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2012 Presidential Election. 7/1/12 Presidential Election. Citizen voting in the ballot box for president in Mexico City Ballots for voting in Mexico City. July 1, 2012. A general election was held in Mexico on Sunday, July 1, 2012. Voters went to the polls to elect, on the federal level: A new President of the Republic to serve a six-year term, replacing former President Felipe Calderón. The current Constitution of Mexico prohibits any type of presidential re-election.500 members (300 by the first-past-the-post system and 200 by proportional representation) to serve for a three-year term in the Chamber of Deputies.128 members (three per state by first-past-the-post and 32 by proportional representation from national party lists) to serve six-year terms in the Mexican Senate.
In each state, two first-past-the-post seats are allocated to the party with the largest share of the vote, and the remaining seat is given to the first runner-up. Several local ballots were held on the same day, notably: Electoral reform[edit] Presidential candidates[edit]