The 2012 gubernatorial election in the Mexican state of Jalisco was held on Sunday, July 1, 2012. Incumbent Jalisco Governor Emilio González Márquez of the National Action Party (PAN) is retiring due to mandatory term limits, which limit all Mexican state governors to one, six-year term in office. The Jalisco gubernatorial election coincided with the 2012 Mexican presidential and general elections.
Candidates
Party/Coalition Candidates Votes National Action Party Fernando Guzmán Pérez 655,289 19.89% Institutional Revolutionary PartyEcologist Green Party of Mexico Aristóteles Sandoval 1,279,172 38.83% Party of the Democratic Revolution Fernando Garza Martínez 112,719 3.42% Citizens' Movement Enrique Alfaro Ramírez 1,121,977 34.06% New Alliance Party María de los Ángeles Martínez Valdivia 45,400 1.37% Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20120709033418/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/elecciones2012/Jalisco/
Polling A poll conducted by El Universal in May 2012 showed PRI candidate Jorge Aristóteles Sandoval leading his three opponents in the race.
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