2012 Yucatán gubernatorial election

The 2012 gubernatorial election in the Mexican state of Yucatán were held on Sunday, July 1, 2012.[1] Incumbent Yucatán Governor Ivonne Ortega Pacheco of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) is retiring due to mandatory term limits, which limit all Mexican state governors to one, six-year term in office. The Yucatán gubernatorial election coincided with the 2012 Mexican presidential and general elections.

Candidates

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Party/Coalition Candidates Votes
  National Action Party Joaquín Díaz Mena[2] 383,838
    Orgullo y Compromiso por Yucatán
*Institutional Revolutionary Party
*Ecologist Green Party of Mexico
*Social Democratic Party
  Rolando Zapata Bello[3] 469,213
      Party of the Democratic Revolution
Citizens' Movement
Labor Party
  Eric Eber Villanueva Mukul[4] 48,928
  New Alliance Party Olivia Guzmán Durán[5] 8,264

References

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  1. ^ Keller, Mark (2012-06-14). "Election Guide: Mexico's 2012 Vote". Americas Society. Retrieved 2012-06-30.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Yazmin Rodríguez Galaz (5 February 2012). "Joaquín Díaz, candidato del PAN en Yucatán". El Universal. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Rolando Bello candidato del PRI al gobierno de Yucatán". Archived from the original on 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  4. ^ Villanueva Mukul candidato del PRD para la gubernatura de Yucatán Archived 2012-06-29 at archive.today accessed April 9, 2012.
  5. ^ "Registran a empresaria como aspirante a gubernatura en Yucatán". Diario de Yucatán. 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2012-05-08.[permanent dead link]