A local election was held in the Mexican state of Tabasco on Sunday, 15 October 2006. Voters went to the polls to elect, on the local level:
- A new Governor of Tabasco to serve for a six-year term.
- 17 municipal presidents (mayors) to serve for a three-year term.
- Local deputies to serve for a three-year term in the Congress of Tabasco.
Gubernatorial Election
Eight political parties participate in the 2006 Tabasco state election; two of them (the PRD and PT) joined forces.
| Party/Alliance | Candidate |
|---|---|
| National Action Party (PAN) | Juan Francisco Cáceres de la Fuente |
| Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) | Andrés Rafael Granier Melo |
| Alliance for the Good of All (PRD, PT) | César Raúl Ojeda Zubieta |
| Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (PVEM) | Pascual Bellizzia Rosique |
| New Alliance (PANAL) | Manuel Carlos Paz Ojeda |
| Social Democratic and Peasant Alternative Party (PASDC) | |
| Convergence(CD) | |
NOTE: Although CD participated in the election the party decided to have no candidate for Governor of Tabasco while the PASDC decided, at the end of the campaign, to support the PRD-PT candidate.
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