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1. These elections were controversial, but Chavez's opponents were frequently |
1. These elections were controversial, but Chavez's opponents were frequently the ones involved in voter fraud. This must be edited to include this point. All of New Mexico had a deeply entrenched PATRON system that Chavez fought against (but also participated in), and many election reforms came out of the state including the famous Hatch Act. |
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2. He not only subsequently won the 1952 election... he went on to win the 1958 election as well. He may have been a target for a moment, but Chavez quickly regained the confidence of his constituents. |
2. He not only subsequently won the 1952 election... he went on to win the 1958 election as well. He may have been a target for a moment, but Chavez quickly regained the confidence of his constituents. |
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Once someone has edited this passage for clarity, I will replace it on the site. |
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==Election Controversy== |
==Election Controversy== |
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Revision as of 20:42, 29 July 2005
I removed this from the page for two reasons:
1. These elections were controversial, but Chavez's opponents were frequently the ones involved in voter fraud. This must be edited to include this point. All of New Mexico had a deeply entrenched PATRON system that Chavez fought against (but also participated in), and many election reforms came out of the state including the famous Hatch Act.
2. He not only subsequently won the 1952 election... he went on to win the 1958 election as well. He may have been a target for a moment, but Chavez quickly regained the confidence of his constituents.
Once someone has edited this passage for clarity, I will replace it on the site.
Election Controversy
It was widely believed at the time that he was responsible for rigging his re-elections in 1946 and 1952. Both elections were won very narrowly by Chávez, and there was such rampant speculation of voter fraud in the 1946 election, it caused his popularity to fall significantly. This lead many New Mexicans to believe that it would not have been possible for him to win in 1952 without rigging the election. It was never proven that any election fraud took place, but the irregularities in the two elections could never explained either.