2012 Jalisco gubernatorial election

The 2012 gubernatorial election in the Mexican state of Jalisco was held on Sunday, July 1, 2012.^[1] Incumbent Jalisco Governor Emilio González Márquez of the National Action Party (PAN) is retiring due to mandatory term limits, which limit all Mexican state governors to one, six-year term in office. The Jalisco gubernatorial election coincided with the 2012 Mexican presidential and general elections.

Candidates

Party/Coalition		Candidates	Votes
	National Action Party	Fernando Guzmán Pérez	655,289	19.89%
	Institutional Revolutionary Party Ecologist Green Party of Mexico	Aristóteles Sandoval	1,279,172	38.83%
	Party of the Democratic Revolution	Fernando Garza Martínez	112,719	3.42%
	Citizens' Movement	Enrique Alfaro Ramírez	1,121,977	34.06%
	New Alliance Party	María de los Ángeles Martínez Valdivia	45,400	1.37%
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20120709033418/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/elecciones2012/Jalisco/

Polling

A poll conducted by El Universal in May 2012 showed PRI candidate Jorge Aristóteles Sandoval leading his three opponents in the race.^[1]