Office briefing
Pichanal — Mayor
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Argentina · Pichanal / Salta / ORAN · municipal · MayorAR-SA-M-23
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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
- Pichanal / Salta / ORAN
- Next election
- 2027; formal call pending
- Linked upcoming event
- next-2ac86543f5179155135908f0
- 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 SALTA41.0%
- FRENTE VAMOS SALTA37.8%
- SALTA NOS UNE8.8%
- PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA2.9%
- SALTA PARA TODOS - CALIVA GOBERNADORA2.8%
- SI - SALTA INDEPENDIENTE1.8%
- JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO1.5%
- FRENTE SALTA VA CON FELICIDAD1.0%
- ENTRE TODOS1.0%
- FRENTE DE IZQUIERDA MST - PARTIDO OBRERO0.8%
- FRENTE SALTA AVANZA CON VOS0.7%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIMERO SALTA · JALIT, JULIO ANTONIO | 1862argentina/S03bf9adaf313/2023 | 5,635 | 41% | 1 | Recorded |
| FRENTE VAMOS SALTA · DOMINGUEZ, SEBASTIAN | 3745argentina/S03bf9adaf313/2023 | 5,201 | 37.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| SALTA NOS UNE · CASTRO VIDELA, "JOCHA" | 1869argentina/S03bf9adaf313/2023 | 1,205 | 8.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA · AGUILAR, "PAMELA" | 13argentina/S03bf9adaf313/2023 | 392 | 2.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| SALTA PARA TODOS - CALIVA GOBERNADORA · CANTARELLA, PAOLA SANDRA | 3747argentina/S03bf9adaf313/2023 | 378 | 2.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| SI - SALTA INDEPENDIENTE · BOUHID, RAMIRO | 2543argentina/S03bf9adaf313/2023 | 249 | 1.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO · CASTAÑEDA, CARLOS RICARDO | 3746argentina/S03bf9adaf313/2023 | 210 | 1.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE SALTA VA CON FELICIDAD · PROF. LOPEZ, ROBERTO "PELUSA" | 3743argentina/S03bf9adaf313/2023 | 138 | 1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| ENTRE TODOS · CRUZ, ELSA BEATRIZ | 3741argentina/S03bf9adaf313/2023 | 134 | 1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE DE IZQUIERDA MST - PARTIDO OBRERO · CUEVAS, MARCOS DANIEL | 3740argentina/S03bf9adaf313/2023 | 110 | 0.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE SALTA AVANZA CON VOS · SANGUINO, LILIANA DE LOS ANGELES | 3742argentina/S03bf9adaf313/2023 | 90 | 0.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2019-11-10
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- SAENZ GOBERNADOR42.5%
- PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA41.3%
- PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA11.5%
- OLMEDO GOBERNADOR2.1%
- PARTIDO FRENTE GRANDE1.8%
- FELICIDAD0.8%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAENZ GOBERNADOR · DOMINGUEZ, SEBASTIAN | 3432argentina/Sbd0267068cc5/2019 | 5,829 | 42.5% | 1 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA · JALIT, JULIO ANTONIO | 4argentina/Sbd0267068cc5/2019 | 5,654 | 41.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA · AGUILAR, ALEJANDRO "PAMELA" | 13argentina/Sbd0267068cc5/2019 | 1,575 | 11.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| OLMEDO GOBERNADOR · CASTAÑEDA, CARLOS RICARDO | 3434argentina/Sbd0267068cc5/2019 | 291 | 2.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO FRENTE GRANDE · BARRIOS, MARTIN | 12argentina/Sbd0267068cc5/2019 | 247 | 1.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FELICIDAD · LOPEZ, ROBERTO "PELUSA" | 1874argentina/Sbd0267068cc5/2019 | 105 | 0.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2015-05-17
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- MOVIMIENTO POPULAR UNIDO49.1%
- FRENTE ROMERO + OLMEDO45.2%
- PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA4.6%
- PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA1.2%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOVIMIENTO POPULAR UNIDO · JALIT, JULIO ANTONIO | 632argentina/Sa85733be617b/2015 | 5,862 | 49.1% | 1 | Recorded |
| FRENTE ROMERO + OLMEDO · DOMINGUEZ, SEBASTIAN JOSE | 1688argentina/Sa85733be617b/2015 | 5,400 | 45.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA · FERNANDEZ, MABEL SIXTA | 13argentina/Sa85733be617b/2015 | 544 | 4.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA · ALMIRON, MIGUEL INDALECIO | 4argentina/Sa85733be617b/2015 | 138 | 1.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
Provisional imported-series CI86.680–100 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=3.1582011352059354, oldest_gap=3.868050904219693, previous_gap=1.2772790307276836
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,[41.267060798481864,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,58.732939201518136],[1.1553918285331548,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,98.84460817146683]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility40.11percentage 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,[41.267060798481864,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,58.732939201518136],[1.1553918285331548,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,98.84460817146683]]
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,[41.267060798481864,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,58.732939201518136],[1.1553918285331548,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,98.84460817146683]]
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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOMINGUEZ, SEBASTIAN JOSE | Mayor | 2015 | FRENTE ROMERO + OLMEDO | unknown |
| JALIT, JULIO ANTONIO | Mayor | 2015 | MOVIMIENTO POPULAR UNIDO | unknown |
| FERNANDEZ, MABEL SIXTA | Mayor | 2015 | PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA | unknown |
| ALMIRON, MIGUEL INDALECIO | Mayor | 2015 | PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA | unknown |
| JALIT, JULIO ANTONIO | Mayor | 2019 | PARTIDO JUSTICIALISTA | unknown |
| AGUILAR, ALEJANDRO "PAMELA" | Mayor | 2019 | PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA | unknown |
| LOPEZ, ROBERTO "PELUSA" | Mayor | 2019 | FELICIDAD | unknown |
| DOMINGUEZ, SEBASTIAN | Mayor | 2019 | SAENZ GOBERNADOR | unknown |
| CASTAÑEDA, CARLOS RICARDO | Mayor | 2019 | OLMEDO GOBERNADOR | unknown |
| BARRIOS, MARTIN | Mayor | 2019 | PARTIDO FRENTE GRANDE | unknown |
| JALIT, JULIO ANTONIO | Mayor | 2023 | PRIMERO SALTA | unknown |
| CASTRO VIDELA, "JOCHA" | Mayor | 2023 | SALTA NOS UNE | unknown |
| DOMINGUEZ, SEBASTIAN | Mayor | 2023 | FRENTE VAMOS SALTA | unknown |
| AGUILAR, "PAMELA" | Mayor | 2023 | PARTIDO DE LA VICTORIA | unknown |
| BOUHID, RAMIRO | Mayor | 2023 | SI - SALTA INDEPENDIENTE | unknown |
| CANTARELLA, PAOLA SANDRA | Mayor | 2023 | SALTA PARA TODOS - CALIVA GOBERNADORA | unknown |
| CASTAÑEDA, CARLOS RICARDO | Mayor | 2023 | JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO | unknown |
| PROF. LOPEZ, ROBERTO "PELUSA" | Mayor | 2023 | FRENTE SALTA VA CON FELICIDAD | unknown |
| CRUZ, ELSA BEATRIZ | Mayor | 2023 | ENTRE TODOS | unknown |
| CUEVAS, MARCOS DANIEL | Mayor | 2023 | FRENTE DE IZQUIERDA MST - PARTIDO OBRERO | unknown |
| SANGUINO, LILIANA DE LOS ANGELES | Mayor | 2023 | FRENTE SALTA AVANZA CON VOS | 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/6/7.23.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/JSON/Escrutinio/2019G/6/7.23.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/JSON/Escrutinio/2015G/6/7.23.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/elecciones/definitivo-anteriores · rights unknown
- Argentina: Salta Tribunal Electoral definitive return: ar_salta_2023_C6_7.23.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: Salta Tribunal Electoral definitive return: ar_salta_2019_C6_7.23.json · rights unknown
- Argentina: Salta Tribunal Electoral definitive return: ar_salta_2015_C6_7.23.json · rights unknown
Cite this record
Center for Digital Democracy. “Pichanal — Mayor.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/AR-SA-M-23. Sources: argentina--url-3fe34237611403c7dcea6401, argentina--url-f4a386b052413952374c2360, argentina--url-8e79809bfaf20575fadf28c4, argentina--url-d7f8790fc5c1bdb4230d10b7, argentina--S03bf9adaf313, argentina--Sbd0267068cc5, argentina--Sa85733be617b.