2027 Mexican local elections
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The 2027 Mexican local elections are scheduled to be held on 6 June 2027, concurrently with the 2027 federal elections. Voters will elect 17 governors, members of 31 local congresses, and numerous municipal authorities.
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Gubernatorial elections will be held in the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Colima, Guerrero, Michoacán, Nayarit, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tlaxcala and Zacatecas, currently governed by the National Regeneration Movement (Morena); in Aguascalientes, Chihuahua and Querétaro, currently governed by the National Action Party (PAN); in Nuevo León, currently governed by the Citizens' Movement (MC); and in San Luis Potosí, currently governed by the Green Ecological Party of Mexico (PVEM).[1] Incumbents are not eligible for re-election and, with the exception of Sonora,[2] the governors elected in 2027 will serve until 2033.
Mexico City and 30 of the nation's states will elect new local congresses. The exception is Coahuila, which held local elections in 2026. Members of local congresses serve three-year terms.[3]
Municipal elections will be held in 29 states (excluding Durango and Veracruz, where municipal elections were held in 2025), alongside borough elections in Mexico City.[4][5]
Electoral system
Local elections in Mexico are organised by each state's own electoral institute, known collectively as Local Public Electoral Bodies (Organismos Públicos Locales Electorales, OPLEs), which are separate from the federal National Electoral Institute (INE).[6] The OPLEs count the votes in local races, declare the elections valid, issue certificates to the winners, and run the preliminary results programme (PREP) for each state.[7] When local and federal elections fall on the same day, the INE compiles the electoral roll, locates and staffs the polling stations, trains poll workers, allocates broadcast time to parties, and audits campaign spending in both sets of races.[8] Voters cast their federal and local ballots at a single polling station.[9] Challenges to local results are heard first by the electoral tribunal of each state, whose rulings may be appealed to the regional chambers of the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary (TEPJF).[10]
After the Chamber of Deputies rejected a broader electoral reform proposed by President Claudia Sheinbaum in March 2026,[11] a narrower constitutional amendment known as "Plan B" was declared in force the following month; for local government, it capped the pay of OPLE and state electoral tribunal officials and limited the size of municipal councils.[12][13] The elections of state judges and magistrates in 25 states, which under the 2024 judicial reform had been due to coincide with the 2027 vote, were moved to 4 June 2028 by a separate constitutional amendment declared in June 2026.[14][15]
Gubernatorial elections
Each state's governor is elected by plurality voting in a single round. Governors may serve no more than six years and may not be re-elected.[16] Inauguration dates are set by each state.[17]
The governor of Sonora elected in 2027 will serve a three-year term, from 13 September 2027 to 12 September 2030, so that the state's gubernatorial elections coincide with presidential elections from 2030 onwards.[18] The Supreme Court upheld the shortened term in 2023, finding that the federal constitution sets a maximum gubernatorial term but no minimum.[19]
Under gender parity rules issued by the INE for each electoral cycle, parties must nominate women in a minimum number of the gubernatorial races.[20]
Congressional elections
The 31 state congresses up for election have a combined 1,098 seats,[21] up from 1,063 in 2021, as the Congress of Quintana Roo is now elected in the same cycle.[22] The Congress of Coahuila, elected in June 2026, is the only one not renewed.[23] Each congress combines deputies elected by plurality in single-member districts with others allocated by proportional representation from party lists, in proportions set by state law, and deputies serve three-year terms.[24]
Municipal elections
Municipal councils (ayuntamientos) are made up of a municipal president, or mayor, together with a number of síndicos and regidores fixed by state law.[25] Voters elect the whole council on a single slate headed by the mayoral candidate, and some regidores are then assigned by proportional representation.[26] The Plan B amendment limited each council to one síndico and no more than fifteen regidores,[13] reducing the number of municipal posts from 18,837 in 2021 to 18,424 in 2027.[22]
Municipal elections are held in every state except Durango and Veracruz, which elect only their congresses in 2027; Coahuila, conversely, elects only its municipal councils.[27] According to El Universal, 1,802 municipal councils and borough governments elected through the party system are contested.[27] In Oaxaca, 152 municipalities elect their authorities through political parties on election day, while the remaining 418 choose them under indigenous normative systems according to their own calendars.[28]
Political parties
National parties
Eight national political parties hold registration for the 2027 elections. National parties may contest local elections once they are accredited by the electoral institute of each state.[29]
Two of the eight, Building Societies of Peace (PAZ) and We Are (Somos), obtained registration from the INE in June 2026 and will contest their first election in 2027. As newly registered parties, neither may form a coalition or join a common candidacy in 2027.[29][30] State institutes began accrediting them for local races in July 2026.[31]
Local parties
Local parties are registered by the electoral institute of a single state and compete only there, and must show a minimum number of members to keep their registration. Five states registered new local parties in 2026: three in Chiapas, two in Veracruz, and one each in the State of Mexico, Morelos and Yucatán.[32][33][34] Like the new national parties, newly registered local parties must compete alone in their first election.[35]
As of September 2026, the following local parties held registration:
| State | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Aguascalientes[36] | Aguascalientes Labour Movement Movimiento Laborista Aguascalientes | |
| Power and Social Alternative Poder y Alternativa Social | ||
| Alliance for the Prosperity of Aguascalientes Alianza por la Prosperidad de Aguascalientes | ||
| Party of the Democratic Revolution Aguascalientes Partido de la Revolución Democrática Aguascalientes | ||
| Baja California[37] | Solidarity Encounter Party Baja California Partido Encuentro Solidario Baja California | |
| Baja California Sur[38] | South Californian Renewal Party Partido de Renovación Sudcaliforniana | |
| New Alliance Baja California Sur Nueva Alianza Baja California Sur | ||
| Force for Mexico Baja California Sur Fuerza por México Baja California Sur | ||
| Labour Movement Baja California Sur Movimiento Laborista Baja California Sur | ||
| Party of the Democratic Revolution Baja California Sur Partido de la Revolución Democrática Baja California Sur | ||
| Humanist Party of Baja California Sur Partido Humanista de Baja California Sur | ||
| Campeche | None | |
| Chiapas[39] | Progressive Social Networks Chiapas Redes Sociales Progresistas Chiapas | |
| Chiapas Hope Movement Movimiento de Esperanza de Chiapas | ||
| Human Conscience Party Partido Conciencia Humana | ||
| Chiapanecan Force Fuerza Chiapaneca | ||
| Chihuahua | None | |
| Coahuila[40][41][42] | Democratic Unity of Coahuila Unidad Democrática de Coahuila | |
| New Ideas Nuevas Ideas | ||
| Mexico Forward Coahuila México Avante Coahuila | ||
| Colima[43] | New Alliance Colima Nueva Alianza Colima | |
| Durango[44] | Villista Party Partido Villista | |
| State Renewal Party Partido Estatal Renovación | ||
| Solidarity Encounter Party Durango Partido Encuentro Solidario Durango | ||
| Guanajuato | None | |
| Guerrero[45] | Party of the Democratic Revolution Guerrero Partido de la Revolución Democrática Guerrero | |
| Hidalgo[46] | New Alliance Hidalgo Nueva Alianza Hidalgo | |
| Solidarity Encounter Hidalgo Encuentro Solidario Hidalgo | ||
| Party of the Democratic Revolution Hidalgo Partido de la Revolución Democrática Hidalgo | ||
| Jalisco[47] | None | |
| Mexico City[48] | Party of the Democratic Revolution Mexico City Partido de la Revolución Democrática Ciudad de México | |
| State of Mexico[49] | Party of the Democratic Revolution State of Mexico Partido de la Revolución Democrática Estado de México | |
| Mexiquense Power of Social Opportunities Poder Mexiquense de Oportunidades Sociales | ||
| Michoacán[50] | Party of the Democratic Revolution Michoacán Partido de la Revolución Democrática Michoacán | |
| Morelos[51] | New Alliance Morelos Nueva Alianza Morelos | |
| Morelos Progresses Morelos Progresa | ||
| Party of the Democratic Revolution Morelos Partido de la Revolución Democrática Morelos | ||
| Citizen Welfare Bienestar Ciudadano | ||
| Nayarit[52] | New Alliance Nayarit Nueva Alianza Nayarit | |
| Rise Up for Nayarit Movement Movimiento Levántate para Nayarit | ||
| Progressive Social Networks Nayarit Redes Sociales Progresistas Nayarit | ||
| Nuevo León[53] | VIDA NL VIDA NL | |
| Oaxaca[54] | New Alliance Oaxaca Nueva Alianza Oaxaca | |
| Oaxacan Transformation Party Partido de la Transformación Oaxaqueña | ||
| Party of the Democratic Revolution Oaxaca Partido de la Revolución Democrática Oaxaca | ||
| Puebla[55] | Social Integration Pact Pacto Social de Integración | |
| New Alliance Puebla Nueva Alianza Puebla | ||
| Force for Mexico Puebla Fuerza por México Puebla | ||
| Querétaro | None | |
| Quintana Roo[56] | Labour Movement Quintana Roo Movimiento Laborista Quintana Roo | |
| Progressing Social Networks in Quintana Roo Redes Sociales Progresando en Quintana Roo | ||
| San Luis Potosí[57] | New Alliance San Luis Potosí Nueva Alianza San Luis Potosí | |
| Sinaloa[58] | Sinaloan Party Partido Sinaloense | |
| Sonora[59] | New Alliance Sonora Nueva Alianza Sonora | |
| Solidarity Encounter Sonora Encuentro Solidario Sonora | ||
| Sonoran Party Partido Sonorense | ||
| Party of the Democratic Revolution Sonora Partido de la Revolución Democrática Sonora | ||
| Tabasco[60] | Party of the Democratic Revolution Tabasco Partido de la Revolución Democrática Tabasco | |
| Tamaulipas | None | |
| Tlaxcala[61] | Citizens' Alliance Party Partido Alianza Ciudadana | |
| New Alliance Party Tlaxcala Partido Nueva Alianza Tlaxcala | ||
| Progressive Social Networks Tlaxcala Redes Sociales Progresistas Tlaxcala | ||
| Force for Mexico Tlaxcala Fuerza por México Tlaxcala | ||
| Party of the Democratic Revolution Tlaxcala Partido de la Revolución Democrática Tlaxcala | ||
| Veracruz[35][62] | Generational Alliance for Veracruz Alianza Generacional por Veracruz | |
| Cardenista Party Partido Cardenista | ||
| Yucatán[63] | New Alliance Yucatán Nueva Alianza Yucatán | |
| Social Commitment Compromiso Social | ||
| Zacatecas[64] | New Alliance Zacatecas Nueva Alianza Zacatecas | |
| Party of the Democratic Revolution Zacatecas Partido de la Revolución Democrática Zacatecas | ||
Aguascalientes
Incumbent governor María Teresa Jiménez Esquivel (PAN) was elected in 2022 for a five-year term, to align the state and federal electoral calendars.[1][65]
Senator Nora Ruvalcaba Gámez will probably be Morena's candidate for the governorship.[66]
Baja California
Senator Julieta Ramírez Padilla will probably be Morena's candidate for the governorship.[67]
Baja California Sur
- Governor of Baja California Sur, Congress of Baja California Sur (21 seats), 5 municipal governments
Manuel Cota Cárdenas of the PVEM, the incumbent federal deputy for BCS-01 and son of former governor Leonel Cota Montaño, will probably be the PVEM-Morena candidate for the governorship.[68]
Campeche
Pablo Gutiérrez Lazarus, a three-term municipal president of Carmen, Campeche, will probably be Morena's candidate for the governorship.[69]
Chiapas
- Congress of Chiapas (40 seats), 123 municipal governments
Chihuahua
Cruz Pérez Cuéllar, a two-term municipal president of Juárez, Chihuahua, will probably be Morena's candidate for the governorship.[70]
Coahuila
Colima
- Governor of Colima, Congress of Colima (25 seats), 10 municipal governments
Rosa María Bayardo Cabrera, a former muncipal president of Manzanillo, Colima, will probably be Morena's candidate for the governorship.[71]
Durango
- Congress of Durango (25 seats)
Guanajuato
- Congress of Guanajuato (36 seats), 46 municipal governments
Guerrero
Senator Beatriz Mojica Morga will probably be Morena's candidate for the governorship.[72]
Hidalgo
- Congress of Hidalgo (30 seats), 84 municipal governments
Jalisco
- Congress of Jalisco (38 seats), 125 municipal governments
Mexico City
- Congress of Mexico City (66 seats), all 16 borough mayors and borough councils. Mayors of the capital's boroughs are eligible for re-election.
State of Mexico
Michoacán
Carlos Torres Piña, a former federal deputy and attorney-general of Michoacán, will probably be Morena's candidate for the governorship.[73]
Morelos
- Congress of Morelos (20 seats), 36 municipal governments
Nayarit
Senator Jasmine Bugarín Rodríguez of the PVEM will probably be the PVEM/Morena candidate for the governorship.[74]
Nuevo León
Clara Luz Flores, who previously competed for the position in 2021, will probably be Morena's candidate for the governorship.[75]
Oaxaca
- Congress of Oaxaca (42 seats), 153 municipal governments
Puebla
- Congress of Puebla (41 seats), 217 municipal governments
Querétaro
Santiago Nieto Castillo, a former head of the federal Financial Intelligence Unit, will probably be Morena's candidate for the governorship.[76]
Quintana Roo
Incumbent governor Mara Lezama Espinosa (Morena) was elected in 2022 for a five-year term, to align the state and federal electoral calendars.[1]
Senator Eugenio Segura Vázquez will probably be Morena's candidate for the governorship.[77]
San Luis Potosí
Incumbent governor Ricardo Gallardo announced his wife, Senator Ruth González Silva, as the PVEM's gubernatorial candidate in July 2026.[78]
Former senator Elí César Cervantes Rojas will probably be Morena's candidate for the governorship.[79]
Sinaloa
Senator Imelda Castro Castro will probably be Morena's candidate for the governorship.[80]
Sonora
- Governor of Sonora, Congress of Sonora (33 seats), 72 municipal governments
Exceptionally, in order to align the gubernatorial and presidential electoral calendars, the governor of Sonora elected in 2027 will serve only a three-year term.[2]
Senator Lorenia Valles Sampedro will probably be Morena's candidate for the governorship.[81]
Tabasco
- Congress of Tabasco (35 seats), 17 municipal governments
Tamaulipas
- Congress of Tamaulipas (36 seats), 43 municipal governments
Tlaxcala
Senator Ana Lilia Rivera Rivera will probably be Morena's candidate for the governorship.[82]
Veracruz
- Congress of Veracruz (50 seats)
Yucatán
- Congress of Yucatán (35 seats), 106 municipal governments
Zacatecas
Senator Verónica Díaz Robles will probably be Morena's candidate for the governorship.[83]