From 2018 to March of 2024, 1,709 people running for office were murdered or attacked in Mexico.

What we found

Contradicts. The 1,709 total is not limited to people running for office. It includes officials, government and party facilities, and threats, so the claim's 'people running for office were murdered or attacked' misstates its scope.[2][3][4]

Supports. The Wilson Center paper states that from 2018 to March 2024, 1,709 murders, assassinations, attacks and threats were registered in Mexico against people working in politics and government.[2][4]

Supports. The Conversation reports 1,709 targeted attacks, murders, assassinations and threats between 2018 and March 2024 against people working in politics or government, or against government and party facilities.[3]

Context. Candidate-specific figures are much smaller: Data Cívica counted 105 candidates, aspiring candidates and former candidates murdered from 2018 to 2023, and the Wilson Center reports at least 48 murders of political candidates in the 2024 process up to March 8.[2][5]

Context. The 1,709 figure rests mainly on the Wilson Center report, which carries lower credibility (0.40), and a University of Cincinnati blog gives a similar total but dates it to mid-2024 rather than March 2024.[1][2]

Sources

5 sources: 1 primary, 4 not rated

1. 1Organized Crime and Political Violence Surrounding the 2024 ...lawblogs.uc.edu · primary source · cited for: context
2. 2Political Violence in Mexico’s 2024 Elections - Wilson Centerwilsoncenter.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports, context
3. 3Mexico's criminal gangs stir up political violence ahead of election ...theconversation.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
4. 4Political Violence in Mexico s 2024 Elections I. Past and Futuregbv.wilsoncenter.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
5. 5LATEST: 2024 Elections, under fire? - SIPAZsipaz.org · not rated · cited for: context

Where this claim was made

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• The Pete Quiñones Show · Oct 1, 2026“So from 2018 to March of 2024, people running for office, the number of murders and attacks is 1,709”Post →

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