# 2022 Mexican local elections

The 2022 Mexican local elections, held on June 5, 2022, saw voters electing six governors for a six-year term (five years in Aguascalientes and Quintana Roo), deputies for one state congress, and officials for 39 municipalities.
The two main coalitions, Juntos Hacemos Historia (MORENA PT PVEM) and Va por México (PAN PRI PRD), competed in the gubernatorial races. Morena, as part of its coalition, continued its pattern of flipping governorships, flipping four in total, while Va por México successfully defended only two.

## Gubernatorial races summary

| State | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Candidates |
| State | Governor | Party | Party | | Candidates |
| Aguascalientes | Martín Orozco Sandoval | | | ▌ Y María Teresa Jiménez Esquivel (PAN) ▌ Nora Ruvalcaba Gámez (MORENA) |
| Durango | José Rosas Aispuro | | | ▌ Y Esteban Villegas Villarreal (PRI) ▌ Alma Marina Vitela (MORENA) |
| Hidalgo | Omar Fayad | | | ▌ Y Julio Menchaca (MORENA) ▌ Carolina Viggiano (PRI) |
| Oaxaca | Alejandro Murat Hinojosa | | | ▌ Y Salomón Jara Cruz (MORENA) ▌ Alejandro Avilés Álvarez (PRI) |
| Quintana Roo | Carlos Joaquín González | | | ▌ Y Mara Lezama Espinosa (MORENA) ▌ Laura Fernández Piña (PAN) ▌ José Luis Pech Várguez (MC) |
| Tamaulipas | Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca | | | ▌ Y Américo Villarreal Anaya (MORENA) ▌ César Augusto Verástegui Ostos (PAN) |

## State races
### Aguascalientes

The governorship of Aguascalientes was up for election.
2022 Aguascalientes gubernatorial election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | María Teresa Jiménez Esquivel | National Action Party | 249,464 | 55.28 |
| | Nora Ruvalcaba Gámez | Morena | 155,531 | 34.46 |
| | Anayeli Muñoz Moreno | Citizens' Movement | 32,270 | 7.15 |
| | Martha Márquez Alvarado | Labor Party | 7,280 | 1.61 |
| | Natzielly Teresita Rodríguez Calzada | Force for Mexico | 6,446 | 1.43 |
| Non-registered candidates | Non-registered candidates | Non-registered candidates | 283 | 0.06 |
| Total | Total | Total | 451,274 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 451,274 | 97.27 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 12,680 | 2.73 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 463,954 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,008,750 | 45.99 |
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### Durango

The governorship of Durango was up for election, as well as all positions in the state's 39 municipalities.
2022 Durango gubernatorial election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Esteban Villegas Villarreal | Institutional Revolutionary Party | 332,311 | 55.09 |
| | Alma Marina Vitela | Morena | 240,255 | 39.83 |
| | Patricia Flores Elizondo | Citizens' Movement | 27,741 | 4.60 |
| Non-registered candidates | Non-registered candidates | Non-registered candidates | 2,861 | 0.47 |
| Total | Total | Total | 603,168 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 603,168 | 97.56 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 15,109 | 2.44 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 618,277 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,225,242 | 50.46 |
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### Hidalgo

The governorship of Hidalgo was up for election.
2022 Hidalgo gubernatorial election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Julio Menchaca | Morena | 653,181 | 63.34 |
| | Carolina Viggiano | Institutional Revolutionary Party | 332,484 | 32.24 |
| | Francisco Xavier Berganza | Citizens' Movement | 32,709 | 3.17 |
| | José Luis Lima Morales | Ecologist Green Party | 12,125 | 1.18 |
| Non-registered candidates | Non-registered candidates | Non-registered candidates | 710 | 0.07 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,031,209 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,031,209 | 97.19 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 29,781 | 2.81 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,060,990 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,229,536 | 47.59 |
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### Oaxaca

The governorship of Oaxaca was up for election.
2022 Oaxaca gubernatorial election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Salomón Jara Cruz | Morena | 680,752 | 62.36 |
| | Alejandro Avilés Álvarez | Institutional Revolutionary Party | 282,479 | 25.88 |
| | Antonia Nativiad Díaz Jiménez | National Action Party | 42,616 | 3.90 |
| | Dulce Alejandra García Morlan | Citizens' Movement | 36,979 | 3.39 |
| | Mauricio Cruz Vargas | Independent | 20,734 | 1.90 |
| | Bersahin Asael López López | New Alliance Party | 18,262 | 1.67 |
| | Jesús López Rodríguez | Independent | 8,647 | 0.79 |
| Non-registered candidates | Non-registered candidates | Non-registered candidates | 1,121 | 0.10 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,091,590 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,091,590 | 96.64 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 37,921 | 3.36 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,129,511 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,911,547 | 38.79 |
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### Quintana Roo

All 25 seats of the Congress of Quintana Roo were up for election, where 15 were elected through first-past-the-post voting and 10 through proportional representation. Additionally, the governorship was up for election.
2022 Congress of Quintana Roo election :
| Party | Party | Before | After | Change |
| | Morena | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| | National Action Party | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| | Ecologist Green Party of Mexico | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| | Party of the Democratic Revolution | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | Labor Party | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| | Institutional Revolutionary Party | 1 | 1 | |
| | Citizens' Movement | 1 | 1 | |
| | Movimiento Auténtico Social | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Force for Mexico | 0 | 1 | |
| | Independents | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 25 | 25 | |
2022 Quintana Roo gubernatorial election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Mara Lezama Espinosa | Morena | 280,357 | 58.74 |
| | Laura Fernández Piña | National Action Party | 80,209 | 16.81 |
| | José Luis Pech Várguez | Citizen's Movement | 65,286 | 13.68 |
| | Nivardo Mena Villanueva | Social Authentic Movement [es] | 35,318 | 7.40 |
| | Leslie Hendricks Rubio | Institutional Revolutionary Party | 14,758 | 3.09 |
| Non-registered candidates | Non-registered candidates | Non-registered candidates | 1,320 | 0.28 |
| Total | Total | Total | 477,248 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 477,248 | 96.02 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 19,774 | 3.98 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 497,022 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,228,606 | 40.45 |
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### Tamaulipas

The governorship of Tamaulipas was up for election.
2022 Tamaulipas gubernatorial election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Américo Villarreal Anaya | Morena | 731,383 | 51.47 |
| | César Augusto Verástegui Ostos | National Action Party | 642,800 | 45.24 |
| | Arturo Díez Gutiérrez | Citizen's Movement | 46,182 | 3.25 |
| Non-registered candidates | Non-registered candidates | Non-registered candidates | 630 | 0.04 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,420,995 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,420,995 | 97.68 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 33,785 | 2.32 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,454,780 | 100.00 |
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