2007 Baja California state election
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".[1] 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.[2] The Party of the Democratic Revolution did not reach an agreement to form an alliance with the Labor Party and Convergence[3]
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 Hank[4] | 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 | 0.89 |
| Alianza Convergencia-PT PT - Convergencia | Adalberto Velasco Antillón | 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[4] | 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 | 0.91 |
| Alianza 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 Hernández[5] |
| Alianza para que Vivas Mejor (PRI, PVEM, PEBC) |
Jaime Palafox Granados | Joaquín Ramírez Chacón | Hugo Torres Chabert | César Moreno Martínez | Fernando del Monte[6] |
| Party of the Democratic Revolution | Carlos Hafen López | Juan Carlos Ruiz Rubio | Jorge Luis Quiñónez Leyva | José Lara García | Jaime Martínez Veloz[7] |
| 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 | 0 |
| Alianza 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.[8]
References
- Da Corte revés al PAN; anula reforma electoral en BC El Universal, January 4, 2007.
- PAN-alliance is rejected La Jornada, February 20, 2007.
- PRD breaks up with the FAP in Baja California La Jornada, February 2, 2007.
- Elige PRI a Hank y confirma alianza Frontera, January 31, 2007.
- Frontera, April 22, 2007.
- "El Vigía". Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
- La Jornada, April 30, 2007.
- http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2007/10/12/index.php?section=estados&article=041n2est