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

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

Official results

Party/AllianceCandidateVotesPercent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, PES)
José Guadalupe Osuna Millán436,46050.44
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
Jorge Hank[4]380,77244.00
Party of the Democratic RevolutionJaime Enrique Hurtado de Mendoza20,0032.31
Social Democratic Alternative PartyCarmen García Montaño7,7380.89
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia
Adalberto Velasco Antillón6,7490.78
None13,7421.59
Total865,364100.00

Source: IEEBC website

Preliminary results

Party/AllianceCandidateVotesPercent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, PES)
José Guadalupe Osuna Millán399,64550.57
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
Jorge Hank[4]345,31443.70
Party of the Democratic RevolutionJaime Enrique Hurtado de Mendoza18,5112.34
Social Democratic Alternative PartyCarmen García Montaño7,1920.91
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia
Maria Mercedes Maciel Ortiz6,2760.79
None13,2721.68
Total790,210100.00

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, PES)
Pablo Alejo López NúñezRodolfo Valdéz GutiérrezIgnacio García DwórakDonaldo PeñalozaJorge Ramos Hernández[5]
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
Jaime Palafox GranadosJoaquín Ramírez ChacónHugo Torres ChabertCésar Moreno MartínezFernando del Monte[6]
Party of the Democratic Revolution Carlos Hafen LópezJuan Carlos Ruiz RubioJorge Luis Quiñónez LeyvaJosé Lara GarcíaJaime Martínez Veloz[7]
Social Democratic and Farmer Alternative Marco Antonio Delgadillo VillanuevaOscar Hernández ValenzuelaSergio Ortiz LunaRafael Miravete BasáñezSilke de la Parra
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia
Gabino Ramírez HuertaSandra Torres SánchezIván Peñaloza CruzAlfonso Barona GarcíaJesús Ignacio Carlos Huerta

Ensenada

Party/AllianceCandidateVotesPercent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, PES)
Pablo Alejo López Núñez52,20345.82
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
Jaime Palafox Granados50,96844.73
Party of the Democratic RevolutionCarlos Hafen López4,5423.99
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia
Gabino Ramírez Huerta2,5932.28
Social Democratic Alternative PartyMarco Antonio Delgadillo Villanueva1,2961.14
None2,3352.05
Total113,937100.00

Source: PREP

Mexicali

Party/AllianceCandidateVotesPercent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, PES)
Rodolfo Valdéz Gutiérrez128,22551.27
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
Joaquín Ramírez Chacón106,50242.58
Party of the Democratic RevolutionJuan Carlos Ruiz Rubio6,3122.52
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia
Sandra Torres Sánchez2,6581.06
Social Democratic Alternative PartyOscar Hernández Valenzuela2,2960.92
None1,1652.05
Total250,116100.00

Source: PREP

Playas de Rosarito

Party/AllianceCandidateVotesPercent
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
Hugo Torres Chabert13,64758.86
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, PES)
Ignacio García Dwórak8,16135.20
Party of the Democratic RevolutionJorge Luis Quiñones Leyva7303.15
Social Democratic Alternative PartySergio Ortiz Luna1430.62
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia
Iván Peñaloza Cruz1120.48
None3941.70
Total23,187100.00

Source: PREP

Tecate

Party/AllianceCandidateVotesPercent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, PES)
Donaldo Peñalosa Ávila12,27946.93
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
César Moreno González de Castilla11,61244.38
Party of the Democratic RevolutionPedro Josué Pineda Simental9653.69
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia
Alfonso Barona García2711.04
Social Democratic Alternative PartyRafael Miravete Basáñez2290.88
None8063.08
Total26,162100.00

Source: PREP

Tijuana

Party/AllianceCandidateVotesPercent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, PES)
Jorge Ramos Hernández206,36748.96
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
Fernando del Monte Ceceña200,94447.67
Party of the Democratic RevolutionJaime Cleofas Martínez Velóz8,4672.00
Social Democratic Alternative PartySilke de la Parra3.1740.75
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia
Jesús Ignacio Carlos Huerta2,5040.59
None5,8601.40
Total427,316100.00

Source: IEE Baja California

Congressional election

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

Party/AllianceDistricts
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, PES)
14
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
2
Party of the Democratic Revolution0
Social Democratic Alternative Party0
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. 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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