2007 Baja California state election

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.

José Guadalupe Osuna Millán is proclamated winning candidate

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

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

Official results

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Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, PES)
José Guadalupe Osuna Millán 436,460 50.44
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
Jorge Hank[4] 380,772 44.00
Party of the Democratic Revolution Jaime Enrique Hurtado de Mendoza 20,003 2.31
Social Democratic Alternative Party Carmen García Montaño 7,738 0.89
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia
María Mercedes Maciel Ortiz 6,749 0.78
None 13,742 1.59
Total 865,364 100.00

Source: IEEBC website

Preliminary results

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Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, PES)
José Guadalupe Osuna Millán 399,645 50.57
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
Jorge Hank[4] 345,314 43.70
Party of the Democratic Revolution Jaime Enrique Hurtado de Mendoza 18,511 2.34
Social Democratic Alternative Party Carmen García Montaño 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

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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, PES)
Pablo Alejo López Núñez Rodolfo Valdéz Gutiérrez Ignacio García Dwórak Donaldo Peñaloza Jorge Ramos Hernández[5]
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
Jaime Palafox Granados Joaquín Ramírez Chacón Hugo Torres Chabert César Moreno Martínez Fernando del Monte[6]
Party of the Democratic Revolution Carlos Hafen López Juan Carlos Ruiz Rubio Jorge Luis Quiñónez Leyva José Lara García Jaime Martínez Veloz[7]
Social Democratic and Farmer Alternative Marco Antonio Delgadillo Villanueva Oscar Hernández Valenzuela Sergio Ortiz Luna Rafael Miravete Basáñez Silke de la Parra
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia
Gabino Ramírez Huerta Sandra Torres Sánchez Iván Peñaloza Cruz Alfonso Barona García Jesús Ignacio Carlos Huerta

Ensenada

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

Source: PREP

Mexicali

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Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, PES)
Rodolfo Valdéz Gutiérrez 128,225 51.27
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
Joaquín Ramírez Chacón 106,502 42.58
Party of the Democratic Revolution Juan Carlos Ruiz Rubio 6,312 2.52
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia
Sandra Torres Sánchez 2,658 1.06
Social Democratic Alternative Party Oscar Hernández Valenzuela 2,296 0.92
None 1,165 2.05
Total 250,116 100.00

Source: PREP

Playas de Rosarito

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Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
Hugo Torres Chabert 13,647 58.86
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, PES)
Ignacio García Dwórak 8,161 35.20
Party of the Democratic Revolution Jorge Luis Quiñones Leyva 730 3.15
Social Democratic Alternative Party Sergio Ortiz Luna 143 0.62
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia
Iván Peñaloza Cruz 112 0.48
None 394 1.70
Total 23,187 100.00

Source: PREP

Tecate

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Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, PES)
Donaldo Peñalosa Ávila 12,279 46.93
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
César Moreno González de Castilla 11,612 44.38
Party of the Democratic Revolution Pedro Josué Pineda Simental 965 3.69
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia
Alfonso Barona García 271 1.04
Social Democratic Alternative Party Rafael Miravete Basáñez 229 0.88
None 806 3.08
Total 26,162 100.00

Source: PREP

Tijuana

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Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, PES)
Jorge Ramos Hernández 206,367 48.96
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
Fernando del Monte Ceceña 200,944 47.67
Party of the Democratic Revolution Jaime Cleofas Martínez Velóz 8,467 2.00
Social Democratic Alternative Party Silke de la Parra 3.174 0.75
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia
Jesús Ignacio Carlos Huerta 2,504 0.59
None 5,860 1.40
Total 427,316 100.00

Source: IEE Baja California

Congressional election

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

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

Post-election controversies

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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

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References

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  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 Archived 2007-02-03 at the Wayback Machine Frontera, January 31, 2007.
  5. ^ Frontera Archived 2007-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, 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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