2006 Mexican elections
A number of elections on the federal and local level took place in Mexico during 2006.[1]
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Federal election
A general election was held on Sunday, July 2, 2006. Voters went to the polls to elect, on the federal level:
- A new President of the Republic
- A new Congress (both chambers)
The Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) is the public organization responsible for organizing the general election in Mexico.
Local elections
In addition to the general election in July 2006, 12 states and the Federal District (Mexico City) held local elections during the course of the year.
| Date | State | Voters elected | Main article |
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| March 12, 2006 | State of México | State congress, 125 municipal presidents (mayors) | 2006 México state election |
| July 2, 2006 | Federal District | Head of Government, Legislative Assembly, 16 borough mayors | 2006 Mexican Federal District election |
| July 2, 2006 | Sonora | State congress, 72 municipal presidents (mayors) | 2006 Sonora state election |
| July 2, 2006 | Nuevo León | State congress, 51 municipal presidents (mayors) | 2006 Nuevo León state election |
| July 2, 2006 | Jalisco | Governor, state congress, 124 municipal presidents (mayors) | 2006 Jalisco state election |
| July 2, 2006 | Colima | State congress, 10 municipal presidents (mayors) | 2006 Colima state election |
| July 2, 2006 | Guanajuato | Governor, state congress, 46 municipal presidents (mayors) | 2006 Guanajuato state election |
| July 2, 2006 | Querétaro | State congress, 18 municipal presidents (mayors) | 2006 Querétaro state election |
| July 2, 2006 | Morelos | Governor, state congress, 33 municipal presidents (mayors) | 2006 Morelos state election |
| July 2, 2006 | Campeche | State congress, 11 municipal presidents (mayors) | 2006 Campeche state election |
| July 2, 2006 | San Luis Potosí | State congress | 2006 San Luis Potosí state election |
| August 20, 2006 | Chiapas | Governor | 2006 Chiapas state election |
| October 15, 2006 | Tabasco | Governor, state congress, 17 municipal presidents (mayors) | 2006 Tabasco state election |
| October 15, 2006 | San Luis Potosí | 58 municipal presidents (mayors) | 2006 San Luis Potosí state election |
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References
- "Primer: Mexico Elections 2006 (washingtonpost.com)". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
Further reading
- Bruhn, Kathleen, and Kenneth F. Greene. "Elite Polarization Meets Mass Moderation in Mexico's 2006 Elections." PS: Political Science & Politics 40.1 (2007): 33-38.
- Lawson, Chappell, et al. "The Mexico 2006 Panel Study." Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, online:<http://mexicopanelstudy.mit.edu/>(10 May 2016) (2007).
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