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2nd federal electoral district of Baja California Sur

The 2nd federal electoral district of Baja California Sur () is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of two such districts in the state of Baja California Sur.

It elects one deputy to the lower house of Congress for each three-year legislative session by means of the first-past-the-post system. Votes cast in the district also count towards the calculation of proportional representation ("plurinominal") deputies elected from the first region.

The district was created in 1974 when Baja California Sur acquired statehood and was first contended in the 1976 general election. The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Luis Armando Díaz of the Labour Party (PT).

District territory

Under the 2023 districting plan adopted by the National Electoral Institute (INE), which is to be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections, the second district comprises the 164 electoral precincts () that make up the municipality of Los Cabos at the state's southern tip.

The district's head town (), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of San José del Cabo. The district reported a population of 351,100 in the 2020 Census.

Previous districting schemes

2017–2022

From 2017 to 2022, the district comprised the municipality of Los Cabos and the southern portion of the municipality of La Paz. San José del Cabo was the head town.

2005–2017

Between 2005 and 2017 the district covered the municipality of Los Cabos and the easternmost third of the municipality of La Paz. The district's head town was the state capital, La Paz.

1996–2005

The municipalities of Los Cabos and La Paz, with the state capital serving as the head town.

1978–1996

The districting scheme in force from 1978 to 1996 was the result of the 1977 electoral reforms, which increased the number of single-member seats in the Chamber of Deputies from 196 to 300. Baja California Sur's seat allocation, however, remained unchanged at two. The 2nd district had its head town at Mulegé and it covered the municipalities of Mulegé and Comondú.

Deputies returned to Congress

Presidential elections

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