2012 Chiapas gubernatorial election
# 2012 Chiapas gubernatorial election

The 2012 gubernatorial election in the Mexican state of Chiapas was held on Sunday, July 1, 2012. Incumbent Chiapas Governor Juan Sabines Guerrero of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) is retiring due to mandatory term limits, which limit all Mexican state governors to one, six-year term. The Chiapas gubernatorial election coincided with the 2012 Mexican presidential and general elections.

## Candidates

| Party/Coalition | Candidates | Votes | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| National Action Party (PAN) | Emmanuel Nivón González | 150,534 | 9.07% |
| Institutional Revolutionary Party Ecologist Green Party of Mexico New Alliance Party | Manuel Velasco Coello | 1,114,187 | 67.17% |
| Partido de la Revolución Democrática Labor Party Citizens' Movement | María Elena Orantes López | 291,367 | 17.5% |
| Partido Orgullo Chiapas | Marcela Bonilla Grajales | 21,543 | 1.3% |
