2012 Tabasco gubernatorial election explained

The 2012 gubernatorial election in the Mexican state of Tabasco we held on Sunday, July 1, 2012.^[1] Incumbent Tabasco Governor Andrés Granier Melo of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) is retiring due to mandatory term limits, which limit all Mexican state governors to one, six-year term in office. The Tabasco gubernatorial election coincided with the 2012 Mexican presidential and general elections.

Candidates

Colspan = 2	Party/Coalition	Candidates	Colspan = 2	Votes
		Gerardo Priego Tapia^[2]	47,326	4.82%
			430,313	43.79%
	Party of the Democratic Revolution Labor Party Citizens' Movement	Arturo Núñez Jiménez^[3]	504,738	51.38 %

Notes and References

1. News: Mark. Keller. Election Guide: Mexico's 2012 Vote. Americas Society. 2012-06-14. 2012-06-30.
2. News: 'Respeto a quien sería mi contrincante': Gerardo Priego . . 20 January 2012 . 2012-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234216/http://www.tabascohoy.com/noticia.php?id_nota=232755 . 30 December 2013 . dead .
3. News: Notimex . Núñez protesta como candidato del PRD en Tabasco . . 4 March 2012 . 2012-03-04.