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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
VOLCÁN — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06VOLCÁN / PUNTARENAS
CANOAS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06CANOAS / PUNTARENAS
CORREDOR — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06CORREDOR / PUNTARENAS
LA CUESTA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06LA CUESTA / PUNTARENAS
LAUREL — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06LAUREL / PUNTARENAS
AGUA BUENA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06AGUA BUENA / PUNTARENAS
GUTIÉRREZ BRAUN — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06GUTIÉRREZ BRAUN / PUNTARENAS
LIMONCITO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06LIMONCITO / PUNTARENAS
PITTIER — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06PITTIER / PUNTARENAS
SABALITO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SABALITO / PUNTARENAS
SAN VITO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN VITO / PUNTARENAS
CALDERA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06CALDERA / PUNTARENAS
ESPÍRITU SANTO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06ESPÍRITU SANTO / PUNTARENAS
MACACONA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06MACACONA / PUNTARENAS
SAN JERÓNIMO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN JERÓNIMO / PUNTARENAS
SAN JUAN GRANDE — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN JUAN GRANDE / PUNTARENAS
SAN RAFAEL — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN RAFAEL / PUNTARENAS
JACÓ — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06JACÓ / PUNTARENAS
LAGUNILLAS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06LAGUNILLAS / PUNTARENAS
TÁRCOLES — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06TÁRCOLES / PUNTARENAS
GOLFITO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06GOLFITO / PUNTARENAS
GUAYCARÁ — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06GUAYCARÁ / PUNTARENAS
PAVÓN — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06PAVÓN / PUNTARENAS
LA UNIÓN — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06LA UNIÓN / PUNTARENAS
MIRAMAR — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06MIRAMAR / PUNTARENAS
SAN ISIDRO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN ISIDRO / PUNTARENAS
MONTEVERDE — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06MONTEVERDE / PUNTARENAS
BAHÍA BALLENA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06BAHÍA BALLENA / PUNTARENAS
BAHÍA DRAKE — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06BAHÍA DRAKE / PUNTARENAS
PALMAR — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06PALMAR / PUNTARENAS
PIEDRAS BLANCAS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06PIEDRAS BLANCAS / PUNTARENAS
PUERTO CORTÉS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06PUERTO CORTÉS / PUNTARENAS
SIERPE — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SIERPE / PUNTARENAS
PARRITA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06PARRITA / PUNTARENAS
PUERTO JIMÉNEZ — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06PUERTO JIMÉNEZ / PUNTARENAS
ACAPULCO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06ACAPULCO / PUNTARENAS
ARANCIBIA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06ARANCIBIA / PUNTARENAS
BARRANCA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06BARRANCA / PUNTARENAS
CHACARITA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06CHACARITA / PUNTARENAS
CHIRA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06CHIRA / PUNTARENAS
CHOMES — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06CHOMES / PUNTARENAS
COBANO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06COBANO / PUNTARENAS
EL ROBLE — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06EL ROBLE / PUNTARENAS
GUACIMAL — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06GUACIMAL / PUNTARENAS
LEPANTO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06LEPANTO / PUNTARENAS
MANZANILLO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06MANZANILLO / PUNTARENAS
PAQUERA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06PAQUERA / PUNTARENAS
PITAHAYA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06PITAHAYA / PUNTARENAS
PUNTARENAS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06PUNTARENAS / PUNTARENAS
NARANJITO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06NARANJITO / PUNTARENAS
QUEPOS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06QUEPOS / PUNTARENAS
SAVEGRE — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAVEGRE / PUNTARENAS
CANGREJAL — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06CANGREJAL / SAN JOSÉ
GUAITIL — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06GUAITIL / SAN JOSÉ
PALMICHAL — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06PALMICHAL / SAN JOSÉ
SABANILLAS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SABANILLAS / SAN JOSÉ
SAN IGNACIO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN IGNACIO / SAN JOSÉ
ALAJUELITA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06ALAJUELITA / SAN JOSÉ
CONCEPCIÓN — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06CONCEPCIÓN / SAN JOSÉ
SAN ANTONIO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN ANTONIO / SAN JOSÉ
SAN FELIPE — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN FELIPE / SAN JOSÉ
SAN JOSECITO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN JOSECITO / SAN JOSÉ
ASERRÍ — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06ASERRÍ / SAN JOSÉ
LEGUA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06LEGUA / SAN JOSÉ
MONTERREY — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06MONTERREY / SAN JOSÉ
SALITRILLOS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SALITRILLOS / SAN JOSÉ
SAN GABRIEL — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN GABRIEL / SAN JOSÉ
TARBACA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06TARBACA / SAN JOSÉ
VUELTA DE JORCO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06VUELTA DE JORCO / SAN JOSÉ
CURRIDABAT — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06CURRIDABAT / SAN JOSÉ
GRANADILLA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06GRANADILLA / SAN JOSÉ
SÁNCHEZ — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SÁNCHEZ / SAN JOSÉ
TIRRASES — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06TIRRASES / SAN JOSÉ
DAMAS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06DAMAS / SAN JOSÉ
DESAMPARADOS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06DESAMPARADOS / SAN JOSÉ
FRAILES — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06FRAILES / SAN JOSÉ
GRAVILIAS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06GRAVILIAS / SAN JOSÉ
LOS GUIDO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06LOS GUIDO / SAN JOSÉ
PATARRÁ — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06PATARRÁ / SAN JOSÉ
ROSARIO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06ROSARIO / SAN JOSÉ
SAN ANTONIO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN ANTONIO / SAN JOSÉ
SAN CRISTÓBAL — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN CRISTÓBAL / SAN JOSÉ
SAN JUAN DE DIOS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN JUAN DE DIOS / SAN JOSÉ
SAN MIGUEL — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN MIGUEL / SAN JOSÉ
SAN RAFAEL ABAJO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN RAFAEL ABAJO / SAN JOSÉ
SAN RAFAEL ARRIBA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN RAFAEL ARRIBA / SAN JOSÉ
COPEY — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06COPEY / SAN JOSÉ
JARDÍN — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06JARDÍN / SAN JOSÉ
SANTA MARÍA — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SANTA MARÍA / SAN JOSÉ
ESCAZÚ — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06ESCAZÚ / SAN JOSÉ
SAN ANTONIO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN ANTONIO / SAN JOSÉ
SAN RAFAEL — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN RAFAEL / SAN JOSÉ
CALLE BLANCOS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06CALLE BLANCOS / SAN JOSÉ
GUADALUPE — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06GUADALUPE / SAN JOSÉ
IPÍS — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06IPÍS / SAN JOSÉ
MATA DE PLÁTANO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06MATA DE PLÁTANO / SAN JOSÉ
PURRAL — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06PURRAL / SAN JOSÉ
RANCHO REDONDO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06RANCHO REDONDO / SAN JOSÉ
SAN FRANCISCO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06SAN FRANCISCO / SAN JOSÉ
LLANO BONITO — Syndic and district council — shared ballototherSyndic and district council — shared ballotcurrent2028-02-06LLANO BONITO / SAN JOSÉ

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