3rd federal electoral district of Zacatecas
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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The 3rd federal electoral district of Zacatecas (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 03 de Zacatecas) 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 Zacatecas.[1]
| Zacatecas's 3rd | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
.png) 3rd district since 2023 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Member | Ulises Mejía Haro |
| Party | ▌Morena |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | Zacatecas |
| Head town | City of Zacatecas |
| Coordinates | 22°46′N 102°34′W |
| Covers | |
| PR region | Second |
| Precincts | 430 |
| Population | 405,879 (2020 Census) |
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 second region.[2][3]
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Ulises Mejía Haro of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).[4][5]
District territory
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zacatecas | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources: [1][6][7][8] | ||||||
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,[9] the 3rd district of Zacatecas covers 430 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) across 14 municipalities in the north of the state:[10]
- Calera, Cañitas de Felipe Pescador, Concepción del Oro, General Enrique Estrada, General Francisco R. Murguía, Mazapil, Melchor Ocampo, Morelos, Pánuco, Río Grande, El Salvador, Vetagrande, Villa de Cos and Zacatecas.
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the state capital, the city of Zacatecas. The district reported a population of 405,879 in the 2020 Census.[1]
Deputies returned to Congress
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| Election | Deputy | Party | Term | Legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Filiberto Soto Solís[11] |  |
1976–1979 | 49th Congress |
| 1976 | José Leal Longoria[12] | |
1976–1979 | 50th Congress |
| 1979 | Rafael Cervantes Acuña[13] | |
1979–1982 | 51st Congress |
| 1982 | Roberto Castillo Aguilar[14][a] Eulogio Quirarta Flores |
|
1982–1985 | 52nd Congress |
| 1985 | Eliseo Rangel Gaspar[15] | |
1985–1988 | 53rd Congress |
| 1988 | Victorio de la Torre[16] | |
1988–1991 | 54th Congress |
| 1991 | Pedro de León Sánchez[17][18] Antonio Sandoval Luna[19] |
|
1991–1992 1992–1994 |
55th Congress |
| 1994 | Gustavo Salinas Íñiguez[20] | |
1994–1997 | 56th Congress |
| 1997 | Ricardo Monreal Ávila[21] María Martha Veyna Soriano[22] |
|
1997–1998 1998–2000 |
57th Congress |
| 2000 | Magdalena Núñez Monreal[23] |  |
2000–2003 | 58th Congress |
| 2003 | Amalia García[24] Rafael Candelas Salinas[25] |
|
2003–2004 2004–2006 |
59th Congress |
| 2006 | Raymundo Cárdenas[26] | |
2006–2009 | 60th Congress |
| 2009 | Heladio Verver y Vargas Ramírez[27] | |
2009–2012 | 61st Congress |
| 2012 | Judit Guerrero López[28] | |
2012–2015 | 62nd Congress |
| 2015 | Claudia Anaya Mota[29] Elizabeth Hernández Calderón[30] |
|
2015–2018 2018 |
63rd Congress |
| 2018 | Alfredo Femat Bañuelos[31] |  |
2018–2021 | 64th Congress |
| 2021 | Alfredo Femat Bañuelos[32] | |
2021–2024 | 65th Congress |
| 2024[4] | Ulises Mejía Haro[5] |  |
2024–2027 | 66th Congress |
Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[33] | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |  Juntos Haremos Historia |
50.6253 |
| 2024[34] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo |  Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
49.9009 |
Notes
- Castillo Aguilar died in office on 8 January 1983.