The 2nd federal electoral district of Durango () is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of four such districts in the state of Durango.
It elects one deputy to the lower house of Congress for each three-year legislative session by means of the first-past-the-post system. Votes cast in the district also count towards the calculation of proportional representation ("plurinominal") deputies elected from the first region.
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is . Originally elected for the Labour Party (PT), she switched allegiance to the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) on 19 September 2024.
District territory Under the 2023 districting plan adopted by the National Electoral Institute (INE), which is to be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections, the 2nd district covers 335 electoral precincts () across 10 municipalities in the north of the state: Gómez Palacio, Hidalgo, Indé, Mapimí, Ocampo, El Oro, San Bernardo, San Luis del Cordero, San Pedro del Gallo and Tlahualilo.
The head town (), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Gómez Palacio. The district reported a population of 454,368 in the 2020 census.
Previous districting schemes + Evolution of electoral district numbers 1974 1978 1996 2005 2017 2023 Durango 4 6 5 4 4 4 Chamber of Deputies 196 300 Sources:
2017–2022 Between 2017 and 2022, the 2nd district's head town was at Gómez Palacio and it covered 10 municipalities in practically the same configuration as in 2023: Gómez Palacio, Hidalgo, Indé, Mapimí, Ocampo, El Oro, San Bernardo, San Pedro del Gallo and Tlahualilo, as in 2023, but with San Luis del Cordero replaced by Guanaceví.
2005–2017 Under the 2005 plan, Durango's single-member district count fell from five to four. This district's head town was at Gómez Palacio and it covered two municipalities: The link contains maps of the 2005 and 1996 schemes. Gómez Palacio and Lerdo.
1996–2005 In the 1996 scheme, Durango's seats were reduced from six to five. The 2nd district had its head town at Gómez Palacio and it comprised four municipalities: Gómez Palacio, Hidalgo, Mapimí and Tlahualilo.
1978–1996 The districting scheme in force from 1978 to 1996 was the result of the 1977 electoral reforms, which increased the number of single-member seats in the Chamber of Deputies from 196 to 300. Under that plan, Durango's seat allocation rose from four to six. The reconfigured 2nd district covered two municipalities: Gómez Palacio (head town) and Tlahualilo.
Deputies returned to Congress
+ Durango's 2nd district Election Deputy Party Term Legislature Rafael Espeleta1916–1917Constituent Congressof Querétaro1917Francisco Arreola R.1917–191827th Congress19181918–192028th Congress1920Ignacio Borrego1920–192229th CongressLorenzo Gámiz1922–192430th Congress1924Salvador Reyes Avilés1924–192631st Congress1926Pedro Álvarez1926–192832nd Congress33rd Congress1928Pedro Álvarez1928–1930 33rd Congress1930Liborio Espinosa y Elenes1930–193234th Congress1932Dionisio Ortiz Acosta1932–193435th Congress1934Roberto López Franco1934–193736th Congress1937Tomás Palomino Rojas1937–194037th Congress1940Mariano Padilla1940–194338th Congress1943Miguel Breceda1943–194639th Congress1946J. Encarnación Chávez 1946–194940th Congress1949Carlos Real Jr1949–195241st Congress1952Enrique Dupré Ceniceros1952–195542nd Congress1955Manuel Garcia Santibáñez1955–195843rd Congress1958Francisco Torres García1958–196144th Congress1961Gonzalo Salas Rodríguez1961–196445th Congress1964Jesús José Reyes Acevedo Soto1964–196746th Congress1967J. Natividad Ibarra Rayas1967–197047th Congress1970Manuel Esquivel Gámez1970–197348th Congress1973Jesús José Gamero Gamero1973–197649th Congress1976Maximiliano Silerio Esparza1976–197950th Congress 1979Eduardo López Faudoa1979–198251st Congress1982Jesús Ibarra Rayas1982–198552nd Congress1985Cristóbal Julián García Ramírez1985–198853rd Congress1988J. Natividad Ibarra Rayas1988–199154th Congress1991José Miguel Castro Carrillo1991–199455th Congress1994Sabino González Alba1994–199756th Congress1997Francisco Javier Ponce Ortega1997–200057th Congress2000Francisco Raúl Ramírez Ávila2000–200358th Congress2003Rosario Sáenz López2003–200659th Congress2006Juana Leticia Herrera Ale2006–200960th Congress2009Ricardo Rebollo Mendoza2009–201261st Congress2012Marina Vitela Rodríguez2012–201562nd Congress2015María del Rocío Rebollo Mendoza2015–201863rd Congress2018Marina Vitela RodríguezLourdes Montes Hernández2018–20192019–202164th Congress2021Omar Castañeda González2021–202465th Congress2024 2024–202766th Congress
Presidential elections + Durango's 2nd district Election District won by Party or coalition % 2018Andrés Manuel López Obrador Juntos Haremos Historia 53.43242024Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo Sigamos Haciendo Historia 64.6196
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