2010 Mexican gubernatorial elections

none Gubernatorial elections were held in fourteen Mexican states on Sunday, July 4, 2010.In Mexico elections, PRI makes gains but appears to lose 3 key states http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2010/07/mexico-elections-update-pri-pan-prd.html Los Angeles Times 2008-07-05 2010-07-07 The gubernatorial elections were held simultaneously with other state and local elections. Elections for governor were held in Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Durango, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz and Zacatecas. A multi-party alliance between President Felipe Calderón's National Action Party (PAN) and left-wing parties won elections in Oaxaca, Puebla and Sinaloa.Olga Rodriguez Mexican president's allies lead in key elections http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/04/mexican-presidents-allies-lead-in-key-elections/ San Diego Union-Tribune 2008-07-04 2010-07-07 The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), led by Beatriz Paredes, captured Aguascalientes and Tlaxcala from PAN and also picked up the governor's mansion in Zacatecas from the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). State Gubernatorial elections Aguascalientes 2010 Aguascalientes gubernatorial election The results indicated an Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) pick-up from the National Action Party (PAN). Baja California 2010 Baja California gubernatorial election Chiapas 2010 Chiapas gubernatorial election Chihuahua 2010 Chihuahua gubernatorial election The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) held Chihuahua. Durango 2010 Durango gubernatorial election The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) held Durango. Hidalgo 2010 Hidalgo gubernatorial election The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) held Hidalgo. Oaxaca 2010 Oaxaca gubernatorial election The incumbent government of Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) Governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz was seen as increasingly repressive and corrupt by voters and political observers. Ruiz oversaw the crackdown on left-wing protesters in the city of Oaxaca in 2006, leading to at least seventeen deaths. Ruiz was also believed to be linked to Oaxacan paramilitary groups which are responsible to violence and deaths in rural areas of Oaxaca.Humanitarian aid caravan is attacked in Oaxaca http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2010/04/oaxaca-caravan-deaths.html Los Angeles Times 2008-04-28 2010-07-07 On the day of the election, Oaxacan police arrested 39 people for possessing bomb making materials in two hotels. A party alliance between the state's largest vote winner, the Peace and Progress Coalition led by Gabino Cue, ousted the PRI from power. Puebla 2010 Puebla gubernatorial election An alliance between the National Action Party (PAN), the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) and smaller parties won Puebla from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). PAN-PRD pick-up. Quintana Roo 2010 Quintana Roo gubernatorial election The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) held Hidalgo. The mayor of Cancún had been arrested during the campaign for alleged connections to drug traffickers. Sinaloa 2010 Sinaloa gubernatorial election An alliance between the National Action Party (PAN), the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PDR) and smaller parties appear to have won Sinaloa from the incumbent Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). PAN-PDR pick-up. Tamaulipas 2010 Tamaulipas gubernatorial election The gubernatorial election in Tamaulipas was marred by the violent assassination of the leading PRI candidate, Rodolfo Torre Cantú, and four members of his campaign on June 28, 2010. His brother, Egidio, became the PRI candidate following the assassination. The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) held Tamaulipas. Tlaxcala 2010 Tlaxcala gubernatorial election The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) won Tlaxcala from the National Action Party (PAN). PRI pick-up. Veracruz 2010 Veracruz gubernatorial election The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) held Veracruz. Zacatecas 2010 Zacatecas gubernatorial election The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) won Zacatecas from the left-wing Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). PRI pick-up. References External links BBC News: Drug gang violence casts shadow over Mexico elections Category:2010 in Mexican politics Category:2010 elections in Mexico Category:Gubernatorial elections in Mexico Category:July 2010 in Mexico