2006 Jalisco state election explained

A local election was held in the Mexican state of Jalisco on Sunday, July 2, 2006. Voters went to the polls to elect, on the local level:

A new Governor of Jalisco to serve for a six-year term. Emilio González Márquez (PAN) won.
125 municipal presidents (mayors) to serve for a three-year term.
40 local deputies (20 by the first-past-the-post system and 20 by proportional representation) to serve for a three-year term in the Congress of Jalisco.

Gubernatorial Election

Eight political parties participated in the 2006 Jalisco state election; two of them (the PRD and the PT) joined forces.

Party/Alliance	Candidate	Votes	Percent
		1,296,745	45.19
		1,187,822	41.40
		224,590	7.83
		48,355	1.69
		36,266	1.26
		17,829	0.62
	Adalberto Velasco Antillón	0	0.00
Colspan = 2	Write-in	3,501	0.12
Colspan = 2	None	54,214	1.89
Colspan = 2	Total	2,869,322	100.00

Source: Instituto Electoral del Estado de Jalisco