2007 Baja California state election

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José Guadalupe Osuna Millán is proclamated winning candidate

Local elections were held in the Mexican State of Baja California on Sunday, August 5, 2007. According to the preliminary results program, José Guadalupe Osuna Millán of the Alliance for Baja California (APBC) was elected governor by a 7% margin over candidate Jorge Hank Rohn of the Alliance for a Better Life (APVM). Results for APBC in municipalities and congressional seats were better than expected including victory for mayor of Tijuana which Jorge Hank Rohn's occupied previous to the electoral campaign.

The ruling party (National Action Party) had attempted to move the date to June as part of an electoral reform, but the Supreme Court determined that such reforms were "a serious violation to the legislative process" since the reforms were approved with "no previous discussion and analysis".[1] Also, the local council members belonging to the PAN voted against granting permission to Jorge Hank from leaving his post as municipal president and accepting a nomination as candidate for the Institutional Revolutionary Party the same day the State Electoral Institute rejected the PAN's petition to form an electoral alliance.[2] The Party of the Democratic Revolution did not reach an agreement to form an alliance with the Labor Party and Convergence[3]

Voters will go to the polls to elect, on the local level:

Gubernatorial election[]

Ten political parties will participate in the 2007 Baja California State election.

Official results[]

Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, )		 José Guadalupe Osuna Millán 436,460 50.44
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, )		 Jorge Hank[4] 380,772 44.00
Party of the Democratic Revolution 20,003 2.31
Social Democratic Alternative Party 7,738 0.89
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia		 Adalberto Velasco Antillón 6,749 0.78
None 13,742 1.59
Total 865,364 100.00

Source: IEEBC website

Preliminary results[]

Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, )		 José Guadalupe Osuna Millán 399,645 50.57
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, )		 Jorge Hank[4] 345,314 43.70
Party of the Democratic Revolution 18,511 2.34
Social Democratic Alternative Party 7,192 0.91
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia		 Maria Mercedes Maciel Ortiz 6,276 0.79
None 13,272 1.68
Total 790,210 100.00

Source: PREP

Municipal election[]

The five municipalities will choose their municipal president.

Party/Alliance Ensenada candidate Mexicali candidate Playas de Rosarito candidate Tecate candidate Tijuana candidate
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, ) 		Pablo Alejo López Núñez Jorge Ramos Hernández[5]
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, ) 		[6]
Party of the Democratic Revolution Jaime Martínez Veloz[7]
Social Democratic and Farmer Alternative
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia

Ensenada[]

Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, )		 Pablo Alejo López Núñez 52,203 45.82
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, )		 50,968 44.73
Party of the Democratic Revolution 4,542 3.99
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia		 2,593 2.28
Social Democratic Alternative Party 1,296 1.14
None 2,335 2.05
Total 113,937 100.00

Source: PREP

Mexicali[]

Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, )		 128,225 51.27
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, )		 106,502 42.58
Party of the Democratic Revolution 6,312 2.52
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia		 2,658 1.06
Social Democratic Alternative Party 2,296 0.92
None 1,165 2.05
Total 250,116 100.00

Source: PREP

Playas de Rosarito[]

Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, )		 13,647 58.86
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, )		 8,161 35.20
Party of the Democratic Revolution 730 3.15
Social Democratic Alternative Party 143 0.62
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia		 112 0.48
None 394 1.70
Total 23,187 100.00

Source: PREP

Tecate[]

Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, )		 12,279 46.93
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, )		 11,612 44.38
Party of the Democratic Revolution 965 3.69
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia		 271 1.04
Social Democratic Alternative Party 229 0.88
None 806 3.08
Total 26,162 100.00

Source: PREP

Tijuana[]

Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, )		 Jorge Ramos Hernández 206,367 48.96
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, )		 200,944 47.67
Party of the Democratic Revolution 8,467 2.00
Social Democratic Alternative Party 3.174 0.75
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia		 2,504 0.59
None 5,860 1.40
Total 427,316 100.00

Source: IEE Baja California

Congressional election[]

All electoral districts will choose their deputy in the 2007 Baja California State election.

Party/Alliance Districts
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, )		 14
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, )		 2
Party of the Democratic Revolution 0
Social Democratic Alternative Party 0
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia		 0

Post-election controversies[]

After the election the PRI-led Alliance for a Better Life appealed to the state court to invalidate the election. The organization followed its request with protests.[8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Da Corte revés al PAN; anula reforma electoral en BC El Universal, January 4, 2007.
  2. ^ PAN-alliance is rejected La Jornada, February 20, 2007.
  3. ^ PRD breaks up with the FAP in Baja California La Jornada, February 2, 2007.
  4. ^ a b Elige PRI a Hank y confirma alianza Frontera, January 31, 2007.
  5. ^ Frontera, April 22, 2007.
  6. ^ "El Vigía". Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
  7. ^ La Jornada, April 30, 2007.
  8. ^ "Realizan caravana para pedir comicios extraordinarios en BC - la Jornada".

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