 Kirchner had declined to run for a second term.In addition to the President, each district elected a number of members of the Lower House (the Chamber of Deputies) roughly proportional to their population, and eight districts elected members to the Argentine Senate, where each district is entitled to three senators (two for the majority, one for the largest minority party).In most provinces, the national elections were conducted in parallel with local ones, whereby a number of municipalities elect legislative officials ("concejales") and in some cases also a mayor (or the equivalent executive post).