List of current state governors in Mexico

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States governed by party, October 2024
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States governed by party, October 2024
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   PVEM

The United Mexican States, commonly known as Mexico, is a federation comprising thirty-two federal entities. The Head of Government of Mexico City is not considered a governorship, but the position is included on this list of governors for completeness. Article 115 of the current Federal Constitution states that, for their internal government, the states shall adopt the republican, representative, democratic, secular, and popular form of government, with the free municipality as the basis of their territorial division and political and administrative organization. The election of governors of the states and the local legislatures shall be direct and in the manner prescribed by their respective electoral laws.

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State governors serve six-year terms and, like the President of Mexico, they are barred from seeking reelection. No one who has previously held a governorship may run for or serve in the post again, even on a caretaker basis. Candidates for governor must be Mexican citizens by birth and either a state native or a state resident for at least five years before election day, per Article 116 Part I of the Mexican constitution. [1]

Including the Head of Government of Mexico City, 23 governorships are held by the National Regeneration Movement, 4 are members of the National Action Party, 2 are members of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, 2 are members of the Citizens' Movement, and 1 is from the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico.

State governors

   Morena (23)   PAN (4)   PRI (2)   MC (2)   PVEM (1)

StateGovernorPartyPrior Public ExperienceTook officeEnd of TermPast
Coat of arms of Aguascalientes.svg
Aguascalientes
Terejimenez.jpg
María Teresa Jiménez Esquivel
PAN logo (Mexico).svg Chamber of Deputies 1 October 202230 September 2027 List
Coat of arms of Baja California.svg
Baja California
Marina del Pilar.jpg
Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda
Morena Party (Mexico).svg Chamber of Deputies, Mayor of Mexicali 1 November 202131 October 2027 List
Coat of arms of Baja California Sur.svg
Baja California Sur
Victor Castro (gobierno de Baja California Sur).jpg
Víctor Manuel Castro Cosío
Morena Party (Mexico).svg Chamber of Deputies, Senate of the Republic, Delegate of Social Development of Baja California Sur, Secretary of Education of Baja California Sur, Mayor of La Paz 10 September 20219 September 2027 List
Coat of arms of Campeche.svg
Campeche
Layda Sansores - Martes de Jaguar (cropped).jpg
Layda Elena Sansores
Morena Party (Mexico).svg Chamber of Deputies, Senate of the Republic, Mayor of Álvaro Obregón 15 September 202114 September 2027 List
Coat of arms of Chiapas.svg
Chiapas
Rutis.jpg
Rutilio Escandón
Morena Party (Mexico).svg Chamber of Deputies, Senate of the Republic 8 December 20187 December 2024 List
Coat of arms of Chihuahua.svg
Chihuahua
Maru Campos.jpg
María Eugenia Campos Galván
PAN logo (Mexico).svg Chamber of Deputies, Mayor of Chihuahua City 8 September 20217 September 2027 List
Coat of arms of Mexico City, Mexico.svg
Mexico City
Clara Marina Brugada Molina (cropped) 2.jpg
Clara Brugada
Morena Party (Mexico).svg Mayor of Iztapalapa, Chamber of Deputies 5 October 20244 October 2030 List
Coat of arms of Coahuila.svg
Coahuila
Manolo Jimenez Salinas.jpg
Manolo Jiménez Salinas
PRI logo (Mexico).svg Mayor of Saltillo 1 December 202330 November 2029 List
Coat of arms of Colima.svg
Colima
Indira Vizcaino Silva.jpg
Indira Vizcaíno Silva
Morena Party (Mexico).svg Chamber of Deputies, Delegate of Social Development of Colima, Secretary of Social Development of Coima, Mayor of Cuauhtémoc 1 November 202131 October 2027 List
Coat of arms of Durango.svg
Durango
Esteban Villegas Villarreal en 2022 (recortada).jpg
Esteban Villegas Villarreal
PRI logo (Mexico).svg Chamber of Deputies, Mayor of Durango City 15 September 202214 September 2028 List
Bandera del Estado de Guanajuato.svg
Guanajuato
LIBIA-DENNISE-GARCIA-MUNOZ-LEDO.jpg
Libia García Muñoz Ledo
PAN logo (Mexico).svg Chamber of Deputies, Secretary of the Government of Guanajuato, Secretary of Social and Human Development of Guanajuato26 September 202425 September 2030 List
Coat of arms of Guerrero.svg
Guerrero
Evelyn Salgado Pineda.jpg
Evelyn Salgado Pineda
Morena Party (Mexico).svg President of the National System for Integral Family Development of Acapulco15 October 202114 October 2027 List
Coat of arms of Hidalgo.svg
Hidalgo
Julio Menchaca 2 (cropped).jpg
Julio Menchaca
Morena Party (Mexico).svg Chamber of Deputies, Senate of the Republic 5 September 20224 September 2028 List
Coat of arms of Jalisco.svg
Jalisco
Enrique Alfaro.jpg
Enrique Alfaro Ramírez
MC Party (Mexico).svg Chamber of Deputies, Mayor of Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Mayor of Guadalajara 6 December 20185 December 2024 List
Coat of arms of Mexico State.svg
State of Mexico
Delfina Gomez (cropped).jpg
Delfina Gómez Álvarez
Morena Party (Mexico).svg Secretariat of Education, Mayor of Texcoco de Mora 16 September 202315 September 2029 List
Coat of arms of Michoacan.svg
Michoacán
Alfredo Ramirez Bedolla.jpg
Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla
Morena Party (Mexico).svg Chamber of Deputies 1 October 202130 September 2027 List
Coat of arms of Morelos.svg
Morelos
Margarita Gonzalez Saravia.jpg
Margarita González Saravia
Morena Party (Mexico).svg National Director of National Lottery, Secretary of Tourism and Culture of Morelos1 October 202430 September 2030 List
Coat of arms of Nayarit.svg
Nayarit
Miguel Angel Navarro (cropped).jpg
Miguel Ángel Navarro Quintero
Morena Party (Mexico).svg Chamber of Deputies, Senate of the Republic 19 September 202118 September 2027 List
Coat of arms of Nuevo Leon.svg
Nuevo León
Samuel Garcia en 2022 - cropped.jpg
Samuel García
MC Party (Mexico).svg Chamber of Deputies, Senate of the Republic 4 December 20233 October 2027 List
Coat of arms of Oaxaca.svg
Oaxaca
Salomon Jara Cruz.jpg
Salomón Jara Cruz
Morena Party (Mexico).svg Chamber of Deputies 1 December 202230 November 2028 List
Coat of arms of Puebla.svg
Puebla
Sergio Salomón Céspedes Morena Party (Mexico).svg Chamber of Deputies, municipal president of Tepeaca 15 December 2022 (substitute)13 December 2024 List
Coat of arms of Queretaro.svg
Querétaro
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Mauricio Kuri González
PAN logo (Mexico).svg Senate of the Republic, Mayor of Corregidora 1 October 202130 September 2027 List
Coat of arms of Quintana Roo.svg Quintana Roo DSF1114-Final.jpg
Mara Lezama Espinosa
Morena Party (Mexico).svg Mayor of Benito Juárez 25 September 202224 September 2027 List
Coat of arms of San Luis Potosi.svg
San Luis Potosí
Ricardo-Gallardo-Cardona.jpg
Ricardo Gallardo Cardona
PVE logo (Mexico).svg Chamber of Deputies, Mayor of Soledad de Graciano Sánchez 26 September 202125 September 2027 List
Coat of arms of Sinaloa.svg
Sinaloa
Ruben Rocha Moya en julio de 2024.jpg
Rubén Rocha Moya
Morena Party (Mexico).svg Chamber of Deputies, Senate of the Republic, Rector of Autonomous University of Sinaloa 1 November 202131 October 2027 List
Coat of arms of Sonora.svg
Sonora
Alfonso Durazo.jpg
Alfonso Durazo Montaño
Morena Party (Mexico).svg Chamber of Deputies, Senate of the Republic, Secretary of Security and Civilian Protection13 September 202112 September 2027 List
Coat of arms of Tabasco (Mexico).svg
Tabasco
Senador Javier May Rodriguez.jpg
Javier May Rodríguez
Morena Party (Mexico).svg Mayor of Comalcalco, Chamber of Deputies, Senate of the Republic, Director of FONATUR1 October 202430 September 2030 List
Coat of arms of Tamaulipas.svg
Tamaulipas
Senador Americo Villarreal Anaya en el pleno.jpg
Américo Villarreal Anaya
Morena Party (Mexico).svg Senate of the Republic 1 October 202230 September 2028 List
Coat of arms of Tlaxcala.svg
Tlaxcala
Lorena Cuellar Gobernadora.jpg
Lorena Cuéllar Cisneros
Morena Party (Mexico).svg Chamber of Deputies, Senate of the Republic, Delegate of Social Development of Tlaxcala, Secretary of Tourism of Tlaxcala, Mayor of Tlaxcala City 31 August 202130 August 2027 List
Coat of arms of Veracruz.svg
Veracruz
Gobernador Cuitlahuac.jpg
Cuitláhuac García Jiménez
Morena Party (Mexico).svg Chamber of Deputies 1 December 201830 November 2024 List
Coat of arms of Yucatan.svg
Huacho Diaz Mena.jpg
Joaquín Díaz Mena
Morena Party (Mexico).svg Delegate of Development Programs, Chamber of Deputies, Mayor of San Felipe 1 October 202430 September 2030 List
Escudo de armas de la Ciudad y Estado de Zacatecas.svg
Zacatecas
David Monreal (cropped).jpg
David Monreal Ávila
Morena Party (Mexico).svg Senate of the Republic, General Coordinator of Cattle Raising of the Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mayor of Fresnillo 12 September 202111 September 2027 List

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