The 2012 gubernatorial election in the Mexican state of Tabasco we held on Sunday, July 1, 2012. 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 47,326 4.82% Institutional Revolutionary PartyEcologist Green Party of MexicoNew Alliance Party Jesús Alí de la Torre 430,313 43.79% Party of the Democratic RevolutionLabor PartyCitizens' Movement Arturo Núñez Jiménez 504,738 51.38 %

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