2006 State of Mexico election

A local election was held in the State of Mexico, Mexico on Sunday, March 12, 2006. About 3.5 million people (40% of the total registered electorate) went to the polls to elect, on the local level:

• 125 municipal presidents (mayors) to serve for a three-year term.
• 75 local deputies (45 by the first-past-the-post system and 30 by proportional representation) to serve for a three-year term in the Congress of the State of México.

In addition to the eight nationally recognized political parties, the State of Mexico has, as of 2006, one locally recognized political party, the Partido Unidos por México (PUM), therefore nine political parties will participate in the Mexico state election.

Election results

Official results can be found at the 2006 elections website^{[permanent dead link]}.

Municipalities

Party/Alliance	Won
Alliance for Mexico (PRI–PVEM)	54
National Action Party (PAN)	24
Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD)	23
Convergence	3
Labor Party (PT)	2
Alliance PRD–PT	9
Alliance PRD–PT–Convergence	2
Alliance PRD–Convergence	2
Alliance PT–Convergence	3
Alliance PAN–PRD	1
Alliance PAN–PRD–PT	1
Alliance PAN–PT	1

Local Congress

Seats won by party (FPP system)

Party	2006 results	2003 results	Change
Alliance for Mexico (PRI–PVEM)	19	24	-5
PRD–PT	17	10	+7
National Action Party (PAN)	9	11	-2

External links

• Electoral Institute of the State of Mexico website