2007 Baja California state election

right|300px|thumb|José Guadalupe Osuna Millán is proclamated winning candidate 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".Da Corte revés al PAN; anula reforma electoral en BC El Universal, January 4, 2007. 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.PAN-alliance is rejected La Jornada, February 20, 2007. The Party of the Democratic Revolution did not reach an agreement to form an alliance with the Labor Party and ConvergencePRD breaks up with the FAP in Baja California La Jornada, February 2, 2007. Voters will go to the polls to elect, on the local level: A new Governor of Baja California to serve for a six-year term. Five municipal presidents (mayors) to serve for a three-year term. 25 local deputies (16 by the first-past-the-post system and nine by proportional representation) to serve for a three-year term in the Congress of Baja California. Gubernatorial election Ten political parties will participate in the 2007 Baja California State election. Official results Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent Alianza por Baja California (PAN, PANAL, PES) José Guadalupe Osuna Millán 436,460 50.44 Alianza para que Vivas Mejor (PRI, PVEM, PEBC) Jorge HankElige PRI a Hank y confirma alianza https://web.archive.org/web/20070203081920/http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Otras/31012007/219593.aspx 2007-02-03 Frontera, January 31, 2007. 380,772 44.00 Party of the Democratic Revolution Jaime Enrique Hurtado de Mendoza 20,003 2.31 Social Democratic Alternative Party Carmen García Montaño 7,738 0.89Alianza Convergencia-PT PT - Convergencia María Mercedes Maciel Ortiz 6,749 0.78 None 13,742 1.59 Total 865,364 100.00 Source: IEEBC website Preliminary results Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent Alianza por Baja California (PAN, PANAL, PES) José Guadalupe Osuna Millán 399,645 50.57 Alianza para que Vivas Mejor (PRI, PVEM, PEBC) Jorge Hank 345,314 43.70 Party of the Democratic Revolution Jaime Enrique Hurtado de Mendoza 18,511 2.34 Social Democratic Alternative Party Carmen García Montaño 7,192 0.91Alianza Convergencia-PT PT - Convergencia Maria Mercedes Maciel Ortiz 6,276 0.79 None 13,272 1.68 Total 790,210 100.00 Source: PREP Municipal election 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 HernándezFrontera https://web.archive.org/web/20070427120442/http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Nacional/22042007/233243.aspx 2007-04-27 , April 22, 2007. Alianza para que Vivas Mejor (PRI, PVEM, PEBC) Jaime Palafox Granados Joaquín Ramírez Chacón Hugo Torres Chabert César Moreno Martínez Fernando del Montehttp://216.92.8.80/noticias/?seccion=generales&id=32641 El Vigía 2007-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20071006120827/http://216.92.8.80/noticias/?seccion=generales 2007-10-06 dead Party of the Democratic Revolution Carlos Hafen López Juan Carlos Ruiz Rubio Jorge Luis Quiñónez Leyva José Lara García Jaime Martínez VelozLa Jornada, April 30, 2007. Social Democratic and Farmer Alternative Marco Antonio Delgadillo Villanueva Oscar Hernández Valenzuela Sergio Ortiz Luna Rafael Miravete Basáñez Silke de la Parra Alianza Convergencia-PT PT - Convergencia Gabino Ramírez Huerta Sandra Torres Sánchez Iván Peñaloza Cruz Alfonso Barona García Jesús Ignacio Carlos Huerta Ensenada Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent Alianza por Baja California (PAN, PANAL, PES) Pablo Alejo López Núñez 52,203 45.82 Alianza para que Vivas Mejor (PRI, PVEM, PEBC) Jaime Palafox Granados 50,968 44.73 Party of the Democratic Revolution Carlos Hafen López 4,542 3.99 Alianza Convergencia-PT PT - Convergencia Gabino Ramírez Huerta 2,593 2.28 Social Democratic Alternative Party Marco Antonio Delgadillo Villanueva 1,296 1.14 None 2,335 2.05 Total 113,937 100.00 Source: PREP Mexicali Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent Alianza por Baja California (PAN, PANAL, PES) Rodolfo Valdéz Gutiérrez 128,225 51.27 Alianza para que Vivas Mejor (PRI, PVEM, PEBC) Joaquín Ramírez Chacón 106,502 42.58 Party of the Democratic Revolution Juan Carlos Ruiz Rubio 6,312 2.52 Alianza Convergencia-PT PT - Convergencia Sandra Torres Sánchez 2,658 1.06 Social Democratic Alternative Party Oscar Hernández Valenzuela 2,296 0.92 None 1,165 2.05 Total 250,116 100.00 Source: PREP Playas de Rosarito Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent Alianza para que Vivas Mejor (PRI, PVEM, PEBC) Hugo Torres Chabert 13,647 58.86 Alianza por Baja California (PAN, PANAL, PES) Ignacio García Dwórak 8,161 35.20 Party of the Democratic Revolution Jorge Luis Quiñones Leyva 730 3.15 Social Democratic Alternative Party Sergio Ortiz Luna 143 0.62 Alianza Convergencia-PT PT - Convergencia Iván Peñaloza Cruz 112 0.48 None 394 1.70 Total 23,187 100.00 Source: PREP Tecate Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent Alianza por Baja California (PAN, PANAL, PES) Donaldo Peñalosa Ávila 12,279 46.93 Alianza para que Vivas Mejor (PRI, PVEM, PEBC) César Moreno González de Castilla 11,612 44.38 Party of the Democratic Revolution Pedro Josué Pineda Simental 965 3.69 Alianza Convergencia-PT PT - Convergencia Alfonso Barona García 271 1.04 Social Democratic Alternative Party Rafael Miravete Basáñez 229 0.88 None 806 3.08 Total 26,162 100.00 Source: PREP Tijuana Party/Alliance Candidate Votes Percent Alianza por Baja California (PAN, PANAL, PES) Jorge Ramos Hernández 206,367 48.96 Alianza para que Vivas Mejor (PRI, PVEM, PEBC) Fernando del Monte Ceceña 200,944 47.67 Party of the Democratic Revolution Jaime Cleofas Martínez Velóz 8,467 2.00 Social Democratic Alternative Party Silke de la Parra 3.174 0.75 Alianza Convergencia-PT PT - Convergencia Jesús Ignacio Carlos Huerta 2,504 0.59 None 5,860 1.40 Total 427,316 100.00 Source: IEE Baja California Congressional election 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 Party of the Democratic Revolution 0 Social Democratic Alternative Party 0Alianza Convergencia-PT PT - Convergencia 0 Post-election controversies 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.http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2007/10/12/index.php?section=estados&article=041n2est Realizan caravana para pedir comicios extraordinarios en BC - la Jornada See also 2007 Mexican elections 2013 Mexican states elections References External links Electoral Institute of Baja California website https://web.archive.org/web/20070107142717/http://www.ieebc.org.mx/ 2007-01-07 Category:2007 elections in Mexico Election