2012 Federal District (Mexico) election

2012 election for Head of Government of the Federal District
	Results of the election by local district. Yellow denotes districts won by Miguel Ángel Mancera.
Head of Government before election; Marcelo Ebrard ; PRD	Elected Head of Government; Miguel Ángel Mancera ; PRD

Last updated February 02, 2025

Elections were held in the Federal District of Mexico (Mexico City) on July 1, 2012 to elect the district's Head of Government, all 66 deputies of the Legislative Assembly, and 16 borough mayors.^[1] The election coincided with the 2012 presidential and general elections.

Outgoing Head of Government Marcelo Ebrard, who was elected to the office in 2006, of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) was term-limited and was not allowed to seek re-election. District Attorney General Miguel Ángel Mancera, the candidate of the PRD-supported Movimiento Progresista coalition, was elected 7th Head of Government of the Federal District.

Head of Government election

Background and campaign

Going into the 2012 election, the PRD had governed Mexico City since 1997. Under the PRD's leadership, the city adopted liberal social policies, including gay marriage, abortion, and no-fault divorce.^[2] Going into the 2012 election, term-limited Head of Government Marcelo Ebrard was considered politically popular.^[3]

PRD nomination

Polling in April 2011 conducted by El Universal found Alejandra Barrales, the head of the PRD group in the legislative assembly, to be the most popular potential PRD candidate for Head of Government. In the survey, Barrales took 24% of the vote, with Secretary of Social Development Martí Batres taking 13%.^[4]

In January 2012, Mexico City Attorney General Miguel Mancera was chosen as the candidate of the Movimiento Progresista coalition, which comprised the PRD, the Labor Party, and the Citizens' Movement.^[5]

Results

		Votes
Movimiento Progresista coalition (PRD, PT, Movimiento Ciudadano)	Miguel Ángel Mancera	3,028,704	63.56%
Compromiso por México coalition (PRI, PVEM)	Beatriz Paredes Rangel	941,139	19.75%
National Action Party	Isabel Miranda de Wallace	648,856	13.62%
New Alliance Party ^[6]	Rosario Guerra Diaz [ es ]	58,648	1.23%

Local elections

Legislative Assembly election

The Movimiento Progresista coalition won a majority in the Legislative Assembly.^[7]^[8]

Partido		Diputados Mayoría relativa	Diputados Rep. Proporcional	Total
	Movimiento Progresista coalition (PRD, PT, Movimiento Ciudadano)	38	0	38
	National Action Party	2	11	13
	Institutional Revolutionary Party	0	9	9
	Ecologist Green Party of Mexico	0	2	2
	New Alliance Party ^[6]	0	2	2
	Citizens' Movement	0	2	2
Total		40	26	66

Borough mayor elections

Elections were held for all 16 borough mayor positions.^[1]^[9]

Partido		Total
	Movimiento Progresista coalition (PRD, PT, Movimiento Ciudadano)	14
	National Action Party	1
	Compromiso por México coalition (PRI, PVEM)	1

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References

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↑ O'Connor, Anne-Marie (2012-07-07). "In Mexico City, the left extends its reign". Washington Post.
↑ "Popular Mayor Ebrard on sidelines in Mexico's presidential election". Los Angeles Times. 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
↑ Mora, Karla (2011-04-04). "Alejandra Barrales supera a Batres rumbo al 2012". El Universal. Archived from the original on 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
↑ "Miguel Mancera dice que el diálogo con Alejandra Barrales continúa". Expansión (in Spanish). 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
1 2 "No habrá coalición con Nueva Alianza en 2012: Joaquín Coldwell". Milenio. 2012-01-20. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
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↑ "Actas de cómputo del Proceso Electoral Ordinario 2011-2012". IEDF. 2012-07-10. Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2024-06-24.

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[americas-1] 1 2 Keller, Mark (2012-06-14). "Election Guide: Mexico's 2012 Vote". Americas Society . Retrieved 2012-06-30.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}

[2] O'Connor, Anne-Marie (2012-07-07). "In Mexico City, the left extends its reign". Washington Post.

[3] "Popular Mayor Ebrard on sidelines in Mexico's presidential election". Los Angeles Times. 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2024-06-24.

[4] Mora, Karla (2011-04-04). "Alejandra Barrales supera a Batres rumbo al 2012". El Universal. Archived from the original on 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2024-06-24.

[5] "Miguel Mancera dice que el diálogo con Alejandra Barrales continúa". Expansión (in Spanish). 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2024-06-24.

[:0-6] 1 2 "No habrá coalición con Nueva Alianza en 2012: Joaquín Coldwell". Milenio. 2012-01-20. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2012-01-12.

[7] IEDF (10 July 2012). "Entregan Consejos Distritales y Cabeceras de Delegación, constancias a candidatos triunfadores" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.

[8] "Elecciones DF 2012 - Resusltados". IEDF. Retrieved 2024-06-24.

[9] "Actas de cómputo del Proceso Electoral Ordinario 2011-2012". IEDF. 2012-07-10. Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2024-06-24.

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