Office briefing
General Güemes — Mayor
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Argentina · General Güemes / Salta / GENERAL GÜEMES · municipal · MayorAR-SA-M-07
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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
- General Güemes / Salta / GENERAL GÜEMES
- Next election
- 2027; formal call pending
- Linked upcoming event
- next-46a4f98b5e4c893a6d4f36f0
- 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
- PRIMERO SALTA33.3%
- FRENTE VAMOS SALTA30.7%
- FRENTE AVANCEMOS22.4%
- JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO4.8%
- ENTRE TODOS3.1%
- FRENTE SALTA VA CON FELICIDAD1.5%
- FRENTE DE IZQUIERDA MST - PARTIDO OBRERO1.2%
- SALTA PARA TODOS - CALIVA GOBERNADORA1.2%
- FRENTE SALTA AVANZA CON VOS1.0%
- INSTRUMENTO ELECTORAL POR LA UNIDAD POPULAR0.7%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIMERO SALTA · ROSSO, CARLOS "KETY" | 1862argentina/S22b83a0f4f28/2023 | 6,354 | 33.3% | 1 | Recorded |
| FRENTE VAMOS SALTA · SALVATIERRA, SERGIO EZEQUIEL | 3745argentina/S22b83a0f4f28/2023 | 5,859 | 30.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE AVANCEMOS · DR. QUIROGA, MARCELO | 3739argentina/S22b83a0f4f28/2023 | 4,283 | 22.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO · FLORES, PAULINO | 3746argentina/S22b83a0f4f28/2023 | 920 | 4.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| ENTRE TODOS · LOPEZ, ISMAEL SERGIO ADRIAN | 3741argentina/S22b83a0f4f28/2023 | 591 | 3.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE SALTA VA CON FELICIDAD · ROMANO, SILVIA DEL VALLE | 3743argentina/S22b83a0f4f28/2023 | 295 | 1.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE DE IZQUIERDA MST - PARTIDO OBRERO · LOPEZ, JORGE DANTE | 3740argentina/S22b83a0f4f28/2023 | 223 | 1.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| SALTA PARA TODOS - CALIVA GOBERNADORA · LEAL, LUIS CLAUDIO | 3747argentina/S22b83a0f4f28/2023 | 222 | 1.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE SALTA AVANZA CON VOS · MAMANI, ANDREA FABIANA | 3742argentina/S22b83a0f4f28/2023 | 197 | 1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| INSTRUMENTO ELECTORAL POR LA UNIDAD POPULAR · VASQUEZ, DEVORA KARINA | 685argentina/S22b83a0f4f28/2023 | 138 | 0.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2019-11-10
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- SAENZ GOBERNADOR40.3%
- PARTIDO IDENTIDAD SALTEÑA27.7%
- FELICIDAD14.0%
- PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA11.7%
- SI - SALTA INDEPENDIENTE2.4%
- PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA1.6%
- PARTIDO FRENTE GRANDE1.3%
- UNION CIVICA RADICAL1.0%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAENZ GOBERNADOR · SALVATIERRA, SERGIO EZEQUIEL | 3432argentina/S035af942d6e6/2019 | 7,912 | 40.3% | 1 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO IDENTIDAD SALTEÑA · CUENCA, MARIO ALBERTO | 1053argentina/S035af942d6e6/2019 | 5,441 | 27.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FELICIDAD · ROSSO, "KETY" | 1874argentina/S035af942d6e6/2019 | 2,753 | 14% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA · FERNANDEZ, LILIA ALEJANDRA | 4argentina/S035af942d6e6/2019 | 2,303 | 11.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| SI - SALTA INDEPENDIENTE · RAMOS, RICARDO RENE | 2543argentina/S035af942d6e6/2019 | 465 | 2.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA · SUAREZ, MARIO ERNESTO | 13argentina/S035af942d6e6/2019 | 322 | 1.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO FRENTE GRANDE · RODRIGUEZ, HERNAN "INDIO" | 12argentina/S035af942d6e6/2019 | 255 | 1.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| UNION CIVICA RADICAL · FUENTES, ALBERTO MILAGRO | 5argentina/S035af942d6e6/2019 | 206 | 1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2015-05-17
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- FRENTE ROMERO + OLMEDO37.0%
- PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA23.6%
- PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA22.9%
- PARTIDO RENOVADOR DE SALTA6.5%
- FRENTE UCR - UNEN - PS4.5%
- FRENTE SALTEÑO2.4%
- MOVIMIENTO SOCIALISTA DE LOS TRABAJADORES1.8%
- PRO - PROPUESTA REPUBLICANA1.3%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRENTE ROMERO + OLMEDO · DRA. DE SALCEDO, ALEJANDRA | 1688argentina/S874c39724547/2015 | 6,566 | 37% | 1 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA · LAVAQUE, "COTY" RUBEN | 4argentina/S874c39724547/2015 | 4,197 | 23.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA · SUAREZ, MARIO ERNESTO | 13argentina/S874c39724547/2015 | 4,064 | 22.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO RENOVADOR DE SALTA · DE PAUL, SILVINA PATRICIA | 15argentina/S874c39724547/2015 | 1,155 | 6.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE UCR - UNEN - PS · CRUZ, ARNALDO OMAR | 1278argentina/S874c39724547/2015 | 803 | 4.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE SALTEÑO · DR. MDALEL, HORACIO JAVIER | 460argentina/S874c39724547/2015 | 427 | 2.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO SOCIALISTA DE LOS TRABAJADORES · LOPEZ, JORGE DANTE | 24argentina/S874c39724547/2015 | 311 | 1.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PRO - PROPUESTA REPUBLICANA · SILISQUE, DELIA ROSA | 446argentina/S874c39724547/2015 | 236 | 1.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
Provisional imported-series CI66.690–100 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=2.594067707787442, oldest_gap=13.339715074046964, previous_gap=12.570585542046086
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,[11.715928168082616,1.0479727323599735,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,87.23609909955739],[23.6330874486176,0,0,1.3289036544850499,0,0,0,0,1.751224731122248,73.2867841657751]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility15percentage 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,[11.715928168082616,1.0479727323599735,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,87.23609909955739],[23.6330874486176,0,0,1.3289036544850499,0,0,0,0,1.751224731122248,73.2867841657751]]
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,[11.715928168082616,1.0479727323599735,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,87.23609909955739],[23.6330874486176,0,0,1.3289036544850499,0,0,0,0,1.751224731122248,73.2867841657751]]
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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOPEZ, JORGE DANTE | Mayor | 2015 | MOVIMIENTO SOCIALISTA DE LOS TRABAJADORES | unknown |
| DRA. DE SALCEDO, ALEJANDRA | Mayor | 2015 | FRENTE ROMERO + OLMEDO | unknown |
| SILISQUE, DELIA ROSA | Mayor | 2015 | PRO - PROPUESTA REPUBLICANA | unknown |
| CRUZ, ARNALDO OMAR | Mayor | 2015 | FRENTE UCR - UNEN - PS | unknown |
| DR. MDALEL, HORACIO JAVIER | Mayor | 2015 | FRENTE SALTEÑO | unknown |
| SUAREZ, MARIO ERNESTO | Mayor | 2015 | PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA | unknown |
| LAVAQUE, "COTY" RUBEN | Mayor | 2015 | PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA | unknown |
| DE PAUL, SILVINA PATRICIA | Mayor | 2015 | PARTIDO RENOVADOR DE SALTA | unknown |
| SALVATIERRA, SERGIO EZEQUIEL | Mayor | 2019 | SAENZ GOBERNADOR | unknown |
| CUENCA, MARIO ALBERTO | Mayor | 2019 | PARTIDO IDENTIDAD SALTEÑA | unknown |
| ROSSO, "KETY" | Mayor | 2019 | FELICIDAD | unknown |
| FERNANDEZ, LILIA ALEJANDRA | Mayor | 2019 | PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA | unknown |
| SUAREZ, MARIO ERNESTO | Mayor | 2019 | PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA | unknown |
| RAMOS, RICARDO RENE | Mayor | 2019 | SI - SALTA INDEPENDIENTE | unknown |
| FUENTES, ALBERTO MILAGRO | Mayor | 2019 | UNION CIVICA RADICAL | unknown |
| RODRIGUEZ, HERNAN "INDIO" | Mayor | 2019 | PARTIDO FRENTE GRANDE | unknown |
| ROSSO, CARLOS "KETY" | Mayor | 2023 | PRIMERO SALTA | unknown |
| SALVATIERRA, SERGIO EZEQUIEL | Mayor | 2023 | FRENTE VAMOS SALTA | unknown |
| DR. QUIROGA, MARCELO | Mayor | 2023 | FRENTE AVANCEMOS | unknown |
| FLORES, PAULINO | Mayor | 2023 | JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO | unknown |
| LOPEZ, ISMAEL SERGIO ADRIAN | Mayor | 2023 | ENTRE TODOS | unknown |
| ROMANO, SILVIA DEL VALLE | Mayor | 2023 | FRENTE SALTA VA CON FELICIDAD | unknown |
| LOPEZ, JORGE DANTE | Mayor | 2023 | FRENTE DE IZQUIERDA MST - PARTIDO OBRERO | unknown |
| LEAL, LUIS CLAUDIO | Mayor | 2023 | SALTA PARA TODOS - CALIVA GOBERNADORA | unknown |
| MAMANI, ANDREA FABIANA | Mayor | 2023 | FRENTE SALTA AVANZA CON VOS | unknown |
| VASQUEZ, DEVORA KARINA | Mayor | 2023 | INSTRUMENTO ELECTORAL POR LA UNIDAD POPULAR | 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/6/3.7.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/JSON/Escrutinio/2019G/6/3.7.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/JSON/Escrutinio/2015G/6/3.7.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/elecciones/definitivo-anteriores · rights unknown
- Argentina: Salta Tribunal Electoral definitive return: ar_salta_2023_C6_3.7.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: Salta Tribunal Electoral definitive return: ar_salta_2019_C6_3.7.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: Salta Tribunal Electoral definitive return: ar_salta_2015_C6_3.7.json · rights unknown
Cite this record
Center for Digital Democracy. “General Güemes — Mayor.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/AR-SA-M-07. Sources: argentina--url-93821edc026e202865646f17, argentina--url-58b88a74460caceb86f35918, argentina--url-d6371d2334d12af1e8e6cb2b, argentina--url-d7f8790fc5c1bdb4230d10b7, argentina--S22b83a0f4f28, argentina--S035af942d6e6, argentina--S874c39724547.