships. It has been the most violent campaign Mexico has experienced in recent history, with 130 political figures killed since September 2017.
During the election cycle, Andrés Manuel López Obrador was the leading candidate and would eventually win in a landslide victory.[3][4]
Currently, the results are: López Obrador, 53%; Anaya, 23%; Meade, 16%; and Rodríguez Calderón, 5%. This is the first time since the (controversial) 1988 election that a presidential candidate has been elected with an absolute majority (50%+1) of the votes cast.[5]
Polling
Opinion polling of candidates from November 2017 until the election
Results
| Candidate | Party | Alliance | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrés Manuel López Obrador | National Regeneration Movement | Juntos Haremos Historia | 30,113,483 | 53.19 | |
| Ricardo Anaya | National Action Party | Por México al Frente | 12,610,120 | 22.28 | |
| José Antonio Meade | Institutional Revolutionary Party | Todos por México | 9,289,853 | 16.41 | |
| Jaime Rodríguez Calderón | Independent | None | 2,961,732 | 5.23 | |
| Margarita Zavala[a] | Independent | None | 32,743 | 0.06 | |
| Write-in votes | 31,982 | 0.06 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,571,114 | 2.78 | |||
| Total | 56,611,027 | 100 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 89,994,039 | 63.43 | |||
| Source: INE | |||||
| Popular Vote | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| López Obrador | 53.19% | |||
| Anaya | 22.28% | |||
| Meade | 16.41% | |||
| Rodríguez Calderón | 5.23% | |||
| Zavala | 0.06% | |||
| Other | 0.06% | |||
| Invalid/blank | 2.78% | |||
2018 Mexican General Election Media
Emblema de campaña de Jaime Heliodoro Rodríguez Calderón, "El Bronco" como candidato independiente al gobierno de Nuevo León en 2015 y a la Presidencia de México en 2018.
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Logotipo de Movimiento Ciudadano.
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Notes
- ↑ Dropped out of the race, but votes towards her were counted
References
- ↑ Electoral Calendar Archived 2018-06-17 at the Wayback Machine Senate of the Republic (in Spanish)
- ↑ Redacción (23 April 2018). Más allá del debate: corrupción y violencia sin control marcan agenda en la elección mexicana. Sin Embargo. http://www.sinembargo.mx/23-04-2018/3410806. Retrieved 1 July 2018. ""Seis candidatos a la carrera para ocupar Los Pinos a partir del próximo primero de diciembre por un período de cinco años y 10 meses. (A partir de la Reforma Electora de 2014, el Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos tomará posesión el 1 de octubre de cada año empezando en 2024 por un período de seis años.)"".
- ↑ Jose Antonio Meade of Mexico's ruling party concedes defeat to Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in presidential vote. 1 July 2018. https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/jose-antonio-meade-mexicos-ruling-party-concedes-defeat-56306465. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ↑ Le deseo el mayor de los éxitos a AMLO: Meade. Excélsior. 1 July 2018. http://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/le-deseo-el-mayor-de-los-exitos-a-amlo-meade/1249456. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ↑ Conteo rápido del INE da victoria a Andrés Manuel López Obrador. 1 July 2018. http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/elecciones-2018/conteo-rapido-del-ine-da-victoria-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
Other websites
- National Electoral Institute (in Spanish)
