List of politicians killed during the 2024 Mexican elections

The following is a list of assassinations of political candidates that took place in Mexico during the 2024 Mexican general and local elections. Up to sixty politicians were assassinated during the pre-campaign and campaign periods in Mexico but, according to a statement by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on 14 June 2024, the total number was six. None of the candidates killed were running for president.

Prior to the electoral period Assassinations that occurred before the start of the electoral period (20 November 2023). NamePolitical partyDatePositionNotesJavier Torres BarreraPAN13 July 2023Aspiring candidate for mayor of Chiautla de Tapia, PueblaArmed assailants kidnapped and killed Torres. Wilman Monje MoralesMORENA11 October 2023Aspiring candidate for mayor of Gutiérrez Zamora, VeracruzFormer mayor of Gutiérrez Zamora (2018–2021) as a member of Citizens' Movement. Ambushed and shot after dropping off his son at Colegio México near the Gutiérrez Zamora Municipal Palace.Alejandro Lanuza HernándezPAN11 October 2023Aspiring candidate for mayor of Salvatierra, GuanajuatoRegidor of Salvatierra, Guanajuato. Had previously been kidnapped while his sister was mayor (2018–2021). Killed while walking near his residence at 9:00 am.Miguel Ángel Cruz RoblesMORENA26 October 2023Aspiring candidate for mayor of Villa del Carbón, State of MexicoWhile driving on the Jilotepec–Villa del Carbón highway, Cruz was fatally shot by armed assailants.

Electoral period Assassinations that occurred between the start of the campaigning period (20 November 2023) and election day (2 June 2024). NamePolitical partyDatePositionNotesDagoberto García RiveraMORENA4 November 2023Aspiring candidate for mayor of Maravatío, MichoacánGarcía Rivera was reported missing on 19 October; his body was found in Zinapécuaro, Michoacán, with signs of bullet wounds on 31 October and identified on 4 November.Jaime Dámaso SolísPAN24 November 2023Aspiring candidate for mayor of Zitala, GuerreroFormer regidor of Zitala, Guerrero. Fatally shot outside his residence in the municipality at 8:00am.Ricardo Taja RamírezMORENA21 December 2023Aspiring candidate for federal deputyLocal deputy of Guerrero (2012–2015) and federal deputy (2015–2018) as a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. Fatally shot in Acapulco.Giovanni Lezama BarreraPAN4 January 2024Precandidate for local deputy of MorelosRegidor of Cuautla, Morelos. Fatally shot in a gym in the municipality.David Rey González MorenoPRI5 January 2024Aspiring candidate for mayor of Suchiate, ChiapasArmed assailants shot González Moreno while he was on a motorcycle near the Guatemala–Mexico border. Four gunshot wounds were found on his body.Sergio HuesoMC5 January 2024Aspiring candidate for mayor of Armería, ColimaWhile driving, his vehicle was intercepted by armed assailants and was shot multiple times.Miriam Noemí RíosMC11 January 2024Municipal commissioner of Citizens' Movement in Jacona, Michoacán, and aspiring candidate for regidoraTrans woman and activist who was a candidate for regidora in 2021. She was shot by armed assailants while working at a clothing store.Samantha Gomes FonsecaMORENA14 January 2024Precandidate for senator representing Mexico CityTrans woman who was shot by armed assailants while riding a DiDi taxi.Marcelino Ruiz EstebanPRD24 January 2024Aspiring candidate for mayor of Atlixtac, GuerreroWhile driving on the Chilapa–Tlapa federal highway, Ruiz Esteban and his wife, Guadalupe Guzmán Cano, were fatally shot by armed assailants.Jaime Vera AlanísPVEM1 February 2024Precandidate for mayor of Mascota, JaliscoWhile exiting a laundromat in Zapopan, Vera Alanís was approached by two assailants dressed in black. One greeted him and then shot him three times.Yair Martín Romero SeguraMORENA10 February 2024Precandidate for federal deputyRomero Segura and his brother were fatally shot in Ecatepec.Miguel Ángel Zavala ReyesMORENA26 February 2024Precandidate for mayor of Maravatío, MichoacánTwo armed assailants shot Zavala Reyes at point blank-range while he was in his vehicle outside the clinic he worked at. The assailants fled in a car.Armando Pérez LunaPAN26 February 2024Precandidate for mayor of Maravatío, MichoacánPérez Luna was found dead in his car with gunshot wounds .Alfredo González DíazPT3 March 2024Candidate for mayor of Atoyac de Álvarez, GuerreroWhile driving, González Díaz was fatally shot by assailants.Tomás Morales PatrónMORENA12 March 2024Candidate for mayor of Chilapa de Álvarez, GuerreroWhile getting out of his car outside his house, Morales Patrón was fatally shot by an armed assailant.Diego Pérez MéndezPRI14 March 2024Precandidate for mayor of San Juan Cancuc, ChiapasPérez Méndez's body was found in Chamula, Chiapas. His wife and son were found wounded in the same location.Humberto AmezcuaPRI15 March 2024Mayor of Pihuamo, Jalisco, seeking reelectionWhile in his car, Amezcua was ambushed and shot by armed assailants.Joaquín Martínez LópezPVEM19 March 2024Mayor of Chahuites, Oaxaca, seeking reelectionMartínez López was shot by armed assailants in front of his house. This was the second consecutive time that the incumbent mayor of Chahuites was assassinated.Jaime González PérezMORENA23 March 2024Precandidate for mayor of Acatzingo, PueblaGonzález Pérez was shot by two armed assailants while he was with his children on a car sales lot he owned. The assailants fled on motorcycles.Gisela GaytánMORENA1 April 2024Candidate for mayor of Celaya, GuanajuatoAt her first campaign rally in , Gaytán was shot dead in broad daylight.Julián Bautista GómezPRI9 April 2024Former mayor of Amatenango del Valle, Chiapas, seeking reelectionWhile driving his tractor on his way to work, armed assailants attacked and killed Bautista Gómez.Noé Ramos FerretizPAN19 April 2024Mayor of El Mante, Tamaulipas, seeking reelectionRamos Ferretiz was fatally stabbed by several assailants during a campaign event in Col. Azucarera, Ciudad Mante.Alberto Antonio GarcíaMORENA19 April 2024Incumbent municipal treasurer of San José Independencia, Oaxaca, and mayoral candidate for the same municipalityAntonio García and his wife, the incumbent mayor of San José Independencia, were abducted on 17 April. The two were found stranded on an island in a local reservoir on 19 April; his wife survived the kidnapping, but Antonio García had been beaten to death.Francisco Sánchez GaetaPVEM27 April 2024Candidate for síndico of Puerto Vallarta, JaliscoBody found in an abandoned car on a highway in the municipality of Mascota, Jalisco.Mauro Hernández Velin3 May 2024Candidate for regidor of Benemérito de las Américas, ChiapasKilled in an attack on Juan Gómez Morales, the party's mayoral candidate in the same municipality. Gómez's son was also killed.Santos Moreno CabadaPRI16 May 2024Candidate for regidor in Choix, SinaloaBody with gunshot wounds abandoned on a vacant lot in Choix.Aníbal Zúñiga CortésPRI16 May 2024Candidate for regidor of Coyuca de Benítez, GuerreroOne of four dismembered bodies found abandoned in a van in the port city of Acapulco. His wife was also one of the victims.Lucero López Maza16 May 2024Mayoral candidate for the municipality of La Concordia, ChiapasOne of six people shot dead in a "clash between armed civilians" during a campaign event.José Alfredo Cabrera BarrientosPRI29 May 2024Candidate for mayor of Coyuca de Benítez, GuerreroKilled before giving his last campaign speech.Jorge HuertaPVEM31 May 2024Candidate for regidor in Izúcar de Matamoros, PueblaShot while getting out of his vehicle in San Nicolás Tolentino.Israel Delgado VegaMORENA1 June 2024Candidate for síndico in Cuitzeo, MichoacánKilled in a drive-by shooting at his home.

List of politicians killed during the 2024 Mexican elections

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