2021 Mexican gubernatorial elections

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Gubernatorial elections were held in Mexico on June 6, 2021. Governors will be elected in the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Colima, Guerrero, Michoacán, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Sonora, Campeche, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tlaxcala, and Zacatecas. The formal period of campaigning is from March 5 to June 2, 2021.

On December 5, 2020, PAN Party (Mexico).svg PAN, PRI Party (Mexico).svg PRI, and PRD logo (Mexico).svg PRD announced an electoral alliance, Va por México ("Go For Mexico").[1][2] INE approved the Va por México alliance and the Juntos hacemos historia (″Together we make history″) alliance. Juntos hacemos historia consists of PT logo (Mexico).svg PT, PVE Party (Mexico).svg PVEM, and Morena Party (Mexico).png MRN.[3]

Map of 2021 Mexican Gubernatorial Election Results

The Instituto Nacional Electoral (National Electoral Institute, INE) issued a statement on February 3, 2021, saying that it would not be prudent to postpone the election because of the COVID-19 pandemic and doing so could even trigger a constitutional crisis by delaying the opening of the 65th Congress. INE board president Lorenzo Córdova noted the successful elections in Hidalgo and Coahuila in October 2020.[4]

According to the rapid count of INE, Morena Party (Mexico).png MRN won eleven states, PAN Party (Mexico).svg PAN won two, and PVE Party (Mexico).svg PVEM and MC Party (Mexico).svg MC one each. The big loser was PRI Party (Mexico).svg PRI, which controlled eight gubernatorial offices prior to the election.[5]

Race summary[]

State Incumbent
State Governor Party Candidates
Baja California Jaime Bonilla Valdez MORENA
Baja California Sur Carlos Mendoza Davis PAN
Campeche Carlos Miguel Aysa González PRI
Chihuaha Javier Corral Jurado PAN
Colima José Ignacio Peralta PRI
Guerrero Héctor Astudillo Flores PRI
Michoacán Silvano Aureoles Conejo PRD
  • Green tickY Alfredo Ramirez Bedolla (MORENA)
  • Carlos Herrera Tello (PRD)
  • Juan Antonio Magaña (PVEM)
Nayarit Antonio Echevarría García PAN
Nuevo León Jaime Rodríguez Calderón Independent
Querétaro Francisco Domínguez Servién PAN
  • Green tickY (PAN)
  • (MORENA)
San Luis Potosí Juan Manuel Carreras PRI
  • Green tickY Ricardo Gallardo (PVEM)
  • Octavio Pedroza (PAN)
  • Mónica Rangel (MORENA)
Sinaloa Quirino Ordaz Coppel PRI
Sonora Claudia Pavlovich Arellano PRI
Tlaxcala Marco Antonio Mena Rodríguez PRI
Zacatecas Alejandro Tello Cristerna PRI
  • Green tickY David Monreal Ávila (MORENA)
  • Claudia Anaya Mota (PAN)
  • Ana María Romo Fonseca (MC)
  • María Guadalupe Medina Padilla (PES)
  • Fernanda Salomé Perera Trejo (RSP)
  • Miriam García Zamora (FXM)
  • Flavio Campos Viramontes (Para Desarrollar Zacatecas)
  • Javier Valadez Becerra (Partido del Pueblo)
  • Bibiana Lizardo (Movimiento Dignidad)

States[]

Baja California[]

Governor of Baja California – incumbent Jaime Bonilla Valdez Morena Party (Mexico).png MRN

Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda (Juntos Haremos Historia) was declared the winner with 48.1% of the vote.[5]

Baja California Sur[]

Governor of Baja California Sur – incumbent Carlos Mendoza Davis PAN Party (Mexico).svg PAN

Víctor Manuel Castro Cosío (Morena Party (Mexico).png MRN) was declared the winner with 46.45% of the vote.[5]

Campeche[]

Governor of Campeche – incumbent (substitute) Carlos Miguel Aysa González PRI Party (Mexico).svg PRI

Layda Elena Sansores (Morena Party (Mexico).png MRN) was declared the winner with 32.8%. Eliseo Fernandez (MC Party (Mexico).svg MC) had 32.4%, and Christian Castro (PRI Party (Mexico).svg PRI) had 30.9%.[5]

Chihuahua[]

Governor of Chihuahua – incumbent Javier Corral Jurado PAN Party (Mexico).svg PAN

María Eugenia Campos Galván (PAN Party (Mexico).svg PAN) was declared the winnerwith 44.3% of the vote.[5]

Colima[]

Governor of Colima – incumbent José Ignacio Peralta PRI Party (Mexico).svg PRI

The candidates formally began their campaigns on Friday, March 5.[17]

Indira Vizcaíno Silva (Morena Party (Mexico).png MRNPNA logo (Mexico).svg PANAL) was declared the winner with 32.9% of the vote. Mely Romero Celis (PAN Party (Mexico).svg PAN) was second with 27.5%[5]

Guerrero[]

Governor of Guerrero – incumbent Héctor Astudillo Flores PRI Party (Mexico).svg PRI

Many women, including members of Morena, demanded the party withdraw it support for Félix Salgado Macedonio after allegations of sexual abuse became public.[19] The Comisión Nacional de Honestidad y Justicia (CNHJ) of Morena ruled that the accusations of five women were unfounded and that Salgado Macedonio could continue as the party's candidate.[20] He was approved by the electoral commission on March 4 and reportedly was favored 3:1 over Mario Moreno Arcos in polls.[21] Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) disqualified Salgado Macedonio for not reporting expenses related to his Facebook page.[22] Fifteen thousand people marched in Chilpancingo to demand that Salgado Macedonio be allowed to run.[23]

The candidates formally began their campaigns on Friday, March 5.[17]

Evelyn Salgado (Morena Party (Mexico).png MRN) was declared the winner with 46% of the vote.[5]

Michoacán[]

Governor of Michoacán – incumbent Silvano Aureoles Conejo PRD logo (Mexico).svg PRD

Alfredo Ramirez Bedolla (Morena Party (Mexico).png MRN) was declared the winner with 41.5% of the vote. Carlos Herrera Tello (PRD logo (Mexico).svg PRD) was second with 39%.[5]

Nayarit[]

Governor of Nayarit – incumbent Antonio Echevarría García PAN Party (Mexico).svg PAN

Miguel Ángel Navarro Quintero (Juntos Haremos Historia) won with 49.5% of the vote.[5]

Nuevo León[]

Governor of Nuevo León – incumbent Jaime Rodríguez Calderón ″El Bronco″, Independent

The candidates formally began their campaigns on Friday, March 5.[31]

Samuel García (MC Party (Mexico).svg MC) won with 36.6% of the vote. Adrian de la Garza (Va Fuerte por Nuevo León PRI Party (Mexico).svg PRI) was second with 27.9%.[5] The electoral court (TEPJF) determined on June 10 that Garcia had engaged in gender violence against Clara Luz Flores Carrales (Morena Party (Mexico).png MRN), and would be sanction. He has to publish an apology and he and members of his campaign have to take a training course about gender violence.[32]

Querétaro[]

Governor of Querétaro – incumbent Francisco Domínguez Servién PAN Party (Mexico).svg PAN

Mauricio Kuri González ( and PAN Party (Mexico).svg PAN) won with 54.2% of the vote.[5]

San Luis Potosí[]

Governor of San Luis Potosí – incumbent Juan Manuel Carreras PRI Party (Mexico).svg PRI[17]

The candidates formally began their campaigns on Friday, March 5.[17] Speaking in Tancanhuitz de Santos, Rangel Martínez noted that only two of ten women in the region have formal employment.[36]

Ricardo Gallardo (PVE Party (Mexico).svg PVEM) won with 36.9% of the vote. Octavio Pedroza (Sí por San Luis Potosí PAN Party (Mexico).svg PAN) was second with 34.1%.[5]

Sinaloa[]

Governor of Sinaloa – incumbent Quirino Ordaz Coppel PRI Party (Mexico).svg PRI

Rubén Zarazúa Rocha (Morena Party (Mexico).png MRN) won with 57.6% of the vote.[5]

Sonora[]

Governor of Sonora – incumbent Claudia Pavlovich Arellano PRI Party (Mexico).svg PRI[17]

The candidates formally began their campaigns on Friday, March 5.[17] Durazo Montaño, Gándara Camou, and Bours Castelo spoke about women's rights.[38]

Alfonso Durazo (Juntos Haremos Historia por Sonora Morena Party (Mexico).png MRN) won with 50.5% of the vote.[5]

Tlaxcala[]

Governor of Tlaxcala – incumbent Marco Antonio Mena Rodríguez PRI Party (Mexico).svg PRI

Lorena Cuéllar Cisneros (Juntos Haremos Historia (Morena Party (Mexico).png MRN) won with 50.1% of the vote.[5]

Zacatecas[]

Governor of Zacatecas – incumbent Alejandro Tello Cristerna PRI Party (Mexico).svg PRI

  • Claudia Anaya Mota Va por México (PAN Party (Mexico).svg PANPRI Party (Mexico).svg PRIPRD logo (Mexico).svg PRD)[7][13] She kicked off her official campaign on March 7, 2021, criticizing the federal government's weak response to 11 femicides per day and the COVID-19 pandemic.[40]
  • David Monreal Ávila Juntos Haremos Historia (Morena Party (Mexico).png MRNPT logo (Mexico).svg PTPVE Party (Mexico).svg PVEMPNA logo (Mexico).svg PANAL), current federal senator and former municipal president of Fresnillo (2007-2010)[41]
  • Ana María Romo Fonseca (MC Party (Mexico).svg MC)
  • María Guadalupe Medina Padilla (Encuentro Social Party (Mexico).png PES)
  • Fernanda Salomé Perera Trejo (RSP logo (Mexico).svg RSP)
  • Miriam García Zamora (FPM logo (Mexico).svg FXM)
  • Flavio Campos Viramontes (Para Desarrollar Zacatecas)
  • Javier Valadez Becerra (Partido del Pueblo)
  • Bibiana Lizardo (Movimiento Dignidad)

David Monreal Ávila (Juntos Haremos Historia (Morena Party (Mexico).png MRN) won with 48.6% of the vote.[5]

Absentee voting[]

Mexican citizens from eleven states who live overseas can vote electronically. Most of the elections are for governor, but those from Mexico City and Guerrero will be able to vote for Diputado Migrante and people from Jalisco can vote for Diputado por Representación de Proporcional.[42]

Social media[]

Even before the campaigns officially began on March 5, gubernatorial candidates had spent more than MXN $2 million on Facebook. Candidates of Morena Party (Mexico).png MRN led the way: Clara Luz Flores, Nuevo León ($765,235); María del Pilar Ávila, Baja California ($432,766); and Celia Maya, Querétaro ($415,303). Juan Carlos Loera, Chihuahua, and Alfonso Durazo, Sonora, have also spent more than $200,000 each.[43]

Organized crime and politics[]

Several different criminal gangs implicated in drug trafficking, human trafficking, and fuel theft have a great deal of political influence in some states.[44] The Sinaloa Cartel exercises considerable control in the northwest while the Jalisco New Generation Cartel′s (CJNG) influence is in the west including Michoacan and Guerrero. The Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas are powerful in the northeast.[44]

In the past, drug cartels have influenced campaigns by supporting candidates and even running some of their own member or sympathizers as candidates for office[44] such as Lucero Sánchez López, former federal deputy from Sinaloa who was also Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán′s lover.[45] Election-related violence is of particular concern in Michoacan, not only because of the aforementioned drug cartels but also because of armed community police who often act as vigilantes.[45]

See also[]

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External links[]

Elección Federal y elecciones locales: INE, Instituto Nacional Electoral (in Spanish)

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