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
editParty/Coalition | Candidates | Votes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
National Action Party | Gerardo Priego Tapia[2] |
47,326 | 4.82% | |
Institutional Revolutionary Party Ecologist Green Party of Mexico New Alliance Party |
Jesús Alí de la Torre | 430,313 | 43.79% | |
Party of the Democratic Revolution Labor Party Citizens' Movement |
Arturo Núñez Jiménez[3] | 504,738 | 51.38 % |
References
edit- ^ Keller, Mark (2012-06-14). "Election Guide: Mexico's 2012 Vote". Americas Society. Retrieved 2012-06-30.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "'Respeto a quien sería mi contrincante': Gerardo Priego". Tabasco Hoy. 20 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ Notimex (4 March 2012). "Núñez protesta como candidato del PRD en Tabasco". El Universal. Retrieved 2012-03-04.