Mexican elections, 2007
Encyclopedia
A number of elections on the local level are scheduled to take place in Mexico
during 2007.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
during 2007.
Local elections
| Date | State | Voters have/will elected | Main article | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2007 | Yucatán Yucatán Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida.... |
Governor, State congress, 106 municipal presidents Municipalities of Yucatán The Mexican state of Yucatán is made up of 106 municipios , organized into 9 administrative regions. Most of the names of the municipalities come from the Yucatec Maya language, which is still spoken by more of 30% of the population, according to INEGI .... (mayors) |
Yucatán state election, 2007 Yucatán state election, 2007 Local elections were held in the Mexican state of Yucatán on May 20, 2007. Voters went to the polls to elect on the local level:*a new Governor of Yucatán to serve for a six-year term;*106 municipal presidents to serve for a three-year term;... |
PRI Institutional Revolutionary Party The Institutional Revolutionary Party is a Mexican political party that held power in the country—under a succession of names—for more than 70 years. The PRI is a member of the Socialist International, as is the rival Party of the Democratic Revolution , making Mexico one of the few... -led coalition (Governorship, 59 of 106 mayorships), PRI/PAN National Action Party (Mexico) The National Action Party , is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. The party's political platform is generally considered Centre-Right in the Mexican political spectrum. Since 2000, the President of Mexico has been a member of this party; both houses have PAN pluralities, but the... (4 of 10 deputies each) |
| July 1, 2007 | Chihuahua | State congress, 67 municipal presidents Municipalities of Chihuahua The Mexican state of Chihuahua is divided into 67 municipalities :... (mayors) |
Chihuahua state election, 2007 | PRI-led coalition (47 of 67 mayorships, 15 of 22 deputies) |
| July 1, 2007 | Durango Durango Durango officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is located in Northwest Mexico. With a population of 1,632,934, it has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja... |
State congress, 39 municipal presidents Municipalities of Durango The Mexican state of Durango is divided into 39 municipalities :The Mexican postal service, Correos de México, provides an online lookup service for postal codes at .- Bibliography :The following resources are in Spanish.... (mayors) |
Durango state election, 2007 | PRI (19 of 39 mayorships, 12 of 17 deputies) |
| July 1, 2007 | Zacatecas Zacatecas Zacatecas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Zacatecas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is Zacatecas.... |
State congress, 58 municipal presidents Municipalities of Zacatecas The Mexican state of Zacatecas is made up of 58 municipalities .- Defunct municipalities :SaucedaSierra HermosaTenayuca... (mayors) |
Zacatecas state election, 2007 | PRI (26 of 57 mayorships), PRD Party of the Democratic Revolution The Party of the Democratic Revolution is a democratic socialist party in Mexico and one of 2 Mexican affiliates of the Socialist International... (9 of 18 deputies) |
| August 5, 2007 | Aguascalientes Aguascalientes Aguascalientes is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 11 municipalities and its capital city is Aguascalientes.... |
State congress, 11 municipal presidents Municipalities of Aguascalientes The Mexican state of Aguascalientes is subdivided into 11 municipalities :- External links :... (mayors) |
Aguascalientes state election, 2007 | PRI (5 of 9 mayorships, 11 of 18 deputies) |
| August 5, 2007 | Oaxaca Oaxaca Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions... |
State congress | Oaxaca state election, 2007 | PRI (25 of 25 deputies) |
| August 5, 2007 | Baja California Baja California Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North... |
Governor, State congress, 5 municipal presidents Municipalities of Baja California The Mexican state of Baja California is divided into five municipalities :Each municipality is subdivided into boroughs.... (mayors) |
Baja California state election, 2007 Baja California state election, 2007 Local elections were held in the Mexican State of Baja California on Sunday, August 5, 2007. According to the preliminary results program, José Guadalupe Osuna Millán of the Alliance for Baja California was elected governor by a 7% margin over candidate Jorge Hank Rohn of the Alliance for a Better... |
PAN-led coalition (4 of 5 mayorships, 14 of 16 deputies) |
| September 2, 2007 | Veracruz Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is... |
State congress, 210 municipal presidents Municipalities of Veracruz The Mexican state of Veracruz is subdivided into 212 municipalities :-External links:* *... (mayors) |
Veracruz state election, 2007 | PRI (144 of 212 mayorships, 30 of 50 deputies) |
| October 7, 2007 | Chiapas Chiapas Chiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las... |
State congress, 118 municipal presidents Municipalities of Chiapas The Mexican state of Chiapas is divided into 118 municipalities :... (mayors) |
Chiapas state election, 2007 | PRI (41 of 118 mayorships, 9 of 24 deputies http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/454772.html) |
| October 7, 2007 | Oaxaca Oaxaca Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions... |
152 municipal presidents (vote) 418 municipal presidents (consensus) Municipalities of Oaxaca The Mexican state of Oaxacais made up of 571 municipalities —more than any other state.... (mayors) |
Oaxaca state election, 2007 | PRI (90 of 151 mayorships, 25 of 25 deputies) |
| October 14, 2007 | Sinaloa Sinaloa Sinaloa officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales.... |
State congress, 18 municipal presidents Municipalities of Sinaloa The Mexican state of Sinaloa is divided into 18 municipios :... (mayors) |
Sinaloa state election, 2007 | PRI (16 of 18 mayorships, 18 of 24 deputies http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldetijuana/notas/n453785.htm) |
| November 11, 2007 | Michoacán Michoacán Michoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia... |
Governor, State congress, 113 municipal presidents Municipalities of Michoacán The Mexican state of Michoacánis made up of 113 municipios :... (mayors) |
Michoacán state election, 2007 | PRD (governorship, 10 of 24 electoral district deputies), PRI (50 mayorships, including the state capital) http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/ElFinanciero/Portal/cfpages/contentmgr.cfm?docId=89464&docTipo=1&orderby=docid&sortby=ASC |
| November 11, 2007 | Puebla Puebla Puebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla.... |
State congress, 217 municipal presidents Municipalities of Puebla The Mexican state of Puebla is divided into 217 municipalities :-External links:* , Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México... (mayors) |
Puebla state election, 2007 | PRI (215 municipal presidents http://www.periodicodigital.com.mx/index.php?option=com_content&Itemid=67&task=view&id=39316, 24/25 of 26 electoral district deputies) http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/155746.html |
| November 11, 2007 | Tamaulipas Tamaulipas Tamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the... |
State congress, 43 municipal presidents Municipalities of Tamaulipas The Mexican state of Tamaulipas is divided into 43 municipalities... (mayors) |
Tamaulipas state election, 2007 | PRI (34 of 43 municipal presidents, 17 of 19 electoral district deputies) http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/460764.html |
| November 11, 2007 | Tlaxcala Tlaxcala Tlaxcala officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala is one of the 31 states which along with the Federal District comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 60 municipalities and its capital city is Tlaxcala.... |
State congress, 60 municipal presidents Municipalities of Tlaxcala The Mexican state of Tlaxcalais made up of 60 municipalities .... (mayors) |
Tlaxcala state election, 2007 | PAN (15 of 19 electoral district deputies) http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/155748.html |