2003 nuevo len state election

The Mexican state of Nuevo Len held an election on Sunday, 6 July 2004. At stake was the office of the Nuevo Len State Governor, all 42 members of the unicameral Chihuahua State Congress, and 51 mayors and municipal councils.

Governor

Results of the gubernatorial
election (2003)>

arty !! Percentage !! Votes
gcolor=#CCCCFF\| PAN	bgcolor=#EFEFEF align="center"\| 33.80	bgcolor=#CCCCFF align="right"\| 491,973
gcolor=#CCCCFF\| PRI/PVEM/FC	bgcolor=#EFEFEF align="center"\| 56.66	bgcolor=#CCCCFF align="right"\| 824,567
gcolor=#CCCCFF\| PRD	bgcolor=#EFEFEF align="center"\| 1.03	bgcolor=#CCCCFF align="right"\| 14,934
gcolor=#CCCCFF\| PT	bgcolor=#EFEFEF align="center"\| 4.99	bgcolor=#CCCCFF align="right"\| 72,620
gcolor=#CCCCFF\| PSN	bgcolor=#EFEFEF align="center"\| 0.18	bgcolor=#CCCCFF align="right"\| 2,592
gcolor=#CCCCFF\| PAS	bgcolor=#EFEFEF align="center"\| 0.13	bgcolor=#CCCCFF align="right"\| 1,959
gcolor=#CCCCFF\| MU	bgcolor=#EFEFEF align="center"\| 0.25	bgcolor=#CCCCFF align="right"\| 3,710
gcolor=#CCCCFF\| Null ballots	bgcolor=#EFEFEF align="center"\| 2.95	bgcolor=#CCCCFF align="right"\| 42,989
gcolor=#EFEFEF\| Total	bgcolor=#EFEFEF align="center"\| 100	bgcolor=#EFEFEF align="right"\| 1,455,344

Executive power rests in a governor, who is directly elected by the citizens, using a secret ballot, to a 6-year term with no possibility of reelection. The position is open only to a Mexican citizen by birth, at least 30 years old with at least 5 years residency in Nuevo Len. The victorious candidate in this election was Jos Natividad Gonzlez Paras, representing an alliance of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and the Green Ecological Party (PVEM). This was a major victory for the PRI, since the highly industrialised state of Nuevo Len had previously been governed by the PAN and was generally considered a solid PAN state.

Gonzlez Paras took office on 4 October 2003 for a term that will end October 4, 2009.

State congress

Parties represented in the
70th Legislature>

arty !! Directly elected !! Plurinominal
gcolor=#CCCCFF\| PRI	bgcolor=#EFEFEF align="center"\| 18	bgcolor=#CCCCFF align="center"\| 5
gcolor=#CCCCFF\| PAN	bgcolor=#EFEFEF align="center"\| 6	bgcolor=#CCCCFF align="center"\| 5
gcolor=#CCCCFF\| PT	bgcolor=#EFEFEF align="center"\| 0	bgcolor=#CCCCFF align="center"\| 3
gcolor=#CCCCFF\| PVEM	bgcolor=#EFEFEF align="center"\| 2	bgcolor=#CCCCFF align="center"\| 1
gcolor=#CCCCFF\| Independent	bgcolor=#EFEFEF align="center"\| 0	bgcolor=#CCCCFF align="center"\| 1
gcolor=#CCCCFF\| PRD	bgcolor=#EFEFEF align="center"\| 0	bgcolor=#CCCCFF align="center"\| 1
gcolor=#EFEFEF\| Total	bgcolor=#EFEFEF align="center"\| 26	bgcolor=#EFEFEF align="center"\| 16

Legislative power in the state rests in a unicameral legislature composed of 42 deputies, also elected via secret ballot by the citizenry, 26 of whom are directly elected and 16 chosen according to a plurinominal system involving proportional representation. Following the election, the 70th Legislature consists of 23 PRI deputies, 11 from PAN, 3 from PT, 3 from PVEM, 1 from PRD, and one independent.

2003 Nuevo Len State Election

Governor

State congress

See also