2nd federal electoral district of Campeche

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,^[6] the second district comprises 278 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) across six municipalities in the west of the state:^[7]

• Candelaria, Carmen, Champotón, Escárcega, Palizada and Seybaplaya

The district's head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Ciudad del Carmen. The district reported a population of 457,773 in the 2020 Census.^[1]

Evolution of electoral district numbers

	1974	1978	1996	2005	2017	2023
Campeche	2	2	2	2	2	2
Chamber of Deputies	196	300
Sources: [1][8][9][10]

2017–2022

In the 2017 plan, the district covered five municipalities: Candelaria, Carmen, Champotón, Escárcega and Palizada.^[10][a]

2005–2017

Under the 2005 districting scheme, the 2nd district covered the same five municipalities as in the 2017 plan.^[12][13]

1996–2005

Between 1996 and 2005, the district comprised four municipalities: Carmen, Champotón, Escárcega and Palizada.^[14][13][b]

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. Campeche's seat allocation, however, remained unchanged at two.^[8] The 2nd district had its head town at the state capital, San Francisco de Campeche, and it covered the municipalities of Calkiní, Campeche, Hecelchakán, Hopelchén and Tenabo.^[16]