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Partial researchResearch snapshot 2026-09-13. Evidence gaps remain; see Coverage for requirements.

Country

Costa Rica

All 1,973 imported 2016/2020/2024 returns now reconcile seats against 18,155 named elected people, including vice-officers and substitutes. The missing Cartagena 2020 result and eight spelling joins are recovered. Final proclamations replace 17 initial seat allocations. Fifty-two party-acronym joins are explicitly inferred and documented. New-canton predecessors stay separate; replacements, the 2028 call and current incumbents remain to be verified.

PartialID costa-rica

Government tiers and offices

666 current · 4 historical (historical offices stay out of current totals).

Offices in Costa Rica
OfficeTierTypeStatusNext electionArea
CUAJINIQUIL — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06CUAJINIQUIL / GUANACASTE
DIRIÁ — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06DIRIÁ / GUANACASTE
SANTA CRUZ — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SANTA CRUZ / GUANACASTE
TAMARINDO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06TAMARINDO / GUANACASTE
TEMPATE — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06TEMPATE / GUANACASTE
VEINTISIETE DE ABRIL — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06VEINTISIETE DE ABRIL / GUANACASTE
ARENAL — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06ARENAL / GUANACASTE
CABECERAS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06CABECERAS / GUANACASTE
LÍBANO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06LÍBANO / GUANACASTE
QUEBRADA GRANDE — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06QUEBRADA GRANDE / GUANACASTE
SANTA ROSA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SANTA ROSA / GUANACASTE
TIERRAS MORENAS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06TIERRAS MORENAS / GUANACASTE
TILARÁN — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06TILARÁN / GUANACASTE
TRONADORA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06TRONADORA / GUANACASTE
BARVA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06BARVA / HEREDIA
PUENTE SALAS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06PUENTE SALAS / HEREDIA
SAN JOSÉ DE LA MONTAÑA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN JOSÉ DE LA MONTAÑA / HEREDIA
SAN PABLO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN PABLO / HEREDIA
SAN PEDRO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN PEDRO / HEREDIA
SAN ROQUE — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN ROQUE / HEREDIA
SANTA LUCÍA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SANTA LUCÍA / HEREDIA
LA ASUNCIÓN — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06LA ASUNCIÓN / HEREDIA
LA RIBERA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06LA RIBERA / HEREDIA
SAN ANTONIO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN ANTONIO / HEREDIA
BARRANTES — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06BARRANTES / HEREDIA
LLORENTE — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06LLORENTE / HEREDIA
SAN JOAQUÍN — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN JOAQUÍN / HEREDIA
HEREDIA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06HEREDIA / HEREDIA
MERCEDES — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06MERCEDES / HEREDIA
SAN FRANCISCO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN FRANCISCO / HEREDIA
ULLOA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06ULLOA / HEREDIA
VARABLANCA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06VARABLANCA / HEREDIA
CONCEPCIÓN — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06CONCEPCIÓN / HEREDIA
SAN FRANCISCO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN FRANCISCO / HEREDIA
SAN ISIDRO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN ISIDRO / HEREDIA
SAN JOSÉ — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN JOSÉ / HEREDIA
RINCÓN DE SABANILLA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06RINCÓN DE SABANILLA / HEREDIA
SAN PABLO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN PABLO / HEREDIA
CONCEPCIÓN — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06CONCEPCIÓN / HEREDIA
LOS ÁNGELES — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06LOS ÁNGELES / HEREDIA
SAN JOSECITO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN JOSECITO / HEREDIA
SAN RAFAEL — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN RAFAEL / HEREDIA
SANTIAGO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SANTIAGO / HEREDIA
JESÚS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06JESÚS / HEREDIA
PURABÁ — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06PURABÁ / HEREDIA
SAN JUAN — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN JUAN / HEREDIA
SAN PEDRO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN PEDRO / HEREDIA
SANTA BÁRBARA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SANTA BÁRBARA / HEREDIA
SANTO DOMINGO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SANTO DOMINGO / HEREDIA
PARÁ — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06PARÁ / HEREDIA
PARACITO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06PARACITO / HEREDIA
SAN MIGUEL — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN MIGUEL / HEREDIA
SAN VICENTE — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN VICENTE / HEREDIA
SANTA ROSA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SANTA ROSA / HEREDIA
SANTO DOMINGO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SANTO DOMINGO / HEREDIA
SANTO TOMÁS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SANTO TOMÁS / HEREDIA
TURES — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06TURES / HEREDIA
CUREÑA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06CUREÑA / HEREDIA
HORQUETAS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06HORQUETAS / HEREDIA
LA VIRGEN — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06LA VIRGEN / HEREDIA
LLANURAS DEL GASPAR — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06LLANURAS DEL GASPAR / HEREDIA
PUERTO VIEJO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06PUERTO VIEJO / HEREDIA
DUACARÍ — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06DUACARÍ / LIMÓN
GUÁCIMO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06GUÁCIMO / LIMÓN
MERCEDES — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06MERCEDES / LIMÓN
POCORA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06POCORA / LIMÓN
RÍO JIMÉNEZ — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06RÍO JIMÉNEZ / LIMÓN
LIMÓN — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06LIMÓN / LIMÓN
MATAMA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06MATAMA / LIMÓN
RÍO BLANCO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06RÍO BLANCO / LIMÓN
VALLE LA ESTRELLA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06VALLE LA ESTRELLA / LIMÓN
BATÁN — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06BATÁN / LIMÓN
CARRANDÍ — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06CARRANDÍ / LIMÓN
MATINA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06MATINA / LIMÓN
CARIARI — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06CARIARI / LIMÓN
COLORADO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06COLORADO / LIMÓN
GUÁPILES — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06GUÁPILES / LIMÓN
JIMÉNEZ — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06JIMÉNEZ / LIMÓN
LA COLONIA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06LA COLONIA / LIMÓN
RITA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06RITA / LIMÓN
ROXANA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06ROXANA / LIMÓN
EL CAIRO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06EL CAIRO / LIMÓN
FLORIDA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06FLORIDA / LIMÓN
GERMANIA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06GERMANIA / LIMÓN
LA ALEGRÍA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06LA ALEGRÍA / LIMÓN
PACUARITO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06PACUARITO / LIMÓN
REVENTAZÓN — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06REVENTAZÓN / LIMÓN
SIQUIRRES — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SIQUIRRES / LIMÓN
BRATSI — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06BRATSI / LIMÓN
CAHUITA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06CAHUITA / LIMÓN
SIXAOLA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SIXAOLA / LIMÓN
TELIRE — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06TELIRE / LIMÓN
BIOLLEY — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06BIOLLEY / PUNTARENAS
BORUCA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06BORUCA / PUNTARENAS
BRUNKA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06BRUNKA / PUNTARENAS
BUENOS AIRES — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06BUENOS AIRES / PUNTARENAS
CHÁNGUENA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06CHÁNGUENA / PUNTARENAS
COLINAS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06COLINAS / PUNTARENAS
PILAS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06PILAS / PUNTARENAS
POTRERO GRANDE — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06POTRERO GRANDE / PUNTARENAS

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Sources and downloads

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Center for Digital Democracy. “Costa Rica.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/countries/costa-rica.