A local election was held in the Mexican state of Jalisco on Sunday, July 2, 2006. Voters went to the polls to elect, on the local level: A new Governor of Jalisco to serve for a six-year term. Emilio González Márquez (PAN) won. 125 municipal presidents (mayors) to serve for a three-year term. 40 local deputies (20 by the first-past-the-post system and 20 by proportional representation) to serve for a three-year term in the Congress of Jalisco. Gubernatorial Election Eight political parties participated in the 2006 Jalisco state election; two of them (the PRD and the PT) joined forces. Source: Instituto Electoral del Estado de Jalisco See also 2006 Mexican elections External links Electoral Institute of Jalisco website Jalisco Election Jalisco elections