An extraordinary gubernatorial election was held in the Mexican state of Colima on 10 April 2005. The election was necessitated by the death of incumbent governor Gustavo Vázquez Montes of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in a plane crash on 24 February 2005.

Candidates

Silverio Cavazos of the Alianza para que Vivan Mejor ("Alliance for Better Living") – PRI, PVEM and PT Leoncio "Loncho" Morán, of the Alianza Loncho me da Confianza, ("I Trust Loncho Alliance") – PAN and the Colima Democratic Association). Morán was the serving mayor of Colima, Colima, who took temporary leave from that position to fight the election.

2005 Colima gubernatorial election

Results

Silverio Cavazos – 109,358 votes (51.40%) Leoncio Morán – 101,180 votes (47.63%)

2005 Colima gubernatorial election

Cavazos was in as governor on 5 May.

2005 Colima gubernatorial election

Turnout was around 55% of the registered electorate, which both candidates described as disappointingly low.

See also

2003 Colima state election

References

External links

Aprueban elección en Colima, el 10 de abril – (El Universal) Gana PRI con ventaja mínima en Colima – (El Universal)

2005 elections in Mexico

Election

Gubernatorial elections in Mexico

April 2005 events in Mexico