2006 Mexican elections

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A number of elections on the federal and local level took place in Mexico during 2006.[1]

## Federal election

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Main article: 2006 Mexican general election

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

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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

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

## See also

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* Politics of Mexico
* List of political parties in Mexico

## References

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1. ^ "Primer: Mexico Elections 2006 (washingtonpost.com)". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.

## Further reading

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* Bruhn, Kathleen, and Kenneth F. Greene. "Elite Polarization Meets Mass Moderation in Mexico's 2006 Elections." PS: Political Science & Politics 40.1 (2007): 33-38.
* Lawson, Chappell, et al. "The Mexico 2006 Panel Study." Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, online:<http://mexicopanelstudy.mit.edu/>(10[permanent dead link] May 2016) (2007).

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