2004 Zacatecas state election

At the time of the election, the sitting governor was Ricardo Monreal Ávila of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).

At 22h30, with results from 46% of the polling stations counted, the victory of Amalia García, with a 35,000 vote lead, seemed inevitable.

• 18 first-past-the-post districts:
  • PRD leading in 15
  • PRI/Alliance leading in 3
• 12 proportional representation seats
  • calculation pending

Of the state's 57 municipalities:

• PRD leading in 28 (including state capital Zacatecas, Fresnillo, and Guadalupe)
• PRI leading in 12
• PAN leading in 11 (including Jerez)
• PT leading in 2
• CD leading in 1

• In separate press conferences, all three of the other candidates said they did not recognize García's victory and would be challenging the result before the electoral courts.

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• Politics of Mexico
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• Zacatecas State Electoral Institute