Mexican elections, 2006

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A number of elections on the federal and local level took place in Mexico during 2006.

Federal election

Main article: Mexican general election, 2006

A general election was held on Sunday, July 2, 2006. Voters went to the polls to elect, on the federal level:

• A new President of the Republic
• A new Congress (both chambers)

The Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) is the public organization responsible for organizing the general election in Mexico.

Local elections

In addition to the general election in July 2006, 12 states and the Federal District (Mexico City) held local elections during the course of the year.

Date	State	Voters elected	Main article
March 12, 2006	State of México	State congress, 125 municipal presidents (mayors)	México state election, 2006
July 2, 2006	Federal District	Head of Government, Legislative Assembly, 16 borough mayors	Mexican Federal District election, 2006
July 2, 2006	Sonora	State congress, 72 municipal presidents (mayors)	Sonora state election, 2006
July 2, 2006	Nuevo León	State congress, 51 municipal presidents (mayors)	Nuevo León state election, 2006
July 2, 2006	Jalisco	Governor, state congress, 124 municipal presidents (mayors)	Jalisco state election, 2006
July 2, 2006	Colima	State congress, 10 municipal presidents (mayors)	Colima state election, 2006
July 2, 2006	Guanajuato	Governor, state congress, 46 municipal presidents (mayors)	Guanajuato state election, 2006
July 2, 2006	Querétaro	State congress, 18 municipal presidents (mayors)	Querétaro state election, 2006
July 2, 2006	Morelos	Governor, state congress, 33 municipal presidents (mayors)	Morelos state election, 2006
July 2, 2006	Campeche	State congress, 11 municipal presidents (mayors)	Campeche state election, 2006
July 2, 2006	San Luis Potosí	State congress	San Luis Potosí state election, 2006
August 20, 2006	Chiapas	Governor	Chiapas state election, 2006
October 15, 2006	Tabasco	Governor, state congress, 17 municipal presidents (mayors)	Tabasco state election, 2006
October 15, 2006	San Luis Potosí	58 municipal presidents (mayors)	San Luis Potosí state election, 2006

See also

• Politics of Mexico
• List of political parties in Mexico