Office briefing
El Galpon — Mayor
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Argentina · El Galpon / Salta / METAN · municipal · MayorAR-SA-M-10
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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
- El Galpon / Salta / METAN
- Next election
- 2027; formal call pending
- Linked upcoming event
- next-a0d28064e710d0f67fb1ef03
- 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 VAMOS SALTA61.9%
- FRENTE AVANCEMOS30.1%
- JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO3.9%
- FRENTE UNIDOS POR SALTA2.4%
- FRENTE DE IZQUIERDA MST - PARTIDO OBRERO1.7%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRENTE VAMOS SALTA · SACCA, FEDERICO JOSE | 3745argentina/Sa419db8486b8/2023 | 3,055 | 61.9% | 1 | Recorded |
| FRENTE AVANCEMOS · ROMERO, HECTOR "PAPOSA" | 3739argentina/Sa419db8486b8/2023 | 1,488 | 30.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO · SALIS, GRACIELA SUSANA | 3746argentina/Sa419db8486b8/2023 | 193 | 3.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE UNIDOS POR SALTA · MOYANO, JESUS "CHUCHU" | 3744argentina/Sa419db8486b8/2023 | 118 | 2.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE DE IZQUIERDA MST - PARTIDO OBRERO · POSADAS BAZAN, DANIEL ARNALDO | 3740argentina/Sa419db8486b8/2023 | 83 | 1.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2019-11-10
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA63.6%
- SAENZ GOBERNADOR33.1%
- UNION CIVICA RADICAL2.2%
- PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA1.0%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA · SACCA, FEDERICO JOSE | 13argentina/S55b34b881b83/2019 | 3,079 | 63.6% | 1 | Recorded |
| SAENZ GOBERNADOR · CORONEL, JUAN RAMON | 3432argentina/S55b34b881b83/2019 | 1,604 | 33.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| UNION CIVICA RADICAL · GARCIA, DANIEL "CHAYES" | 5argentina/S55b34b881b83/2019 | 108 | 2.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA · VELARDE, JULIO JOSE | 4argentina/S55b34b881b83/2019 | 50 | 1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2015-05-17
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA49.6%
- PARTIDO RENOVADOR DE SALTA38.3%
- FRENTE ROMERO + OLMEDO9.8%
- FRENTE UCR - UNEN - PS2.3%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA · SACCA, FEDERICO JOSE | 4argentina/S4e019c7db38b/2015 | 2,415 | 49.6% | 1 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO RENOVADOR DE SALTA · CAMPOS, "PELAO" RANULFO BENITO | 15argentina/S4e019c7db38b/2015 | 1,868 | 38.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE ROMERO + OLMEDO · THOMAS, HORACIO "CHEYENE" | 1688argentina/S4e019c7db38b/2015 | 479 | 9.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE UCR - UNEN - PS · GARCIA, EDUARDO DANIEL "CHAYES" | 1278argentina/S4e019c7db38b/2015 | 111 | 2.3% | 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=31.73992303018027, oldest_gap=11.225117997127029, previous_gap=30.46891138194588
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,[1.032844453625284,2.2309440198306136,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,96.73621152654411],[49.55879335111841,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,50.44120664888159]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility48.53percentage 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,[1.032844453625284,2.2309440198306136,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,96.73621152654411],[49.55879335111841,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,50.44120664888159]]
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,[1.032844453625284,2.2309440198306136,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,96.73621152654411],[49.55879335111841,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,50.44120664888159]]
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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS, HORACIO "CHEYENE" | Mayor | 2015 | FRENTE ROMERO + OLMEDO | unknown |
| GARCIA, EDUARDO DANIEL "CHAYES" | Mayor | 2015 | FRENTE UCR - UNEN - PS | unknown |
| SACCA, FEDERICO JOSE | Mayor | 2015 | PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA | unknown |
| CAMPOS, "PELAO" RANULFO BENITO | Mayor | 2015 | PARTIDO RENOVADOR DE SALTA | unknown |
| SACCA, FEDERICO JOSE | Mayor | 2019 | PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA | unknown |
| VELARDE, JULIO JOSE | Mayor | 2019 | PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA | unknown |
| CORONEL, JUAN RAMON | Mayor | 2019 | SAENZ GOBERNADOR | unknown |
| GARCIA, DANIEL "CHAYES" | Mayor | 2019 | UNION CIVICA RADICAL | unknown |
| SACCA, FEDERICO JOSE | Mayor | 2023 | FRENTE VAMOS SALTA | unknown |
| ROMERO, HECTOR "PAPOSA" | Mayor | 2023 | FRENTE AVANCEMOS | unknown |
| SALIS, GRACIELA SUSANA | Mayor | 2023 | JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO | unknown |
| MOYANO, JESUS "CHUCHU" | Mayor | 2023 | FRENTE UNIDOS POR SALTA | unknown |
| POSADAS BAZAN, DANIEL ARNALDO | Mayor | 2023 | FRENTE DE IZQUIERDA MST - PARTIDO OBRERO | 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/6/4.10.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/JSON/Escrutinio/2019G/6/4.10.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/JSON/Escrutinio/2015G/6/4.10.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/elecciones/definitivo-anteriores · rights unknown
- Argentina: Salta Tribunal Electoral definitive return: ar_salta_2023_C6_4.10.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: Salta Tribunal Electoral definitive return: ar_salta_2019_C6_4.10.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: Salta Tribunal Electoral definitive return: ar_salta_2015_C6_4.10.json · rights unknown
Cite this record
Center for Digital Democracy. “El Galpon — Mayor.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/AR-SA-M-10. Sources: argentina--url-0a03e9366303dfec26bcb027, argentina--url-96e811f92777c276401fb08b, argentina--url-807e517919b6ca61f0916a9e, argentina--url-d7f8790fc5c1bdb4230d10b7, argentina--Sa419db8486b8, argentina--S55b34b881b83, argentina--S4e019c7db38b.