Mexican Federal District election, 2006

Elections in the Mexican Federal District (Mexico City) were held on Sunday, 2 July 2006. Voters went the polls to elect, on the local level:

Head of Government of the Federal District election

The winner of the Head of Government contest was Marcelo Ebrard of the Party of the Democratic Revolution, in alliance with the Labor Party and Convergence (the "Alliance for the Good of All"). The Federal District Electoral Institute (IEDF) formally announced his victory on 5 July 2006 and presented him with his certificate of majority.

Party/Alliance Pictures Candidate Votes %
Alliance for the Good of All (PRD, PT, Convergence) Marcelo Ebrard 2,215,147 47.05
National Action Party Demetrio Sodi 1,302,097 27.66
Alliance for Mexico (PRI, PVEM) Beatriz Paredes 1,031,334 21.91
New Alliance Party Alberto Cinta 109,133 2.32
Social Democratic and Farmer Alternative Gustavo Jiménez Pons 50,482 1.07

Borough Mayors

In the sixteen borough mayoral races, the PRD-led alliance was victorious in fourteen (the thirteen it already held, plus Milpa Alta gained from the PRI), with the PAN retaining the two (Benito Juárez, D.F. and Miguel Hidalgo, D.F.) that it had won in the 2003 election.

Legislative Assembly

The PRD-led alliance won in 36 of the 40 single-member local constituencies for the Legislative Assembly, with the PAN winning the other four. The additional 26 deputies assigned on the basis of proportional representation in accordance with the parties' total vote numbers were distributed as follows: PAN, 12; PRI, 4; PVEM, 4; Nueva Alianza, 4; and Alternativa, 2.

Polls

Date Publisher Source Ebrard Paredes Sodi
November 13, 2005 El Universal 45% 16% 15%
November 3, 2005 GEA-ISA 61% 25% 14%
January 18, 2006 Parametría 66% 14% 18%
January 22, 2006 Reforma 60% 18% 20%
January 22, 2006 GEA-ISA 58% 16% 26%
January 29, 2006 El Universal 47% 16% 13%
February 19, 2006 GEA-ISA 65% 17% 16%
March 19, 2006 Reforma 57% 18% 23%
March 19, 2006 GEA-ISA 42% 33% 23%
March 29, 2006 Parametría 55% 22% 21%
April 9, 2006 Reforma 52% 23% 23%
April 30, 2006 GEA-ISA 46% 28% 24%
May 28, 2006 Reforma 51% 23% 25%
May 28, 2006 GEA-ISA 48% 27% 23%
June 21, 2006 Reforma 47% 22% 28%
June 21, 2006 El Universal 53% 22% 23%
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