2012 Guanajuato gubernatorial election

The 2012 gubernatorial election in the Mexican state of Guanajuato was held on Sunday, July 1, 2012. Incumbent Guanajuato Governor Juan Manuel Oliva 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 Guanajuato gubernatorial election coincided with the 2012 Mexican presidential and general elections.

Miguel Márquez Márquez of PAN won the election. He was sworn into office on September 26, 2012.

Gubernatorial candidates

Party/Coalition		Candidates
	National Action Party New Alliance Party	Miguel Márquez Márquez[1]
	Institutional Revolutionary Party Ecologist Green Party of Mexico	Juan Ignacio Torres Landa[2]
	Party of the Democratic Revolution	Arnulfo Montes de la Vega[3]
	Labor Party	Ernesto Prieto
	Citizens' Movement	Enrique Eguiarte Alvarado[4]

References

1. "Arrasa Márquez elección interna con más del 50%". Milenio Diario. 2012-02-06. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
2. "PRI da apoyo a Torres Landa para Guanajuato". El Economista. 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
3. Carlos García, Rubicela Morelos y Javier Salinas (2012-02-27). "Arnulfo Montes, candidato del PRD al gobierno de Guanajuato". La Jornada. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
4. Cutberto Jiménez (2012-03-31). "Enrique Eguiarte, candidato de Movimiento Ciudadano al gobierno de Guanajuato". Milenio. Retrieved 2012-04-10.