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The following is a list of assassinations of political candidates, which took place in Mexico during the 2024 Mexican general and local elections. Up to sixty politicians were assassinated during the pre-campaign and campaign periods in Mexico. According to the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the total number was six.[1]

Prior to the electoral period

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Assassinations that occurred before the start of the electoral period (20 November 2023).

Name Political party Date Position Notes
Javier Torres Barrera PAN 13 July 2023 Aspiring candidate for mayor of Chiautla de Tapia, Puebla Armed assailants kidnapped and killed Torres.[2]
Wilman Monje Morales MORENA 11 October 2023 Aspiring candidate for mayor of Gutiérrez Zamora, Veracruz Former mayor of Gutiérrez Zamora (2018–2021) as a member of Citizens' Movement. Ambushed and shot after dropping off his son at Colegio México near the Gutiérrez Zamora Municipal Palace.[3]
Alejandro Lanuza Hernández PAN 11 October 2023 Aspiring candidate for mayor of Salvatierra, Guanajuato Regidor of Salvatierra, Guanajuato. Had previously been kidnapped while his sister was mayor (2018–2021). Killed while walking near his residence at 9:00 am.[4]
Miguel Ángel Cruz Robles MORENA 26 October 2023 Aspiring candidate for mayor of Villa del Carbón, State of Mexico While driving on the Jilotepec–Villa del Carbón highway, Cruz was fatally shot by armed assailants.[5]

Electoral period

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Assassinations that occurred between the start of the campaigning period (20 November 2023) and election day (2 June 2024).

Name Political party Date Position Notes
Dagoberto García Rivera MORENA 4 November 2023 Aspiring candidate for mayor of Maravatío, Michoacán García Rivera was reported missing on 19 October; his body was found in Zinapécuaro, Michoacán, with signs of bullet wounds on 31 October and identified on 4 November.[6]
Jaime Dámaso Solís PAN 24 November 2023 Aspiring candidate for mayor of Zitala, Guerrero Former regidor of Zitala, Guerrero. Fatally shot outside his residence in the municipality at 8:00am.[7]
Ricardo Taja Ramírez MORENA 21 December 2023 Aspiring candidate for federal deputy Local deputy of Guerrero (2012–2015) and federal deputy (2015–2018) as a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. Fatally shot in Acapulco.[8]
Giovanni Lezama Barrera PAN 4 January 2024 Precandidate for local deputy of Morelos Regidor of Cuautla, Morelos. Fatally shot in a gym in the municipality.[9]
David Rey González Moreno PRI 5 January 2024 Aspiring candidate for mayor of Suchiate, Chiapas Armed assailants shot González Moreno while he was on a motorcycle near the Guatemala–Mexico border. Four gunshot wounds were found on his body.[10]
Sergio Hueso MC 5 January 2024 Aspiring candidate for mayor of Armería, Colima While driving, his vehicle was intercepted by armed assailants and was shot multiple times.[11]
Miriam Noemí Ríos [Wikidata] MC 11 January 2024 Municipal commissioner of Citizens' Movement in Jacona, Michoacán, and aspiring candidate for regidora Trans woman and activist who was a candidate for regidora in 2021. She was shot by armed assailants while working at a clothing store.[12]
Samantha Gomes Fonseca MORENA 14 January 2024 Precandidate for senator representing Mexico City Trans woman who was shot by armed assailants while riding a DiDi taxi.[13]
Marcelino Ruiz Esteban PRD 24 January 2024 Aspiring candidate for mayor of Atlixtac, Guerrero While driving on the Chilapa–Tlapa federal highway, Ruiz Esteban and his wife, Guadalupe Guzmán Cano, were fatally shot by armed assailants.[14]
Jaime Vera Alanís PVEM 1 February 2024 Precandidate for mayor of Mascota, Jalisco While exiting a laundromat in Zapopan, Vera Alanís was approached by two assailants dressed in black. One greeted him and then shot him three times.[15]
Yair Martín Romero Segura MORENA 10 February 2024 Precandidate for federal deputy Romero Segura and his brother were fatally shot in Ecatepec.[16]
Miguel Ángel Zavala Reyes MORENA 26 February 2024 Precandidate for mayor of Maravatío, Michoacán Two armed assailants shot Zavala Reyes at point blank-range while he was in his vehicle outside the clinic he worked at. The assailants fled in a car.[17]
Armando Pérez Luna PAN 26 February 2024 Precandidate for mayor of Maravatío, Michoacán Pérez Luna was found dead with gunshot wounds in his car.[17]
Alfredo González Díaz PT 3 March 2024 Candidate for mayor of Atoyac de Álvarez, Guerrero While driving, González Díaz was fatally shot by armed assailants.[18]
Tomás Morales Patrón MORENA 12 March 2024 Candidate for mayor of Chilapa de Álvarez, Guerrero While getting off his car outside of his house, Morales Patrón was fatally shot by an armed assailant.[19]
Diego Pérez Méndez PRI 14 March 2024 Precandidate for mayor of San Juan Cancuc, Chiapas Pérez Méndez's body was found in Chamula, Chiapas. His wife and son were found wounded in the same location.[20]
Humberto Amezcua PRI 15 March 2024 Mayor of Pihuamo, Jalisco, seeking reelection While in his car, Amezcua was ambushed and shot by armed assailants.[21]
Joaquín Martínez López PVEM 19 March 2024 Mayor of Chahuites, Oaxaca, seeking reelection Martínez López was shot by armed assailants while in front of his house. Second consecutive time that the incumbent mayor of Chahuites is assassinated.[22]
Jaime González Pérez MORENA 23 March 2024 Precandidate for mayor of Acatzingo, Puebla González Pérez was shot by two armed assailants while he was with his children on a car sales lot he owned. The assailants fled on motorcycles.[23]
Gisela Gaytán MORENA 1 April 2024 Candidate for mayor of Celaya, Guanajuato At her first campaign rally in San Miguel Octopan [es], Gaytán was shot dead in broad daylight.[24]
Julián Bautista Gómez PRI 9 April 2024 Former mayor of Amatenango del Valle, Chiapas, seeking reelection While driving his tractor on his way to work, armed assailants attacked and killed Bautista Gómez.[25]
Noé Ramos Ferretiz PAN 19 April 2024 Mayor of El Mante, Tamaulipas, seeking reelection Ramos Ferretiz was fatally stabbed by several assailants during a campaign event in Col. Azucarera, Ciudad Mante.[26]
Alberto Antonio García MORENA 19 April 2024 Incumbent municipal treasurer of San José Independencia, Oaxaca, and mayoral candidate for the same municipality Antonio García and his wife, the incumbent mayor of San José Independencia, were abducted on 17 April. The two were found stranded on an island in a local reservoir on 19 April; his wife survived the kidnapping, but Antonio García had been beaten to death.[27]
Francisco Sánchez Gaeta PVEM 27 April 2024 Candidate for síndico of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco Body found in an abandoned car on a highway in the municipality of Mascota, Jalisco.[28]
Mauro Hernández Velin Partido Chiapas Unido [es] 3 May 2024 Candidate for regidor of Benemérito de las Américas, Chiapas Killed in a attack on Juan Gómez Morales, the party's mayoral candidate in the same municipality. Gómez's son was also killed.[29][30]
Santos Moreno Cabada PRI 16 May 2024 Candidate for regidor in Choix, Sinaloa Body with gunshot wounds abandoned on a vacant lot in Choix.[31]
Aníbal Zúñiga Cortés PRI 16 May 2024 Candidate for regidor of Coyuca de Benítez, Guerrero One of four dismembered bodies found abandoned in a van in the port city of Acapulco. His wife was among the other victims.[32]
Lucero López Maza Partido Popular Chiapaneco [es] 16 May 2024 Mayoral candidate for the municipality of La Concordia, Chiapas One of six people shot dead in a "clash between armed civilians" during a campaign event.[33][34]
José Alfredo Cabrera Barrientos PRI 29 May 2024 Candidate for mayor of Coyuca de Benítez, Guerrero Killed before giving his last campaign speech.[35]
Jorge Huerta PVEM 31 May 2024 Candidate for regidor in Izúcar de Matamoros, Puebla Shot while getting out of his vehicle in San Nicolás Tolentino.[36]
Israel Delgado Vega MORENA 1 June 2024 Candidate for síndico in Cuitzeo, Michoacán Killed in a drive-by shooting at his home.[37]

See also

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References

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