Third federal electoral district of Chihuahua

The third federal electoral district of Chihuahua (Distrito electoral federal 03 de Chihuahua) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for the purpose of elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of nine such districts currently operating in the state of Chihuahua.

Chihuahua's 3rd district since 2022
Chihuahua's 3rd district in 2017–2022
Chihuahua's 3rd district in 2005–2017

It elects one deputy to the lower house of Congress for each three-year legislative period, by means of the first-past-the-post system.

District territory

Under the 2022 districting plan, which will be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections,[1]the third district covers the western portion of Ciudad Juárez and the adjacent municipalities of Ascensión and Janos.[2]

Its head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of Ciudad Juárez.[3]

Previous districting schemes

2005–2017 district

Under the 2005 districting scheme, Chihuahua's third district covered the eastern portion of Ciudad Juárez, which served as its head town.[4]

1996–2005

Almost exactly the same as the 2005 configuration.[5]

1979–1996 district

The third district covered a portion of the Ciudad Juárez urban area.

Deputies returned to Congress from this district

National parties
Current
PAN
PRI
PT
PVEM
MC
Morena
Defunct or local only
PLM
PNR
PRM
PPS
PRD
Convergencia
PANAL
PSD
PES
Third federal electoral district of Chihuahua
LegislatureTermElectionDeputyParty
48th Congress1970–19711970Mario Jáquez Provencio[a]
1971–1973Fernando Pacheco Parra
49th Congress1973–19761973Francisco Rodríguez Pérez
50th Congress1976–19791976José Reyes Estrada Aguirre
51st Congress1979–19821979René Franco Barreno
52nd Congress1982–19851982Enrique Soto Izquierdo [es]
53rd Congress1985–19881985Héctor Mejía Gutiérrez [es]
54th Congress1988–19911988Miguel Agustín Corral
55th Congress1991–19941991Carlos Morales Villalobos
56th Congress1994–19971994Sergio Vázquez Olivas
57th Congress1997–20001997Eliher Flores Prieto [es]
58th Congress2000–20032000Carlos Borunda Zaragoza
59th Congress2003–20062003María Ávila Serna
60th Congress2006–20092006Cruz Pérez Cuéllar
61st Congress
62nd Congress
63rd Congress
64th Congress
65th Congress
66th Congress2024–20272024Lilia Aguilar Gil[3]

Notes

Results

2 July 2006 General Election: Third District of Chihuahua
Party or AllianceCandidateVotesPercentage
National Action Party YCruz Pérez Cuéllar64,827
51.12 / 100
Alliance for Mexico
(PRI, PVEM)
Antonio Candelas Alvarado33,270
26.23 / 100
Coalition for the Good of All
(PRD, PT, Convergencia)
Juvicela Enríquez Romero16,766
13.23 / 100
New Alliance PartySergio Guillermo Armendariz Díaz6,855
5.41 / 100
Social Democratic and Peasant AlternativeBenjamín Quezada Martínez2,973
2.34 / 100
NUnregistered candidates193
0.15 / 100
NSpoilt papers1,927
1.52 / 100
Total126,821
100 / 100
Source: Instituto Federal Electoral.[6]

References

31°44′N 106°29′W / 31.733°N 106.483°W / 31.733; -106.483