2007 Baja California state election explained

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.

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/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, PES)
436,460 50.44
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
Jorge Hank[4] 380,772 44.00
20,003 2.31
7,738 0.89
María Mercedes Maciel Ortiz 6,749 0.78
Colspan = 2 None 13,742 1.59
Colspan = 2 Total 865,364 100.00

Source: IEEBC website

Preliminary results

Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, PES)
399,645 50.57
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
345,314 43.70
18,511 2.34
7,192 0.91
6,276 0.79
Colspan = 2 None 13,272 1.68
Colspan = 2 Total 790,210 100.00

Source: PREP

Municipal election

The five municipalities will choose their municipal president.

Party/AllianceEnsenada candidateMexicali candidatePlayas de Rosarito candidateTecate candidateTijuana 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 GranadosFernando del Monte[6]
Party of the Democratic RevolutionCarlos Hafen LópezJaime Martínez Veloz[7]
Social Democratic and Farmer AlternativeSilke de la Parra
Alianza Convergencia-PT
PT - Convergencia
Jesús Ignacio Carlos Huerta

Ensenada

Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, PES)
52,203 45.82
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
50,968 44.73
4,542 3.99
2,593 2.28
1,296 1.14
Colspan = 2 None 2,335 2.05
Colspan = 2 Total 113,937 100.00

Source: PREP

Mexicali

Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, PES)
128,225 51.27
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
106,502 42.58
6,312 2.52
2,658 1.06
2,296 0.92
Colspan = 2 None 1,165 2.05
Colspan = 2 Total 250,116 100.00

Source: PREP

Playas de Rosarito

Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
13,647 58.86
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, PES)
8,161 35.20
730 3.15
143 0.62
112 0.48
Colspan = 2 None 394 1.70
Colspan = 2 Total 23,187 100.00

Source: PREP

Tecate

Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, PES)
12,279 46.93
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
11,612 44.38
965 3.69
271 1.04
229 0.88
Colspan = 2 None 806 3.08
Colspan = 2 Total 26,162 100.00

Source: PREP

Tijuana

Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent
Alianza por Baja California
(PAN, PANAL, PES)
206,367 48.96
Alianza para que Vivas Mejor
(PRI, PVEM, PEBC)
200,944 47.67
8,467 2.00
3.174 0.75
2,504 0.59
Colspan = 2 None 5,860 1.40
Colspan = 2 Total 427,316 100.00

Source: IEE Baja California

Congressional election

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
0
0
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

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/398174.html Da Corte revés al PAN; anula reforma electoral en BC
  2. http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2007/02/20/index.php?section=estados&article=035n1est PAN-alliance is rejected
  3. http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2007/02/02/index.php?section=estados&article=036n2est PRD breaks up with the FAP in Baja California
  4. http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Otras/31012007/219593.aspx Elige PRI a Hank y confirma alianza
  5. http://www.frontera.info/edicionenlinea/notas/Nacional/22042007/233243.aspx Frontera
  6. Web site: El Vigía . 2007-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071006120827/http://216.92.8.80/noticias/?seccion=generales . 2007-10-06 . dead .
  7. http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2007/04/30/index.php?section=estados&article=043n2est&partner=rss La Jornada
  8. Web site: Realizan caravana para pedir comicios extraordinarios en BC - la Jornada.