2004 Zacatecas state election
The Mexican state of Zacatecas held an election on Sunday, 4 July 2004. At stake was the office of the Zacatecas State Governor, all 30 members of the unicameral Zacatecas State Congress, and 57 mayors and municipal councils.
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Turnout was in excess of 50% of the 935,548 zacatecanos eligible to vote.
Governor
At the time of the election, the sitting governor was Ricardo Monreal Ávila of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Amalia García | PRD | 110,883 | 47% |
José Bonilla | "Alliance for Zacatecas" (PRI/PT/PVEM) |
76,186 | 33% |
Francisco López G. | PAN | 39,873 | 17% |
Elías Barajas | CD | 7,305 | 3% |
Totals | 234,247 | 100% |
At 22h30, with results from 46% of the polling stations counted, the victory of Amalia García, with a 35,000 vote lead, seemed inevitable.
State congress
- 18 first-past-the-post districts:
- PRD leading in 15
- PRI/Alliance leading in 3
- 12 proportional representation seats
- calculation pending
Municipalities
Of the state's 57 municipalities:
A.O.B.
- In separate press conferences, all three of the other candidates said they did not recognize García's victory and would be challenging the result before the electoral courts.
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