During the 2019 Baja California state elections the following government positions were open for election: *

State governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' ma ...

: Head of state executive power; elected for a two-year term and is not eligible for re-election. * City Council: Made up of a mayor and council members; Elected for a two-year term; eligible for re-election for an additional term. Elected officials from the previous term are eligible for re-election. * 25 Congress Seats: 17 congress members are elected through the majority vote in their district; the other 8 congress members are elected based on the proportional representation of their district. Congress members elected by the majority vote can be re-elected for four consecutive terms.

Background

During the , the political climate shifted among the political parties. This was as a result of the growth of political parties who polled in second or third place. This prevented the popular party ''Acción Nacional y Revolucionario Institucional'' from dominating the elections against smaller parties like ''Encuentro Social, Movimiento Ciudadano'' or independent candidates for the first time. During the second quarter of 2018, Baja California's department responsible for voting processes (Instituto Estatal Electoral de Baja California) allowed for the ''Encuentro Social'' name to be changed. ''Encuentro Social'' was recognized at the state level in Baja California but was not the same party as the party PES which was on the national registry. Because of this, ''Encuentro Social'' changed their name to ''Tranformemos.'' The first individuals to show interest in running for state governor were Jaime Martínez Veloz, Arturo González Cruz and Jesús Ruiz Barraza. These candidates were all a part of the ''Morena'' party.

Results

Jaime Bonilla Valdez Jaime Bonilla Valdez (born 9 June 1950) is a Mexican politician and entrepreneur who served as the Governor of Baja California from 2019 to 2021. A member of the National Regeneration Movement party, he has been a Federal Congressman and a Sen ...

of the

National Regeneration Movement The National Regeneration Movement (), commonly referred to by its syllabic abbreviation Morena (), is a major left-wing political party in Mexico, often described as oscillating between social democracy and populism. As of 2023, it is the la ...

(Morena) was elected

Governor of Baja California The governor of Baja California represents the executive branch of the government of the state of Baja California, Mexico, per the state's constitution. The official title is "Free and Sovereign State of Baja California" (''Estado Libre y Soberan ...

References

Baja California elections 2019 elections in Mexico {{Mexico-election-stub