2012 Tabasco gubernatorial election

The 2012 gubernatorial election in the Mexican state of Tabasco we held on Sunday, July 1, 2012.[1] Incumbent Tabasco Governor Andrés Granier Melo 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 Tabasco gubernatorial election coincided with the 2012 Mexican presidential and general elections.

Candidates

Party/Coalition Candidates Votes
National Action Party Gerardo Priego Tapia[2]
 47,326 4.82%
Institutional Revolutionary Party
Ecologist Green Party of Mexico
New Alliance Party		 Jesús Alí de la Torre 430,313 43.79%
Party of the Democratic Revolution
Labor Party
Citizens' Movement		 Arturo Núñez Jiménez[3] 504,738 51.38 %

References

  1. ^ Keller, Mark (2012-06-14). "Election Guide: Mexico's 2012 Vote". Americas Society. Retrieved 2012-06-30.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "'Respeto a quien sería mi contrincante': Gerardo Priego". Tabasco Hoy. 20 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  3. ^ Notimex (4 March 2012). "Núñez protesta como candidato del PRD en Tabasco". El Universal. Retrieved 2012-03-04.


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