The 2022 Quintana Roo gubernatorial election was held on 5 June 2022 to elect a new governor of Quintana Roo and 25 deputies to the state congress. Despite Carlos Joaquín González being a popular incumbent governor from the Party of the Democratic Revolution and the National Action Party the race was considered as a long shot due to the state's high approval of López Obrador, Morena's strong showing in the midterms and Mara Lezama's own popularity. On November 3, 2021, it was revealed Marko Cortés, the leader of the National Action Party expected to lose the state along with other four in play. The election resulted in a landslide for Mexico's ruling Morena party during President López Obrador's first term in office, winning the gubernatorial election. Additionally, they won all 15 local districts with the opposition only getting proportional representation seats.

Organization

Political parties In the local elections, 10 political parties have the right to participate. They include seven national parties (PRI, PAN, PRD, PT, PVEM, MC, MORENA) and three local parties (FxM, MAS, CQR).

Electoral Process The eight-week gubernatorial campaigning period lasted from 3 April to 1 June, while the six-week state congress campaigning period lasted from 18 April to June 1. The voting took place on 5 June 2022, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Alliances and Candidates

Va por Quintana Roo The National Action Party and the Party of the Democratic Revolution agreed to being in coalition for the gubernatorial election. The Institutional Revolutionary Party decided against forming part of the alliance. On January 7, the coalition registered its integration, conformed by three parties, National Action Party, Party of the Democratic Revolution and Confianza por Quintana Roo.

In January 2022 the coalition agreed that the nominee was selected by the PRD. For the candidate selection the party asked Parametría to do a poll with the three candidates. On 20 January the coalition announced the postulation of the deputy Laura Fernández Piña as the gubernatorial candidate.

Nominee

Laura Fernández Piña (PRD),Changed party from the PVEM to the PRD. member of the Chamber of Deputies from Quintana Roo 4th District.

Lost nomination

Mayuli Martínez Simón (PAN), Senator from Quintana Roo. Roberto Palazuelos (PRD), actor, model and producer.

Institutional Revolutionary Party The party decided against forming any coalition for the election.

Proposed

Leslie Hendricks Rubio (PRI), local deputy and daughter of former governor Joaquín Hendricks Díaz.

Citizens' Movement The party decided to go alone in the elections.

On 23 January, the party elected Roberto Palazuelos as their candidate for governor, however, on 18 February, Palazuelos declined his candidacy after it was rumored that Citizens' Movement planned to remove him from the nomination, because of several scandals and conservative positions. On the same day the party offered its candidacy to the incumbent Senator from Quintana Roo, José Luis Pech Várguez.

Nominee

José Luis Pech Várguez, Senator from Quintana Roo and 2016 Quintana Roo gubernatorial nominee for Morena. Previously went for the candidacy of Juntos Hacemos Historia.

Lost nomination

Marybel Villegas Canché (MC), Senator from Quintana Roo. Previously went for the candidacy of Juntos Hacemos Historia. Estefanía Mercado (MC), businesswoman.

Declined

Roberto Palazuelos (MC), actor, model and producer. Previously went for the candidacy of Va por México.

Juntos Hacemos Historia On 9 November 2021, the parties of Morena, Labor Party and the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico agreed to a coalition in the state elections under the name of Juntos Hacemos Historia. On 7 January 2022, the coalition registered with the addition of the parties Force for Mexico Quintana Roo and Movimiento Auténtico Social. However, on 17 January the party Movimiento Auténtico Social decided to separate from the coalition.

There were 8 candidates interested in the candidacy but only 5 were chosen for a poll in which Mara Lezama was the best positioned for the candidacy.

Nominee

Mara Lezama Espinosa (Morena), municipal president of Benito Juarez.

Lost nomination

José Luis Pech Várguez (Morena), Senator from Quintana Roo. Marybel Villegas Canché (Morena), Senator from Quintana Roo. Luis Alegre Salazar, Former deputy. Laura Beristain, municipal president of Solidaridad. Manuel Aguilar Ortega. Raúl Ojeda González, lawyer. Alfredo Kanter Culebro (Morena).

Movimiento Auténtico Social On 17 January 2022, the party decided to separate from the coalition Juntos Hacemos Historia and instead put their own candidates.

On 3 February 2022, the party choose Nivardo Mena Villanueva, former municipal president of Lázaro Cárdenas, as their nominee, because he was the only person interested in the nomination.

Nominee

Josué Nivardo Mena Villanueva, municipal president of Lázaro Cárdenas (2018–2021)

Polling data

By political party Polling firmDatePANPRIMORENAOtherNo one/ UndecidedTResearch1 July 202117%16%44%18%6%Campaigns & Elections13 July 202113%16%40%31%—Campaigns & Elections31 July 202119%14%45%22%—Campaigns & Elections31 August 202119%14%43%6%18%Factometríca28 October 202116.9%7.2%49%13.7%13.2%Demoscopia digital1 November 202119.2%5.3%44.8%11.5%19.2%Campaigns & Elections5 November 202118%10%46%26%—Campaigns & Elections11 November 202117%7%47%29%—Campaigns & Elections16 November 202122%15%45%18%—Heraldo Media Group22 November 202131.45%12.49%36.36%3.96%18.74%Campaigns & Elections25 November 202123%16%42%19%—Campaigns & Elections7 December 202120%13%46%21%—Heraldo Media Group13 December 202129.8%8.3%38.9%6.8%16.2%Demoscopia Digital23 December 202113.8%7.3%45.6%12.5%20.3%Campaigns & Elections5 January 202222%10%37%31%—FacttoMétrica7 January 202223.8%8.8%39%16.5%11.9%Campaigns & Elections13 January 202217%9%36%38%—Campaigns & Elections19 January 202217%8%35%40%—

By candidate Polling firmDateFernándezLezamaPalazuelosHendricksMenaNo one/ UndecidedMassive Caller24 January 202220.3%32.3%15.9%6.1%—25.4%Campaigns & Elections25 January 202218%38%16%11%—17%Demoscopia digital31 January 202221.6%42.7%9.4%4.8%—21.5%Campaigns & Elections2 February 202215%43%15%——27%Massive Caller4 February 202219.9%34.3%14.7%9%—22.1%El Financiero8 February 202222%35%13%——30%Campaigns & Elections9 February 202216%37%18%——29%Factométrica10 February 202218.3%46.7%12.4%9.7%—12.9%El Heraldo de México14 February 202213.2%28.4%22.3%8.3%—14%Demoscopia Digital16 February 202222.1%43.3%6.2%6.7%—21.7%Campaigns & Elections16 February 20229%45%18%4%—24%El Universal18 February 202217%42%9%7%4%21%Palazuelos declines his candidacy and the party selects José Luis Pech.Polling firmDateFernándezLezamaPechHendricksMenaNo one/ UndecidedCampaigns & Elections23 February 202220%38%11%8%—23%Demoscopia digital25 February 202216.5%39.2%17.2%4.5%—22.6%Campaigns & Elections2 March 202224%32%18%7%—19%De las Heras Demotecnia4 March 202215%58%14%8%5%5%Demoscopia digital7 March 202218.2%42.4%16.3%4.6%—18.5%Campaigns & Elections9 March 202223%38%10%6%—23%El Heraldo de México14 March 202223.2%33.5%13.7%10.7%—18.9%Campaigns & Elections15 March 202223%37%12%5%—23%Demoscopia Digital17 March 202220.5%43.6%12.8%5.3%—17.8%Reforma17 March 202225%49%7%19%0%—El Universal23 March 202214.1%41.5%11.2%7.0%1.2%26.2%Campaigns & Elections23 March 202221%39%10%5%—25%Demoscopia Digital27 March 202220.2%39.8%13.1%5.2%—21.2%Campaigns & Elections30 March 202221%38%17%6%—18%De las Heras Demotecnia30 March 202213%59%19%6%3%3%El Universal4 April 202218%42%10%8%4%22%Demoscopia Digital4 April 202218.7%43.3%9.6%5.7%—22.7%Campaigns & Elections4 April 202223%40%15%7%—15%El Financiero6 April 202227%48%9%12%4%4%Demoscopia Digital11 April 202220.3%44.2%8.7%5.1%—21.7%Factométrica15 April 202218.5%43.5%14.5%6.3%—17.2%Demoscopia Digital18 April 202222.9%46.3%7.2%4.7%—18.8%Campaigns & Elections19 April 202224%42%16%4%—14%El Economista25 April 202214.5%40%8.1%8.7%2.2%28.7%Demoscopia Digital25 April 202223.6%47.2%9.6%6.8%—12.8%El Heraldo de México25 April 202221.2%39.5%16.2%6.6%2.9%16.5%El Universal28 April 202216%47%14%5%4%18%Novedades Quintana Roo1 de mayo de 202231.9%38.1%14.5%11.1%4.4%—Demoscopia Digital2 May 202221.1%48.3%11.1%5.6%—12.9%

Results

Gubernatorial election 2022 Quintana Roo gubernatorial electionPartyCandidateVotes by partyVotes by candidate#%#%National Regeneration MovementMaria Elena Hermelinda Lezama Espinosa176,93532.57309,93157.06Green Ecologist Party of Mexico109,44120.15Labor Party14,6592.70Force for Mexico Quintana Roo8,8961.64National Action PartyLaura Lynn Fernandez Piña65,10011.9887,36916.08Party of the Democratic Revolution16,2592.99Trust for Quintana Roo6,0101.11Citizens' MovementJosé Luis Pech Várguez70,31512.94Authentic Social MovementNivardo Mena Villanueva38,1127.02Institutional Revolutionary PartyLeslie Hendricks Rubio16,0482.95Null votes20,9463.86Write-ins4920.09Total543,213100.00Instituto Electoral de Quintana Roo.

See also

2022 Mexican Local Elections

References

CÓMPUTOS QROO 2022(18 June 2022)