General elections were held in

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on June 26 and July 10, 1910. The contested election instigated the beginning of the

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and preceded the end of the 35-year period of

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known as the

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Context

Porfirio Díaz José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori ( or ; ; 15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915), known as Porfirio Díaz, was a Mexican general and politician who served seven terms as President of Mexico, a total of 31 years, from 28 November 1876 to 6 Decem ...

had been elected as

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six times prior to 1910 without fair elections and ruled as

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. The 1910 election was intended to be the first

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of the Porfiriato, but after opposition leader

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appeared poised to upset the Porfirian regime, Madero was arrested and imprisoned before the election was held. Despite Madero's popularity, Diaz was controversially announced as the election winner with almost 99% of the votes. The

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was not recognized by Madero who published the

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in October 1910 that served to incite the Mexican Revolution.

Campaign images

DiazFoxMODO09.JPG, Díaz campaign items. DiazFoxMODO44.JPG, Díaz campaign items. DiazFoxMODO47.JPG, Díaz campaign plate. DiazFoxMODO48.JPG, Díaz campaign ashtray. DiazFoxMODO50.JPG, Madero campaign photograph. DiazFoxMODO51.JPG, Madero speaking at a campaign rally in

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. DiazFoxMODO52.JPG, Rally in support of Madero.

Results

President

Vice-President

References

{{Mexican elections Presidential elections in Mexico Election and referendum articles with incomplete results

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