Office briefing
Guachipas — Municipal council
Tracked current office. Identifiers stay separate from display names.
Argentina · Guachipas / Salta / GUACHIPAS · municipal · Municipal councilAR-SA-C-41
Read the complete original research briefing
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
- Guachipas / Salta / GUACHIPAS
- Next election
- 2027; formal call pending
- Linked upcoming event
- next-896fbe4af71f6d4783195008
- 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
- PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA29.4%
- PRIMERO SALTA23.0%
- TODOS POR SALTA20.1%
- PARTIDO FE9.8%
- FEDERAL ALTERNATIVO REGIONAL ORGANIZADO-FARO9.3%
- FRENTE AVANCEMOS4.9%
- ENTRE TODOS3.5%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA · CORDOBA, HECTOR "TITI" | 4argentina/S9b603a46a50b/2023 | 715 | 29.4% | 1 | Recorded |
| PRIMERO SALTA · BALLON, LUIS MARCELO | 1862argentina/S9b603a46a50b/2023 | 558 | 23% | 1 | Recorded |
| TODOS POR SALTA · CASIMIRO, JOSE LUIS "GOGO" | 2627argentina/S9b603a46a50b/2023 | 487 | 20.1% | 1 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO FE · ESCALANTE, MARIO "GUARA" | 1873argentina/S9b603a46a50b/2023 | 237 | 9.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FEDERAL ALTERNATIVO REGIONAL ORGANIZADO-FARO · BARGAS, ROCIO ELIZABETH | 3748argentina/S9b603a46a50b/2023 | 227 | 9.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE AVANCEMOS · BALDERRAMA, LUCIANA | 3739argentina/S9b603a46a50b/2023 | 118 | 4.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| ENTRE TODOS · QUIPILDOR, HORACIO ROBUSTIANO | 3741argentina/S9b603a46a50b/2023 | 86 | 3.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2021-08-15
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- SI - SALTA INDEPENDIENTE27.2%
- SALTA PARA TODOS20.9%
- KOLINA15.8%
- PARTIDO FE6.8%
- INSTRUMENTO ELECTORAL POR LA UNIDAD POPULAR6.7%
- PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA6.2%
- MOVIMIENTO LIBRES DEL SUR5.4%
- MEMORIA Y MOVILIZACION SOCIAL3.3%
- FRENTE PLURAL3.3%
- FRENTE SALTEÑO2.5%
- PARTIDO DEL TRABAJO Y LA EQUIDAD1.8%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SI - SALTA INDEPENDIENTE · SOSA, JULIO | 2543argentina/Sbc4393aa7cd9/2021 | 660 | 27.2% | 1 | Recorded |
| SALTA PARA TODOS · BALLON, LUIS MARCELO | 3641argentina/Sbc4393aa7cd9/2021 | 506 | 20.9% | 1 | Recorded |
| KOLINA · CARI, HECTOR SEBASTIAN | 459argentina/Sbc4393aa7cd9/2021 | 383 | 15.8% | 1 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO FE · BENAVIDEZ, "ATO" | 1873argentina/Sbc4393aa7cd9/2021 | 164 | 6.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| INSTRUMENTO ELECTORAL POR LA UNIDAD POPULAR · ONTIVEROS, RAMON SATURNINO | 685argentina/Sbc4393aa7cd9/2021 | 162 | 6.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA · GUAIMAS, CECILIA CANDELARIA | 4argentina/Sbc4393aa7cd9/2021 | 151 | 6.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO LIBRES DEL SUR · GONZALEZ, MARIO | 32argentina/Sbc4393aa7cd9/2021 | 132 | 5.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MEMORIA Y MOVILIZACION SOCIAL · CHAILE, "CHUPAMIEL" FABIAN | 208argentina/Sbc4393aa7cd9/2021 | 81 | 3.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE PLURAL · IBARRA, "HECTORETA" | 461argentina/Sbc4393aa7cd9/2021 | 80 | 3.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE SALTEÑO · MENDEZ, "MONSE" | 460argentina/Sbc4393aa7cd9/2021 | 61 | 2.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO DEL TRABAJO Y LA EQUIDAD · FLORES, "GAUCHO" | 1861argentina/Sbc4393aa7cd9/2021 | 44 | 1.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2019-11-10
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- MOVIMIENTO LIBRES DEL SUR27.9%
- PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA27.4%
- SALTA NOS UNE22.9%
- FELICIDAD8.9%
- UNION CIVICA RADICAL7.4%
- PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA5.5%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOVIMIENTO LIBRES DEL SUR · BALLON, LUIS MARCELO | 32argentina/S67ea08a5c296/2019 | 658 | 27.9% | 1 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA · BENAVIDEZ, MIGUEL "PATO RAMOS" | 4argentina/S67ea08a5c296/2019 | 645 | 27.4% | 1 | Recorded |
| SALTA NOS UNE · CARI, HECTOR SEBASTIAN | 1869argentina/S67ea08a5c296/2019 | 540 | 22.9% | 1 | Recorded |
| FELICIDAD · BALLON, JULIO | 1874argentina/S67ea08a5c296/2019 | 211 | 8.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| UNION CIVICA RADICAL · FLORES, JAIME MERCEDES | 5argentina/S67ea08a5c296/2019 | 174 | 7.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA · ONTIVEROS, RAMON SATURNINO | 13argentina/S67ea08a5c296/2019 | 130 | 5.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
Provisional imported-series CI70.80–100 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=6.466227347611202, oldest_gap=0.5513146734520795, previous_gap=6.353135313531354
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility23.22percentage 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=[[29.44810543657331,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,70.5518945634267],[6.229372937293729,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,93.77062706270628],[27.353689567430024,7.379134860050891,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,65.26717557251908]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility28.5percentage 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=[[29.44810543657331,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,70.5518945634267],[6.229372937293729,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,93.77062706270628],[27.353689567430024,7.379134860050891,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,65.26717557251908]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility25.86percentage 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=[[29.44810543657331,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,70.5518945634267],[6.229372937293729,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,93.77062706270628],[27.353689567430024,7.379134860050891,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,65.26717557251908]]
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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALLON, LUIS MARCELO | Lead council candidate | 2019 | MOVIMIENTO LIBRES DEL SUR | unknown |
| BENAVIDEZ, MIGUEL "PATO RAMOS" | Lead council candidate | 2019 | PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA | unknown |
| BALLON, JULIO | Lead council candidate | 2019 | FELICIDAD | unknown |
| ONTIVEROS, RAMON SATURNINO | Lead council candidate | 2019 | PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA | unknown |
| CARI, HECTOR SEBASTIAN | Lead council candidate | 2019 | SALTA NOS UNE | unknown |
| FLORES, JAIME MERCEDES | Lead council candidate | 2019 | UNION CIVICA RADICAL | unknown |
| BALLON, LUIS MARCELO | Lead council candidate | 2021 | SALTA PARA TODOS | unknown |
| CARI, HECTOR SEBASTIAN | Lead council candidate | 2021 | KOLINA | unknown |
| ONTIVEROS, RAMON SATURNINO | Lead council candidate | 2021 | INSTRUMENTO ELECTORAL POR LA UNIDAD POPULAR | unknown |
| BENAVIDEZ, "ATO" | Lead council candidate | 2021 | PARTIDO FE | unknown |
| GUAIMAS, CECILIA CANDELARIA | Lead council candidate | 2021 | PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA | unknown |
| GONZALEZ, MARIO | Lead council candidate | 2021 | MOVIMIENTO LIBRES DEL SUR | unknown |
| CHAILE, "CHUPAMIEL" FABIAN | Lead council candidate | 2021 | MEMORIA Y MOVILIZACION SOCIAL | unknown |
| IBARRA, "HECTORETA" | Lead council candidate | 2021 | FRENTE PLURAL | unknown |
| MENDEZ, "MONSE" | Lead council candidate | 2021 | FRENTE SALTEÑO | unknown |
| FLORES, "GAUCHO" | Lead council candidate | 2021 | PARTIDO DEL TRABAJO Y LA EQUIDAD | unknown |
| SOSA, JULIO | Lead council candidate | 2021 | SI - SALTA INDEPENDIENTE | unknown |
| BALLON, LUIS MARCELO | Lead council candidate | 2023 | PRIMERO SALTA | unknown |
| CASIMIRO, JOSE LUIS "GOGO" | Lead council candidate | 2023 | TODOS POR SALTA | unknown |
| CORDOBA, HECTOR "TITI" | Lead council candidate | 2023 | PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA | unknown |
| ESCALANTE, MARIO "GUARA" | Lead council candidate | 2023 | PARTIDO FE | unknown |
| BARGAS, ROCIO ELIZABETH | Lead council candidate | 2023 | FEDERAL ALTERNATIVO REGIONAL ORGANIZADO-FARO | unknown |
| BALDERRAMA, LUCIANA | Lead council candidate | 2023 | FRENTE AVANCEMOS | unknown |
| QUIPILDOR, HORACIO ROBUSTIANO | Lead council candidate | 2023 | ENTRE TODOS | 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/7/14.41.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/JSON/Escrutinio/2021G/7/14.41.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/JSON/Escrutinio/2019G/7/14.41.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/elecciones/definitivo-anteriores · rights unknown
- Argentina: Salta Tribunal Electoral definitive return: ar_salta_2023_C7_14.41.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: Salta Tribunal Electoral definitive return: ar_salta_2021_C7_14.41.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: Salta Tribunal Electoral definitive return: ar_salta_2019_C7_14.41.json · rights unknown
Cite this record
Center for Digital Democracy. “Guachipas — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/AR-SA-C-41. Sources: argentina--url-9f81fec88fc8477cc40e8228, argentina--url-167cc8d936e31c0376c4ba8f, argentina--url-2c2e65467c1b39274ca65732, argentina--url-d7f8790fc5c1bdb4230d10b7, argentina--S9b603a46a50b, argentina--Sbc4393aa7cd9, argentina--S67ea08a5c296.