The 5th federal electoral district of the State of Mexico () is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 40 such districts in the State of Mexico.
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 fifth region.
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Patricia Galindo Alarcón 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 5th district covers 95 electoral precincts () across three municipalities in the north-east of the state: Teotihuacán, Temascalapa and the northern portion of Tecámac.
The head town (), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is Teotihuacán de Arista. In the 2020 census, the district reported a total population of 365,329.
Previous districting schemes + Evolution of electoral district numbers 1974 1978 1996 2005 2017 2023 State of Mexico15 34 36 40 41 40 Chamber of Deputies 196 300 Sources: Under the previous districting plans enacted by the INE and its predecessors, the 5th district was situated as follows:
2017–2022 The municipalities of Acolman, Axapusco, Chiautla, Nopaltepec, Papalotla, Otumba, San Martín de las Pirámides, Temascalapa, Teotihuacán and Tepetlaoxtoc. The head town was at Teotihuacán de Arista.
2005–2017 The municipalities of Acolman, Atenco, Axapusco, Chiautla, Chiconcuac, Nopaltepec, Otumba, Papalotla, San Martín de las Pirámides, Temascalapa, Teotihuacán and Tepetlaoxtoc. The head town was at Teotihuacán de Arista.
1996–2005 The municipalities of Acolman, Axapusco, Nopaltepec, Otumba, San Martín de las Pirámides, Tecámac, Temascalapa, Teotihuacán, Tepetlaoxtoc and Tezoyuca. The head town was at Teotihuacán de Arista. The link contains comparative maps of the 1996 and 2005 schemes.
1978–1996 The municipalities of Acambay, Aculco, Atlacomulco, Chapa de Mota, El Oro, Jilotepec, Jocotitlán, Morelos, Polotitlán, Soyaniquilpan de Juárez, Temascalcingo and Timilpan, with its head town at Atlacomulco.
Deputies returned to Congress
+ State of Mexico's 5th district Election Deputy Party Term LegislatureNone1916–1917Constituent Congressof Querétaro ...1979Antonio Huitrón Huitrón1979–198251st Congress1982Antonio Vélez Torres1982–198552nd Congress1985Regina Reyes Retana1985–198853rd Congress1988Jaime Almazán Delgado1988–199154th Congress1991Crescencio Pérez Garduño1991–199455th Congress1994Regina Reyes Retana1994–199756th Congress1997Eduardo Guadalupe Bernal Martínez1997–200057th Congress2000Tereso Martínez Aldana2000–200358th Congress2003Gaspar Ávila Rodríguez2003–200659th Congress2006José Antonio Saavedra Coronel2006–200960th Congress2009Felipe Borja Texocotitla2009–201261st Congress2012Darío Zacarías Capuchino2012–201562nd Congress2015Cristina Sánchez Coronel2015–201863rd Congress2018Francisco Favela Peñuñuri 2018–202164th Congress2021Francisco Favela Peñuñuri 2021–202465th Congress2024Patricia Galindo Alarcón 2024–202766th Congress
Presidential elections + State of Mexico's 5th district Election District won by Party or coalition % 2018Andrés Manuel López Obrador Juntos Haremos Historia 57.15712024Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo Sigamos Haciendo Historia 63.5136
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