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1995 Yucatán gubernatorial election Mexico Presidential no 1993 2001 28 May 1995 125px Victor Cervera Pacheco PRI 251,497 48.78% 125px Luis Correa Mena es PAN 229,034 44.42% Governor Federico Granja Ricalde PRI Victor Cervera Pacheco PRI File:Flag of the Republic of Yucatan.svg Eduardo Sobrino Sierra PRD 16,799 3.26%The 1995 Yucatán gubernatorial election was held on 28 May 1995 to elect the governor of the Mexican state of Yucatán.Poot Capetillo Efraín Eric Paredes Guerrero Leticia Janet 2005-08-05 LAS ELECCIONES DE 1995 EN YUCATÁN https://archivos.juridicas.unam.mx/www/bjv/libros/4/1762/23.pdf 2024-06-01 National Autonomous University of Mexico es The competitive election was narrowly won by Victor Cervera Pacheco of the PRI over PAN candidate Luis Correa Mena.Vandenack Tim 1995-06-06 Mexican party to protest state election - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/06/06/Mexican-party-to-protest-state-election/1200802411200/ 2024-06-15 UPI en
Background
The election was held during the Institutional Revolutionary Party's (PRI) nearly-unchallenged rule of the country. The Los Angeles Times reported that many observers anticipated that the 1995 gubernatorial elections in Yucatán and Guanajuato could "mark the beginning of the end of the PRI's 66 years of rule".Fineman Mark 1995-05-27 State Elections in Mexico May Signal Nation's Future https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-05-27-mn-6721-story.html 2024-06-15 Los Angeles Times en-US
Campaign and election
Ahead of the election, The Washington Post characterized Cervera and Correa as "running neck-and-neck amid charges by independent observers that the ruling party had attempted to tamper with the vote."Robberson Tod 1995-05-29 LONG-RULING PARTY AWAITS IRE OF VOTERS AS TWO STATES ELECT GOVERNORS https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/05/29/long-ruling-party-awaits-ire-of-voters-as-two-states-elect-governors/eb0d3e5d-809e-40c0-b2f3-1c625beb2e9c/ 2024-06-15 Washington Post
Polling conducted ahead of the election found either an effective tie between Cervera and Correa, or a slight advantage for the former. Ahead of the election, observers anticipated the possibility of political violence in the aftermath of voting.Fineman Mark Darling Juanita 1995-05-30 NEWS ANALYSIS : Results of 2 Key Races Signal New Political Era in Mexico https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-05-30-mn-7624-story.html 2024-06-14 Los Angeles Times en-US
Candidates
PRI candidate Victor Cervera Pacheco, who had previously served as governor of Yucatán from 1984 to 1988, was described as a member of the PRI's "Old Guard". PAN candidate Luis Correa Mena was described as a protégé of national party president Carlos Castillo Peraza.
Results
The Los Angeles Times reported that while PAN candidate Correa won a strong victory in the relatively-affluent capital city of Mérida, PRI candidate Cervera was able to win by performing strongly in impoverished rural areas. In the aftermath of the election, PAN alleged that Cervera Pacheco was elected via fraud and announced it would hold demonstrations against his election.1995 Yucatán gubernatorial election
Poot Capetillo Efraín Eric Paredes Guerrero Leticia Janet 2005-08-05 LAS ELECCIONES DE 1995 EN YUCATÁN https://archivos.juridicas.unam.mx/www/bjv/libros/4/1762/23.pdf 2024-06-01 National Autonomous University of Mexico es
Víctor Cervera Pacheco Institutional Revolutionary Party 251,497 48.78%Luis Correa Mena National Action Party (Mexico) 229,034 44.42%Party of the Democratic Revolution Eduardo Sobrino Sierra 16,799 3.26%
References
Category:Yucatán elections
Category:1995 elections in Mexico
Category:Gubernatorial elections in Mexico