2007 Mexican elections explained

A number of elections on the local level took place in Mexico during 2007.

Local elections

Date State Voters elected Main article Winner(s)
May 20, 2007YucatánGovernor, State congress, 106 municipal presidents (mayors)2007 Yucatán state electionPRI-led coalition (Governorship, 59 of 106 mayorships), PRI/PAN (4 of 10 deputies each)
July 1, 2007ChihuahuaState congress, 67 municipal presidents (mayors)2007 Chihuahua state electionPRI-led coalition (47 of 67 mayorships, 15 of 22 deputies)
July 1, 2007DurangoState congress, 39 municipal presidents (mayors)2007 Durango state electionPRI (19 of 39 mayorships, 12 of 17 deputies)
July 1, 2007ZacatecasState congress, 58 municipal presidents (mayors)2007 Zacatecas state electionPRI (26 of 57 mayorships), PRD (9 of 18 deputies)
August 5, 2007AguascalientesState congress, 11 municipal presidents (mayors)2007 Aguascalientes state electionPRI (5 of 9 mayorships, 11 of 18 deputies)
August 5, 2007OaxacaState congress2007 Oaxaca state electionPRI (25 of 25 deputies)
August 5, 2007Baja CaliforniaGovernor, State congress, 5 municipal presidents (mayors)2007 Baja California state electionPAN-led coalition (4 of 5 mayorships, 14 of 16 deputies)
September 2, 2007VeracruzState congress, 210 municipal presidents (mayors)2007 Veracruz state electionPRI (144 of 212 mayorships, 30 of 50 deputies)
October 7, 2007ChiapasState congress, 118 municipal presidents (mayors)2007 Chiapas state electionPRI (41 of 118 mayorships, 9 of 24 deputies http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/454772.html)
October 7, 2007Oaxaca152 municipal presidents (vote) 418 municipal presidents (consensus) (mayors)2007 Oaxaca state electionPRI (90 of 151 mayorships, 25 of 25 deputies)
October 14, 2007SinaloaState congress, 18 municipal presidents (mayors)2007 Sinaloa state electionPRI (16 of 18 mayorships, 18 of 24 deputies http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldetijuana/notas/n453785.htm)
November 11, 2007MichoacánGovernor, State congress, 113 municipal presidents (mayors)2007 Michoacán state electionPRD (governorship, 10 of 24 electoral district deputies), PRI (50 mayorships, including the state capital) http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/ElFinanciero/Portal/cfpages/contentmgr.cfm?docId=89464&docTipo=1&orderby=docid&sortby=ASC
November 11, 2007PueblaState congress, 217 municipal presidents (mayors)2007 Puebla state electionPRI (215 municipal presidents http://www.periodicodigital.com.mx/index.php?option=com_content&Itemid=67&task=view&id=39316, 24/25 of 26 electoral district deputies) http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/155746.html
November 11, 2007TamaulipasState congress, 43 municipal presidents (mayors)2007 Tamaulipas state electionPRI (34 of 43 municipal presidents, 17 of 19 electoral district deputies) http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/460764.html
November 11, 2007TlaxcalaState congress, 60 municipal presidents (mayors)2007 Tlaxcala state electionPAN (15 of 19 electoral district deputies) http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/155748.html