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Las Lajitas — Municipal council
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Argentina · Las Lajitas / Salta / ANTA · municipal · Municipal councilAR-SA-C-11
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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
- Las Lajitas / Salta / ANTA
- Next election
- 2027; formal call pending
- Linked upcoming event
- next-f5b627b51875a344550a41b8
- 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?
2025-05-11
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- PARTIDO IDENTIDAD SALTEÑA49.7%
- MEMORIA Y MOVILIZACION SOCIAL24.6%
- LA LIBERTAD AVANZA7.9%
- FRENTE SALTA VA CON FELICIDAD6.0%
- FRENTE UNIDOS POR SALTA4.3%
- FRENTE SALTEÑO4.0%
- SI - SALTA INDEPENDIENTE3.6%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTIDO IDENTIDAD SALTEÑA · FLORES, "TURU" TOMAS | 1053argentina/Sb5f903910a50/2025 | 2,608 | 49.7% | 3 | Recorded |
| MEMORIA Y MOVILIZACION SOCIAL · CASTILLO, MELISA DANIELA | 208argentina/Sb5f903910a50/2025 | 1,290 | 24.6% | 1 | Recorded |
| LA LIBERTAD AVANZA · TRIONFETTI, CAROLINA DEL VALLE | 443argentina/Sb5f903910a50/2025 | 414 | 7.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE SALTA VA CON FELICIDAD · GOMEZ, "PROFE" GABRIEL | 3777argentina/Sb5f903910a50/2025 | 315 | 6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE UNIDOS POR SALTA · PALAVECINO, HECTOR GUSTAVO | 3779argentina/Sb5f903910a50/2025 | 224 | 4.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE SALTEÑO · ROJAS, RUBEN "RICKY" | 460argentina/Sb5f903910a50/2025 | 210 | 4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| SI - SALTA INDEPENDIENTE · TREJO, PABLO ERNESTO | 2543argentina/Sb5f903910a50/2025 | 187 | 3.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2023-05-14
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- FRENTE UNIDOS POR SALTA57.5%
- PARTIDO FE21.1%
- PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA12.6%
- REPRESENTAR6.1%
- FRENTE AVANCEMOS2.6%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRENTE UNIDOS POR SALTA · TOLEDO, BEATRIZ | 3744argentina/Sac887a4e67c9/2023 | 3,746 | 57.5% | 5 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO FE · CAMPO, RAMON "PAPUCHI" | 1873argentina/Sac887a4e67c9/2023 | 1,372 | 21.1% | 1 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA · CABRERA, MIGUEL ANGEL | 4argentina/Sac887a4e67c9/2023 | 822 | 12.6% | 1 | Recorded |
| REPRESENTAR · JIMENEZ, JIMENA "JOTITA" | 3650argentina/Sac887a4e67c9/2023 | 399 | 6.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE AVANCEMOS · VIVAS, GABRIELA | 3739argentina/Sac887a4e67c9/2023 | 172 | 2.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2021-08-15
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- PARTIDO IDENTIDAD SALTEÑA28.7%
- FRENTE PLURAL18.7%
- FRENTE SALTEÑO12.7%
- SALTA PARA TODOS10.3%
- PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA6.6%
- PRIMERO SALTA5.4%
- SI - SALTA INDEPENDIENTE4.7%
- FRENTE DE TODOS3.8%
- JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO +3.6%
- PARTIDO FRENTE GRANDE3.1%
- TODOS POR SALTA1.9%
- PARTIDO AUTONOMISTA0.6%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTIDO IDENTIDAD SALTEÑA · FIGUEROA, ABEL ANGEL | 1053argentina/Sae44f8fccaac/2021 | 1,335 | 28.7% | 3 | Recorded |
| FRENTE PLURAL · CORDOBA, NESTOR MILAGRO | 461argentina/Sae44f8fccaac/2021 | 868 | 18.7% | 2 | Recorded |
| FRENTE SALTEÑO · CAMPO, "PAPUCHI" | 460argentina/Sae44f8fccaac/2021 | 590 | 12.7% | 1 | Recorded |
| SALTA PARA TODOS · BARRIONUEVO, ADRIANA NATALIA | 3641argentina/Sae44f8fccaac/2021 | 478 | 10.3% | 1 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA · MELIAN, "MAESTRO" LUIS | 4argentina/Sae44f8fccaac/2021 | 306 | 6.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PRIMERO SALTA · YBARRA, BENJAMIN BERNABE | 1862argentina/Sae44f8fccaac/2021 | 251 | 5.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| SI - SALTA INDEPENDIENTE · ESCOBAR, JUAN RAMON | 2543argentina/Sae44f8fccaac/2021 | 218 | 4.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE DE TODOS · MOLINA, "MOL" MARCOS MANUEL | 3646argentina/Sae44f8fccaac/2021 | 175 | 3.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO + · GONZALEZ, "LUPIN" | 3640argentina/Sae44f8fccaac/2021 | 167 | 3.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO FRENTE GRANDE · LOTO LEIVA, RAMON EFRAIN | 12argentina/Sae44f8fccaac/2021 | 146 | 3.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| TODOS POR SALTA · VARGAS, RICARDO ROBERTO | 2627argentina/Sae44f8fccaac/2021 | 88 | 1.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO AUTONOMISTA · AGUILAR, SILVANA VALERIA | 2625argentina/Sae44f8fccaac/2021 | 28 | 0.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
Provisional imported-series CI0 (recorded zero)0–100 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=25.114329268292682, oldest_gap=10.043010752688172, previous_gap=36.461373060973735
pedersen volatility
Withheld volatilityUnknownpercentage 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 · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this 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=[null,[12.624788818921825,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,87.37521118107819],[6.580645161290323,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,93.41935483870968]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility6.04percentage 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=[null,[12.624788818921825,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,87.37521118107819],[6.580645161290323,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,93.41935483870968]]
pedersen volatility
Withheld volatilityUnknownpercentage 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 · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this 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=Both intervals mean, vectors=[null,[12.624788818921825,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,87.37521118107819],[6.580645161290323,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,93.41935483870968]]
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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORDOBA, NESTOR MILAGRO | Lead council candidate | 2021 | FRENTE PLURAL | unknown |
| CAMPO, "PAPUCHI" | Lead council candidate | 2021 | FRENTE SALTEÑO | unknown |
| MELIAN, "MAESTRO" LUIS | Lead council candidate | 2021 | PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA | unknown |
| FIGUEROA, ABEL ANGEL | Lead council candidate | 2021 | PARTIDO IDENTIDAD SALTEÑA | unknown |
| YBARRA, BENJAMIN BERNABE | Lead council candidate | 2021 | PRIMERO SALTA | unknown |
| VARGAS, RICARDO ROBERTO | Lead council candidate | 2021 | TODOS POR SALTA | unknown |
| AGUILAR, SILVANA VALERIA | Lead council candidate | 2021 | PARTIDO AUTONOMISTA | unknown |
| BARRIONUEVO, ADRIANA NATALIA | Lead council candidate | 2021 | SALTA PARA TODOS | unknown |
| MOLINA, "MOL" MARCOS MANUEL | Lead council candidate | 2021 | FRENTE DE TODOS | unknown |
| GONZALEZ, "LUPIN" | Lead council candidate | 2021 | JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO + | unknown |
| ESCOBAR, JUAN RAMON | Lead council candidate | 2021 | SI - SALTA INDEPENDIENTE | unknown |
| LOTO LEIVA, RAMON EFRAIN | Lead council candidate | 2021 | PARTIDO FRENTE GRANDE | unknown |
| TOLEDO, BEATRIZ | Lead council candidate | 2023 | FRENTE UNIDOS POR SALTA | unknown |
| CAMPO, RAMON "PAPUCHI" | Lead council candidate | 2023 | PARTIDO FE | unknown |
| CABRERA, MIGUEL ANGEL | Lead council candidate | 2023 | PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA | unknown |
| JIMENEZ, JIMENA "JOTITA" | Lead council candidate | 2023 | REPRESENTAR | unknown |
| VIVAS, GABRIELA | Lead council candidate | 2023 | FRENTE AVANCEMOS | unknown |
| FLORES, "TURU" TOMAS | Lead council candidate | 2025 | PARTIDO IDENTIDAD SALTEÑA | unknown |
| TREJO, PABLO ERNESTO | Lead council candidate | 2025 | SI - SALTA INDEPENDIENTE | unknown |
| CASTILLO, MELISA DANIELA | Lead council candidate | 2025 | MEMORIA Y MOVILIZACION SOCIAL | unknown |
| ROJAS, RUBEN "RICKY" | Lead council candidate | 2025 | FRENTE SALTEÑO | unknown |
| GOMEZ, "PROFE" GABRIEL | Lead council candidate | 2025 | FRENTE SALTA VA CON FELICIDAD | unknown |
| PALAVECINO, HECTOR GUSTAVO | Lead council candidate | 2025 | FRENTE UNIDOS POR SALTA | unknown |
| TRIONFETTI, CAROLINA DEL VALLE | Lead council candidate | 2025 | LA LIBERTAD AVANZA | 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/2025G/7/5.11.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/JSON/Escrutinio/2023G/7/5.11.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/JSON/Escrutinio/2021G/7/5.11.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/elecciones/definitivo-anteriores · rights unknown
- Argentina: Salta Tribunal Electoral definitive return: ar_salta_2025_C7_5.11.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: Salta Tribunal Electoral definitive return: ar_salta_2023_C7_5.11.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: Salta Tribunal Electoral definitive return: ar_salta_2021_C7_5.11.json · rights unknown
Cite this record
Center for Digital Democracy. “Las Lajitas — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/AR-SA-C-11. Sources: argentina--url-879f3cbf6bd8d8b560836b8e, argentina--url-a4a5346ac8fb6b9faf9f39f0, argentina--url-7514520da25222e9d62422b8, argentina--url-d7f8790fc5c1bdb4230d10b7, argentina--Sb5f903910a50, argentina--Sac887a4e67c9, argentina--Sae44f8fccaac.