title: 2012 Guanajuato gubernatorial election
text: # 2012 Guanajuato gubernatorial election
  
  The 2012 gubernatorial election in the Mexican state of Guanajuato was held on Sunday, July 1, 2012. Incumbent Guanajuato Governor Juan Manuel Oliva of the National Action Party (PAN) is retiring due to mandatory term limits, which limit all Mexican state governors to one, six-year term in office. The Guanajuato gubernatorial election coincided with the 2012 Mexican presidential and general elections.
  
  Miguel Márquez Márquez of PAN won the election. He was sworn into office on September 26, 2012.
  
  ## Gubernatorial candidates
  
  | Party/Coalition | Candidates |
  | - | - |
  | National Action Party New Alliance Party | Miguel Márquez Márquez |
  | Institutional Revolutionary Party Ecologist Green Party of Mexico | Juan Ignacio Torres Landa |
  | Party of the Democratic Revolution | Arnulfo Montes de la Vega |
  | Labor Party | Ernesto Prieto |
  | Citizens' Movement | Enrique Eguiarte Alvarado |
  