anced ▁himself ▁from ▁the ▁president ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁elections ▁amid ▁a ▁dispute ▁over ▁AN SE S ▁social ▁security ▁funds ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁a ▁billion ▁pes os ▁( US D ▁ 2 1 0 ▁million ), ▁and ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁established ▁a ▁local ▁Federal ▁Per on ist ▁fa ction ▁opposed ▁to ▁Kirch ner ism . ▁ ▁The ▁governor ▁sought ▁the ▁nom ination ▁for ▁president ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁election ▁on ▁the ▁cent rist ▁United ▁for ▁a ▁New ▁Altern ative , ▁coming ▁in ▁second ▁to ▁Ser gio ▁Mass a ▁on ▁the ▁August ▁ 9 ▁primary . ▁His ▁support ▁of ▁right - wing ▁candidate ▁Maur icio ▁Mac ri ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁November ▁ 2 2 ▁run off ▁helped ▁Mac ri ▁win ▁C ór dob a ▁Province ▁by ▁ 4 3 %, ▁giving ▁him ▁a ▁ 9 3 1 , 0 0 0 ▁margin ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁that ▁exceed ed ▁the ▁ 6 7 9 , 0 0 0 ▁margin ▁he ▁won ▁nation wide . ▁ ▁De ▁la ▁S ota ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁crash ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ; ▁he ▁was ▁ 6 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁C ór dob a , ▁Argentina ▁Category : Ar gent ine ▁people ▁of ▁Spanish ▁descent ▁Category : National ▁University ▁of ▁C ór dob a ▁al umn