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Durango
Durango, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, is one of the 31 states which make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest portion of the country. With a population of 1,832,650 ...
held an election on Sunday, July 4, 2004.
At stake was the office of the Durango State Governor, all 25 members of the unicameral Durango State Congress, and 39 mayors and municipal councils.
Turnout was 49.7% of the 977,699 ''duranguenses'' eligible to vote.
Governor
At the time of the election, the sitting governor was
Ãngel Sergio Guerrero Mier
Ãngel Sergio Guerrero Mier (18 August 1935 – 10 January 2021)Institutional Revolutionary Party
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (, , PRI) is a List of political parties in Mexico, political party in Mexico that was founded in 1929 as the National Revolutionary Party (, PNR), then as the Party of the Mexican Revolution (, PRM) and fin ...
(PRI). No party other than the PRI has ever governed Durango.
With 90% of the results counted,
Ismael Hernández of the PRI was set for victory with around 52% of the votes cast. Andrés Galván of the PAN was in second place with about 30%.
The new governor of Durango was sworn in on 15 September 2004.
On the same day
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2004 Chihuahua state election
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2004 Zacatecas state election
See also
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Politics of Mexico
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List of political parties in Mexico
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Mexico has a multi-party system, with six nationally registered political parties and number of others that operate locally in one or more states.
National parties
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External links
Durango State Electoral Institute
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2004 elections in Mexico
Durango elections
July 2004 in Mexico