Word is that Governor Schwarzenegger’s high profile trade mission to Mexico will not happen next month, and will be delayed until after the November 7 gubernatorial election.

The governor’s press secretary, Margita Thompson, made the announcement this morning at her weekly media briefing. Thompson said that the decision to postpone was made due to the still uncertain outcome of Mexico’s presidential election between Felipe Calderon and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Calderon appeared to have won a narrow victory three weeks ago, but Lopez Obrador has appealed those results to Mexican election officials.

Schwarzenegger was scheduled to travel to Mexico City in late August, but now will likely make the trip sometime in November. “The desire was to not interfere with [Mexico’s] democratic process,” said Thompson.