An extraordinary gubernatorial election was held in the

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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.SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Mexico - Southern Mexico state of Colima holds special elections to replace governor who died in crash
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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.

Results

* Silverio Cavazos – 109,358 votes (51.40%) *

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– 101,180 votes (47.63%) Cavazos was in as governor on 5 May. Turnout was around 55% of the registered electorate, which both candidates described as disappointingly low.

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Aprueban elección en Colima, el 10 de abril
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Gana PRI con ventaja mínima en Colima
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