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La Caldera — Municipal council
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Argentina · La Caldera / Salta / LA CALDERA · municipal · Municipal councilAR-SA-C-03
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Final province archive, including 2017 Coronel Moldes, 2021 Aguaray and 2025 Rivadavia Banda Norte replacements. Council renewal size changed after the constitutional/charter transition; the elected cohort is preserved. Future formal call and independently verified current control remain open.
1. What office, where, and when is the next election?
- Geography
- La Caldera / Salta / LA CALDERA
- Next election
- 2027; formal call pending
- Linked upcoming event
- next-6c782fd3192bfd120f3511b7
- Registry qualification
- Unknown
2. How certain is that date?
2027; formal call pending is expected (not formally called). Year precision. A date without a formal call is not confirmed.
3. Who won earlier selected elections?
2023-05-14
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- FRENTE SALTEÑO14.0%
- PRIMERO SALTA13.4%
- MOVIMIENTO COMUNITARIO PLURICULTURAL LA CALDERA13.2%
- PARTIDO DEL TRABAJO Y LA EQUIDAD10.9%
- JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO10.0%
- SALTA NOS UNE9.8%
- PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA5.2%
- PARTIDO AUTONOMISTA4.2%
- NUEVA FUERZA LA CALDERA4.2%
- TODOS POR SALTA4.2%
- FRENTE SALTA VA CON FELICIDAD4.0%
- PARTIDO FE2.6%
- SI - SALTA INDEPENDIENTE1.9%
- SALTA SOMOS TODOS1.4%
- MOVIMIENTO POPULAR UNIDO1.1%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRENTE SALTEÑO · CASTILLO, TAMARA ANGELICA JINET | 460argentina/S61d4388f6ea4/2023 | 499 | 14% | 1 | Recorded |
| PRIMERO SALTA · CRUZ, ARNALDO "PAJARITO" | 1862argentina/S61d4388f6ea4/2023 | 477 | 13.4% | 1 | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO COMUNITARIO PLURICULTURAL LA CALDERA · SUMBAY, GERMAN EXEQUIEL MILAGRO | 2551argentina/S61d4388f6ea4/2023 | 472 | 13.2% | 1 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO DEL TRABAJO Y LA EQUIDAD · SERRANO, RENZO | 1861argentina/S61d4388f6ea4/2023 | 388 | 10.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO · TABARCACHE, GERMAN AGUSTIN | 3746argentina/S61d4388f6ea4/2023 | 355 | 10% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| SALTA NOS UNE · HERRERA, "FEDE CHATO" | 1869argentina/S61d4388f6ea4/2023 | 350 | 9.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA · CORTEZ, MARIA MAGDALENA | 4argentina/S61d4388f6ea4/2023 | 184 | 5.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO AUTONOMISTA · MAMANI, OSVALDO "CACHETE" | 2625argentina/S61d4388f6ea4/2023 | 149 | 4.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| NUEVA FUERZA LA CALDERA · CANCINO, SANTIAGO "TATI" | 3654argentina/S61d4388f6ea4/2023 | 148 | 4.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| TODOS POR SALTA · SUMBAY, VALENTINA | 2627argentina/S61d4388f6ea4/2023 | 148 | 4.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE SALTA VA CON FELICIDAD · CORIMAYO MERCADO, MAGALI VIVIANA | 3743argentina/S61d4388f6ea4/2023 | 144 | 4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO FE · CHAUQUE, SERGIO DIEGO | 1873argentina/S61d4388f6ea4/2023 | 93 | 2.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| SI - SALTA INDEPENDIENTE · AUCAPIÑA, EDUARDO FAUSTO | 2543argentina/S61d4388f6ea4/2023 | 69 | 1.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| SALTA SOMOS TODOS · SARAPURA, ALFREDO | 443argentina/S61d4388f6ea4/2023 | 50 | 1.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO POPULAR UNIDO · CHEJOLAN, "DANI" | 632argentina/S61d4388f6ea4/2023 | 39 | 1.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2021-08-15
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- FRENTE DE TODOS16.1%
- MOVIMIENTO COMUNITARIO PLURICULTURAL LA CALDERA14.5%
- IZQUIERDA POPULAR (IP)11.8%
- FELICIDAD10.6%
- FRENTE PLURAL9.2%
- JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO +8.9%
- PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA8.1%
- PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA4.8%
- PARTIDO DEL TRABAJO Y LA EQUIDAD4.4%
- MEMORIA Y MOVILIZACION SOCIAL4.2%
- SALTA PARA TODOS3.9%
- SI - SALTA INDEPENDIENTE1.9%
- PARTIDO FRENTE GRANDE1.4%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRENTE DE TODOS · SANCHEZ, JOSE "CHENTE" | 3646argentina/Sb634e2bb1298/2021 | 482 | 16.1% | 1 | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO COMUNITARIO PLURICULTURAL LA CALDERA · MERCADO, CARLOS GUILLERMO | 2551argentina/Sb634e2bb1298/2021 | 434 | 14.5% | 1 | Recorded |
| IZQUIERDA POPULAR (IP) · HERRERA, "CHATO FEDE" | 1796argentina/Sb634e2bb1298/2021 | 354 | 11.8% | 1 | Recorded |
| FELICIDAD · GUAYAN GOMEZ, JUAN PABLO | 1874argentina/Sb634e2bb1298/2021 | 317 | 10.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE PLURAL · QUIPILDOR, GONZALO PEDRO | 461argentina/Sb634e2bb1298/2021 | 274 | 9.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO + · TABARCACHE, GERMAN AGUSTIN | 3640argentina/Sb634e2bb1298/2021 | 267 | 8.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA · CHOCOBAR, MARICEL LORENA | 13argentina/Sb634e2bb1298/2021 | 241 | 8.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA · SASTRE, "YAMILA" | 4argentina/Sb634e2bb1298/2021 | 144 | 4.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO DEL TRABAJO Y LA EQUIDAD · SARAPURA, "LUCHO" | 1861argentina/Sb634e2bb1298/2021 | 132 | 4.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MEMORIA Y MOVILIZACION SOCIAL · DUARTES, MERCEDES EVA | 208argentina/Sb634e2bb1298/2021 | 125 | 4.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| SALTA PARA TODOS · SUMBAY, VALENTINA FERNANDA | 3641argentina/Sb634e2bb1298/2021 | 118 | 3.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| SI - SALTA INDEPENDIENTE · PARADA CORNEJO, JOSE MAXIMILIANO | 2543argentina/Sb634e2bb1298/2021 | 58 | 1.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO FRENTE GRANDE · TOLABA, FRANCISCO | 12argentina/Sb634e2bb1298/2021 | 42 | 1.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2019-11-10
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- FRENTE PLURAL21.9%
- MEMORIA Y MOVILIZACION SOCIAL19.6%
- MOVIMIENTO COMUNITARIO PLURICULTURAL LA CALDERA18.4%
- OLMEDO GOBERNADOR11.5%
- FELICIDAD11.3%
- PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA7.8%
- IZQUIERDA POPULAR (IP)6.2%
- PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA2.0%
- PARTIDO INSTRUMENTO ELECTORAL POR LA UNIDAD POPULAR1.3%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRENTE PLURAL · SUMBAY, ANA MARIA | 461argentina/S418f751b5606/2019 | 661 | 21.9% | 1 | Recorded |
| MEMORIA Y MOVILIZACION SOCIAL · SASTRE, JULIETA YAMILE SALOME | 208argentina/S418f751b5606/2019 | 592 | 19.6% | 1 | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO COMUNITARIO PLURICULTURAL LA CALDERA · TABARCACHI, ANA NOEMI | 2551argentina/S418f751b5606/2019 | 555 | 18.4% | 1 | Recorded |
| OLMEDO GOBERNADOR · QUIPILDOR, WALTER HERNANDEZ | 3434argentina/S418f751b5606/2019 | 348 | 11.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FELICIDAD · GUAYAN, JUAN PABLO "JUAMPY" | 1874argentina/S418f751b5606/2019 | 341 | 11.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA · SUMBAY, CESAR RAMON | 13argentina/S418f751b5606/2019 | 236 | 7.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| IZQUIERDA POPULAR (IP) · CARDOZO, ANDREA FERNANDA | 1796argentina/S418f751b5606/2019 | 187 | 6.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA · MERCADO, ERNESTO JESUS | 4argentina/S418f751b5606/2019 | 61 | 2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO INSTRUMENTO ELECTORAL POR LA UNIDAD POPULAR · JUAREZ, ELIZABETH VERONICA | 685argentina/S418f751b5606/2019 | 40 | 1.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
Provisional imported-series CI94.60–100 historical closeness
Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Provisional imported-series comparison; actual-event review open
Method ci.weighted-gap.v1. Inputs: latest_gap=0.6171107994389899, oldest_gap=2.2840119165839106, previous_gap=1.6064257028112472
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility0.34percentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Nine exact standalone party-name categories in the archived returns; accents normalized. Provincial alliances and renamed coalitions remain Other. A category records its published name, not a verified legal succession or inferred allocation of alliance votes. An interval is withheld if either election has no list mapped to an explicit named group. This is aggregate share change, not individual voter switching. Event review: Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Latest interval
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA","UNION CIVICA RADICAL","PARTIDO SOCIALISTA","PRO - PROPUESTA REPUBLICANA","COALICION CIVICA - AFIRMACION PARA UNA REPUBLICA IGUALITARIA","GEN","PARTIDO OBRERO","PARTIDO DE LOS TRABAJADORES SOCIALISTAS","MOVIMIENTO SOCIALISTA DE LOS TRABAJADORES","Other"], interval=Latest interval, vectors=[[5.161290322580645,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,94.83870967741935],[4.819277108433735,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,95.18072289156628],[2.0191989407480966,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,97.9808010592519]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility2.8percentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Nine exact standalone party-name categories in the archived returns; accents normalized. Provincial alliances and renamed coalitions remain Other. A category records its published name, not a verified legal succession or inferred allocation of alliance votes. An interval is withheld if either election has no list mapped to an explicit named group. This is aggregate share change, not individual voter switching. Event review: Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Previous interval
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA","UNION CIVICA RADICAL","PARTIDO SOCIALISTA","PRO - PROPUESTA REPUBLICANA","COALICION CIVICA - AFIRMACION PARA UNA REPUBLICA IGUALITARIA","GEN","PARTIDO OBRERO","PARTIDO DE LOS TRABAJADORES SOCIALISTAS","MOVIMIENTO SOCIALISTA DE LOS TRABAJADORES","Other"], interval=Previous interval, vectors=[[5.161290322580645,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,94.83870967741935],[4.819277108433735,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,95.18072289156628],[2.0191989407480966,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,97.9808010592519]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility1.57percentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Nine exact standalone party-name categories in the archived returns; accents normalized. Provincial alliances and renamed coalitions remain Other. A category records its published name, not a verified legal succession or inferred allocation of alliance votes. An interval is withheld if either election has no list mapped to an explicit named group. This is aggregate share change, not individual voter switching. Event review: Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Both intervals mean
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA","UNION CIVICA RADICAL","PARTIDO SOCIALISTA","PRO - PROPUESTA REPUBLICANA","COALICION CIVICA - AFIRMACION PARA UNA REPUBLICA IGUALITARIA","GEN","PARTIDO OBRERO","PARTIDO DE LOS TRABAJADORES SOCIALISTAS","MOVIMIENTO SOCIALISTA DE LOS TRABAJADORES","Other"], interval=Both intervals mean, vectors=[[5.161290322580645,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,94.83870967741935],[4.819277108433735,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,95.18072289156628],[2.0191989407480966,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,97.9808010592519]]
Source-reported control: Unverified. Current tenure requires separate dated evidence.
5. Officeholder evidence
Dated roster observations are not automatically current tenure. The source current-office flag means this office is tracked now, not that the last winner still holds it.
| Person | Role | As of | Affiliation | Principal? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUMBAY, ANA MARIA | Lead council candidate | 2019 | FRENTE PLURAL | unknown |
| SASTRE, JULIETA YAMILE SALOME | Lead council candidate | 2019 | MEMORIA Y MOVILIZACION SOCIAL | unknown |
| GUAYAN, JUAN PABLO "JUAMPY" | Lead council candidate | 2019 | FELICIDAD | unknown |
| SUMBAY, CESAR RAMON | Lead council candidate | 2019 | PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA | unknown |
| CARDOZO, ANDREA FERNANDA | Lead council candidate | 2019 | IZQUIERDA POPULAR (IP) | unknown |
| MERCADO, ERNESTO JESUS | Lead council candidate | 2019 | PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA | unknown |
| JUAREZ, ELIZABETH VERONICA | Lead council candidate | 2019 | PARTIDO INSTRUMENTO ELECTORAL POR LA UNIDAD POPULAR | unknown |
| QUIPILDOR, WALTER HERNANDEZ | Lead council candidate | 2019 | OLMEDO GOBERNADOR | unknown |
| TABARCACHI, ANA NOEMI | Lead council candidate | 2019 | MOVIMIENTO COMUNITARIO PLURICULTURAL LA CALDERA | unknown |
| SANCHEZ, JOSE "CHENTE" | Lead council candidate | 2021 | FRENTE DE TODOS | unknown |
| HERRERA, "CHATO FEDE" | Lead council candidate | 2021 | IZQUIERDA POPULAR (IP) | unknown |
| GUAYAN GOMEZ, JUAN PABLO | Lead council candidate | 2021 | FELICIDAD | unknown |
| CHOCOBAR, MARICEL LORENA | Lead council candidate | 2021 | PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA | unknown |
| MERCADO, CARLOS GUILLERMO | Lead council candidate | 2021 | MOVIMIENTO COMUNITARIO PLURICULTURAL LA CALDERA | unknown |
| QUIPILDOR, GONZALO PEDRO | Lead council candidate | 2021 | FRENTE PLURAL | unknown |
| SASTRE, "YAMILA" | Lead council candidate | 2021 | PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA | unknown |
| SARAPURA, "LUCHO" | Lead council candidate | 2021 | PARTIDO DEL TRABAJO Y LA EQUIDAD | unknown |
| DUARTES, MERCEDES EVA | Lead council candidate | 2021 | MEMORIA Y MOVILIZACION SOCIAL | unknown |
| TABARCACHE, GERMAN AGUSTIN | Lead council candidate | 2021 | JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO + | unknown |
| SUMBAY, VALENTINA FERNANDA | Lead council candidate | 2021 | SALTA PARA TODOS | unknown |
| PARADA CORNEJO, JOSE MAXIMILIANO | Lead council candidate | 2021 | SI - SALTA INDEPENDIENTE | unknown |
| TOLABA, FRANCISCO | Lead council candidate | 2021 | PARTIDO FRENTE GRANDE | unknown |
| CRUZ, ARNALDO "PAJARITO" | Lead council candidate | 2023 | PRIMERO SALTA | unknown |
| SERRANO, RENZO | Lead council candidate | 2023 | PARTIDO DEL TRABAJO Y LA EQUIDAD | unknown |
| HERRERA, "FEDE CHATO" | Lead council candidate | 2023 | SALTA NOS UNE | unknown |
| MAMANI, OSVALDO "CACHETE" | Lead council candidate | 2023 | PARTIDO AUTONOMISTA | unknown |
| CANCINO, SANTIAGO "TATI" | Lead council candidate | 2023 | NUEVA FUERZA LA CALDERA | unknown |
| SUMBAY, VALENTINA | Lead council candidate | 2023 | TODOS POR SALTA | unknown |
| CASTILLO, TAMARA ANGELICA JINET | Lead council candidate | 2023 | FRENTE SALTEÑO | unknown |
| SUMBAY, GERMAN EXEQUIEL MILAGRO | Lead council candidate | 2023 | MOVIMIENTO COMUNITARIO PLURICULTURAL LA CALDERA | unknown |
| CORTEZ, MARIA MAGDALENA | Lead council candidate | 2023 | PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA | unknown |
| CHAUQUE, SERGIO DIEGO | Lead council candidate | 2023 | PARTIDO FE | unknown |
| TABARCACHE, GERMAN AGUSTIN | Lead council candidate | 2023 | JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO | unknown |
| AUCAPIÑA, EDUARDO FAUSTO | Lead council candidate | 2023 | SI - SALTA INDEPENDIENTE | unknown |
| SARAPURA, ALFREDO | Lead council candidate | 2023 | SALTA SOMOS TODOS | unknown |
| CHEJOLAN, "DANI" | Lead council candidate | 2023 | MOVIMIENTO POPULAR UNIDO | unknown |
| CORIMAYO MERCADO, MAGALI VIVIANA | Lead council candidate | 2023 | FRENTE SALTA VA CON FELICIDAD | unknown |
6. Polling context
No local poll supplied.
National context is listed on the polling page. It is not a local forecast.
7. Unresolved issues and sources
Final province archive, including 2017 Coronel Moldes, 2021 Aguaray and 2025 Rivadavia Banda Norte replacements. Council renewal size changed after the constitutional/charter transition; the elected cohort is preserved. Future formal call and independently verified current control remain open. Missing older local results in several provincial datasets, full seat proclamations, intervened/replacement contests and dated coalition control. Many municipalities vote separately from provincial election day. Final 2027 calls remain subject to official publication. Ten Catamarca 2023 local returns now have primary provisional counts; final certification and older cycles are still missing. DINE 2015 download has no Catamarca local records. Entre Ríos final national consultation warns that foreign-voter tables are excluded. Neuquén final-file links returned access-denied responses; several older links point to private or defunct hosts.
other · open
2019 locality result empty: {"issue": "2019 locality result empty", "name": "Distrito Tala-Sarandí", "code": "0079C"}
other · open
Earlier same-election publication superseded: {"id": "AR-TU-D-OESTE", "year": 2019, "issue": "Earlier same-election publication superseded", "selected_publication": "2019-07-02", "discarded_publications": ["2019-06-15"]}
other · open
Archive navigation year differs from date printed in source: {"file": "ar_formosa_2017_archivo_542.pdf", "issue": "Archive navigation year differs from date printed in source", "navigation_year": 2017, "source_date": "2019-06-16"}
Sources
- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/JSON/Escrutinio/2023G/7/2.3.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/JSON/Escrutinio/2021G/7/2.3.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/JSON/Escrutinio/2019G/7/2.3.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/elecciones/definitivo-anteriores · rights unknown
- Argentina: Salta Tribunal Electoral definitive return: ar_salta_2023_C7_2.3.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: Salta Tribunal Electoral definitive return: ar_salta_2021_C7_2.3.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: Salta Tribunal Electoral definitive return: ar_salta_2019_C7_2.3.json · rights unknown
Cite this record
Center for Digital Democracy. “La Caldera — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/AR-SA-C-03. Sources: argentina--url-25d93a434fd784aac2bfe731, argentina--url-852aa30a8f28ad70a8842288, argentina--url-15dd199f256bf8a3c10440cb, argentina--url-d7f8790fc5c1bdb4230d10b7, argentina--S61d4388f6ea4, argentina--Sb634e2bb1298, argentina--S418f751b5606.