Tabasco gubernatorial election, 2012

The 2012 gubernatorial election in the Mexican state of Tabasco we held on Sunday, July 1, 2012.^[1] Incumbent Tabasco Governor Andrés Granier Melo of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) is retiring due to mandatory term limits, which limit all Mexican state governors to one, six-year term in office. The Tabasco gubernatorial election coincided with the 2012 Mexican presidential and general elections.

Candidates

Party/Coalition		Candidates	Votes
	National Action Party	Gerardo Priego Tapia[2]	47,326	4.82%
	Institutional Revolutionary Party Ecologist Green Party of Mexico New Alliance Party	Jesús Alí de la Torre	430,313	43.79%
	Party of the Democratic Revolution Labor Party Citizens' Movement	Arturo Núñez Jiménez[3]	504,738	51.38 %

References

1. Keller, Mark (2012-06-14). "Election Guide: Mexico's 2012 Vote". Americas Society. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
2. "'Respeto a quien sería mi contrincante': Gerardo Priego". Tabasco Hoy. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 20-01-12. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
3. Notimex (4 March 2012). "Núñez protesta como candidato del PRD en Tabasco". El Universal. Retrieved 04-03-2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)