2012 Yucatán gubernatorial election explained

The 2012 gubernatorial election in the Mexican state of Yucatán were held on Sunday, July 1, 2012.^[1] Incumbent Yucatán Governor Ivonne Ortega Pacheco 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 Yucatán gubernatorial election coincided with the 2012 Mexican presidential and general elections.

Candidates

Colspan = 2	Party/Coalition !	Colspan = 2	Candidates !	Votes
			Joaquín Díaz Mena^[2]	383,838
	Orgullo y Compromiso por Yucatán *Institutional Revolutionary Party *Ecologist Green Party of Mexico *Social Democratic Party		Rolando Zapata Bello^[3]	469,213
			Eric Eber Villanueva Mukul^[4]	48,928
			Olivia Guzmán Durán^[5]	8,264

Notes and References

1. News: Mark. Keller. Election Guide: Mexico's 2012 Vote. Americas Society. 2012-06-14. 2012-06-30.
2. News: Yazmin Rodríguez Galaz . Joaquín Díaz, candidato del PAN en Yucatán . . 5 February 2012 . 6 February 2012.
3. Web site: Rolando Bello candidato del PRI al gobierno de Yucatán. . 2012-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120422070239/http://www.yucatan.com.mx/20111215/nota-9/211761-pri-rolando-zapata-candidato-de-unidad.htm . 2012-04-22 . dead .
4. http://www.yucatan.com.mx/fullBanner.php?ixsx=9&ur=http%3A//www.yucatan.com.mx/20120405/nota-9/254040-erick-villanueva-es-el-candidato-del-prd-a-la-gubernatura.htm Villanueva Mukul candidato del PRD para la gubernatura de Yucatán
5. News: Registran a empresaria como aspirante a gubernatura en Yucatán . 2012-04-16 . . 2012-05-08 .