Mexican gubernatorial elections, 2010
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Gubernatorial elections were held in fourteen Mexican states on Sunday, July 4, 2010.[1] The gubernatorial elections were held simultaneously with other state and local elections.[1] Elections for governor were held in Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Durango, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz and Zacatecas.
A multi-party alliance between President Felipe Calderón's National Action Party (PAN) and left-wing parties won elections in Oaxaca, Puebla and Sinaloa.[1][2]
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), led by Beatriz Paredes, captured Aguascalientes and Tlaxcala from PAN and also picked-up the governor's mansion in Zacatecas from the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).[1]
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State Gubernatorial elections [edit]
Aguascalientes [edit]
The results indicated an Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) pick-up from the National Action Party (PAN).[1]
Baja California [edit]
Chiapas [edit]
Chihuahua [edit]
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) held Chihuahua.[1]
Durango [edit]
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) held Durango.[1]
Hidalgo [edit]
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) held Hidalgo.[1]
Oaxaca [edit]
The incumbent government of Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) Governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz was seen as increasingly repressive and corrupt by voters and political observers.[1] Ruiz oversaw the crackdown on left-wing protesters in the city of Oaxaca in 2006,[1] leading to at least seventeen deaths. Ruiz was also believed to be linked to Oaxacan paramilitary groups[1] which are responsible to violence and deaths in rural areas of Oaxaca.[3]
On the day of the election, Oaxacan police arrested 39 people for possessing bomb making materials in two hotels.[1]
A party alliance between the state's largest vote winner, the Peace and Progress Coalition led by Gabino Cue, ousted the PRI from power.[1]
Puebla [edit]
An alliance between the National Action Party (PAN), the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) and smaller parties won Puebla from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).[1] PAN-PRD pick-up.[1]
Quintana Roo [edit]
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) held Hidalgo.[1] The mayor of Cancún had been arrested during the campaign for alleged connections to drug traffickers.
Sinaloa [edit]
An alliance between the National Action Party ((PAN), the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PDR) and smaller parties appear to have won won Sinaloa from the incumbent Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).[1] PAN-PDR pick-up.[1]
Tamaulipas [edit]
The gubernatorial election in Tamaulipas was marred by the violent assassination of the leading PRI candidate, Rodolfo Torre Cantú, and four members of his campaign on June 28, 2010.[1] His brother, Egidio, became the PRI candidate following the assassination.
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) held Tamaulipas.[1]
Tlaxcala [edit]
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) won Tlaxcala from the National Action Party (PAN).[1] PRI pick-up.[1]
Veracruz [edit]
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) held Vercruz.[1]
Zacatecas [edit]
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) won Zacatecas from the left-wing Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). PRI pick-up.[1]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "In Mexico elections, PRI makes gains but appears to lose 3 key states". Los Angeles Times. 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
- ^ Rodriguez, Olga (2008-07-04). "Mexican president's allies lead in key elections". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
- ^ "Humanitarian aid caravan is attacked in Oaxaca". Los Angeles Times. 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
