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:
Ten political parties will participate in the 2007 Baja California State election.
| 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
| 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
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 | Fernando del Monte[6] | ||||
| Party of the Democratic Revolution | Carlos Hafen López | Jaime Martínez Veloz[7] | ||||
| Social Democratic and Farmer Alternative | Silke de la Parra | |||||
| Alianza Convergencia-PT PT - Convergencia | Jesús Ignacio Carlos Huerta |
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
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 | |
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]