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Cartago — Mayor
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Colombia · Cartago / Valle · municipal · MayorCO-ALC-76147
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Expected ordinary election on the last Sunday of October; formal call and 2027 roster require refresh. CEDE/Registraduría ordinary returns V2. Shares exclude blank and invalid ballots. Changing coalition labels and current control are not harmonized. Repeats, annulments and opposition-seat acceptance require certification review. A Cartago mayoral by-election is scheduled for 20 September 2026; this row retains the 2027 ordinary cycle.
1. What office, where, and when is the next election?
- Geography
- Cartago / Valle
- Next election
- 2026-09-20 special; 2027-10-31 ordinary cycle expected
- Linked upcoming event
- next-60ee3157910cf624ad09eaec
- Registry qualification
- Unknown
2. How certain is that date?
2026-09-20 special; 2027-10-31 ordinary cycle expected is expected (not formally called). Day precision. A date without a formal call is not confirmed.
3. Who won earlier selected elections?
2023
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- MAS PROGRESO, MEJOR FUTURO36.8%
- CARTAGO CIUDAD INTELIGENTE32.6%
- FIRME CON AGRADO29.0%
- MOVIMIENTO POLITICO COLOMBIA HUMANA0.6%
- PARTIDO POLITICO DIGNIDAD0.5%
- CEDE party code 202300010.4%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAS PROGRESO, MEJOR FUTURO · Juan David Piedrahita Lopez | 20231516colombia/Sdc3a3f1f89/2023 | 22,448 | 36.8% | Unknown | Recorded |
| CARTAGO CIUDAD INTELIGENTE · Yaneth Alexandra Quintero Herrera | 20230211colombia/Sdc3a3f1f89/2023 | 19,857 | 32.6% | Unknown | Recorded |
| FIRME CON AGRADO · Gabriel Benjamin Agrado Restrepo | 20231220colombia/Sdc3a3f1f89/2023 | 17,689 | 29% | Unknown | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO POLITICO COLOMBIA HUMANA · Wilson Buritica Giraldo | 19690001colombia/Sdc3a3f1f89/2023 | 362 | 0.6% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO POLITICO DIGNIDAD · Jose Maria Pelaez Mejia | 20200001colombia/Sdc3a3f1f89/2023 | 324 | 0.5% | Unknown | Recorded |
| CEDE party code 20230001 · Jhonier Andrey Taborda Ramirez | 20230001colombia/Sdc3a3f1f89/2023 | 252 | 0.4% | Unknown | Recorded |
2019
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- PARTIDO ALIANZA SOCIAL INDEPENDIENTE - ASI33.8%
- MOVIMIENTO ALTERNATIVO INDIGENA Y SOCIAL - MAIS30.1%
- PARTIDO SOCIAL DE UNIDAD NACIONAL - PARTIDO DE LA U27.4%
- PARTIDO CENTRO DEMOCRATICO - MANO FIRME CORAZON GRANDE3.9%
- COALICION ALCALDIA DE CARTAGO-VALL. POLO DEMOCRATICO ALTERNATIVO - PARTIDO ALIANZA VERDE Y PARTIDO COLOMBIA HUMANA Y UNION PATRIOTICA - "CIUDADANA POR CARTAGO"2.9%
- MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA DEMOCRATICA AFROCOLOMBIANA - ADA - MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA DEMOCRATICA AMPLIA1.0%
- PARTIDO DE REIVINDICACION ETNICA - PRE0.9%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTIDO ALIANZA SOCIAL INDEPENDIENTE - ASI · Victor Alfonso Alvarez Mejia | 19910006colombia/S67eb704c85/2019 | 17,606 | 33.8% | Unknown | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO ALTERNATIVO INDIGENA Y SOCIAL - MAIS · Gabriel Benjamin Agrado Restrepo | 20130002colombia/S67eb704c85/2019 | 15,672 | 30.1% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO SOCIAL DE UNIDAD NACIONAL - PARTIDO DE LA U · Carlos Eduardo Marin Rueda | 20050002colombia/S67eb704c85/2019 | 14,289 | 27.4% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO CENTRO DEMOCRATICO - MANO FIRME CORAZON GRANDE · Robinson Arango Ospina | 20130001colombia/S67eb704c85/2019 | 2,032 | 3.9% | Unknown | Recorded |
| COALICION ALCALDIA DE CARTAGO-VALL. POLO DEMOCRATICO ALTERNATIVO - PARTIDO ALIANZA VERDE Y PARTIDO COLOMBIA HUMANA Y UNION PATRIOTICA - "CIUDADANA POR CARTAGO" · Huber De Jesus Calle Lopez | 20191197colombia/S67eb704c85/2019 | 1,520 | 2.9% | Unknown | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA DEMOCRATICA AFROCOLOMBIANA - ADA - MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA DEMOCRATICA AMPLIA · Carlos Arturo Quintero Marin | 20180047colombia/S67eb704c85/2019 | 508 | 1% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO DE REIVINDICACION ETNICA - PRE · Hugo Eduardo Cedeño Espinoza | 20180004colombia/S67eb704c85/2019 | 490 | 0.9% | Unknown | Recorded |
2015
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- PARTIDO ALIANZA SOCIAL INDEPENDIENTE - ASI53.1%
- PARTIDO CENTRO DEMOCRATICO - MANO FIRME CORAZON GRANDE35.4%
- PARTIDO SOCIAL DE UNIDAD NACIONAL - PARTIDO DE LA U3.1%
- PARTIDO CONSERVADOR COLOMBIANO2.6%
- PARTIDO ALIANZA VERDE2.3%
- POLO DEMOCRATICO ALTERNATIVO2.1%
- MOVIMIENTO ALTERNATIVO INDIGENA Y SOCIAL - MAIS1.4%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTIDO ALIANZA SOCIAL INDEPENDIENTE - ASI · Carlos Andres Londoño Zabala | 19910006colombia/S8164286948/2015 | 26,553 | 53.1% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO CENTRO DEMOCRATICO - MANO FIRME CORAZON GRANDE · Gabriel Benjamin Agrado Restrepo | 20130001colombia/S8164286948/2015 | 17,675 | 35.4% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO SOCIAL DE UNIDAD NACIONAL - PARTIDO DE LA U · Jaime Enrique Tamayo Zuluaga | 20050002colombia/S8164286948/2015 | 1,551 | 3.1% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO CONSERVADOR COLOMBIANO · Jose Maria Pelaez Mejia | 18490002colombia/S8164286948/2015 | 1,315 | 2.6% | Unknown | Recorded |
| PARTIDO ALIANZA VERDE · Gabriel Augusto Arias Alzate | 20090002colombia/S8164286948/2015 | 1,141 | 2.3% | Unknown | Recorded |
| POLO DEMOCRATICO ALTERNATIVO · Hector Fabio Garcia Garcia | 20050001colombia/S8164286948/2015 | 1,046 | 2.1% | Unknown | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO ALTERNATIVO INDIGENA Y SOCIAL - MAIS · Fabian Andres Gallego Giraldo | 20130002colombia/S8164286948/2015 | 693 | 1.4% | Unknown | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
Provisional imported-series CI72.790–100 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=4.252281231536799, oldest_gap=17.765237923720335, previous_gap=3.7108812863365124
pedersen volatility
Withheld volatilityUnknownpercentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Ten exact standalone national-party labels. Mixed coalitions, unidentified CEDE codes and other lists stay Other. Changes in coalition participation are not resolved into constituent-party votes. Geographic and actual-event audits remain open. 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=["Conservador","Liberal","La U","Cambio Radical","Centro Democratico","Alianza Verde","ASI","MAIS","Polo","AICO","Other"], interval=Latest interval, vectors=[null,[0,0,27.417157549360095,0,3.898919738281175,0,33.78168351977282,30.070802233436307,0,0,4.831436959149605],[2.6313683115219915,0,3.103613879217193,0,35.36839156361308,2.2831872573738345,53.133629487333415,1.386721094969384,2.093088405971105,0,0]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility57.83percentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Ten exact standalone national-party labels. Mixed coalitions, unidentified CEDE codes and other lists stay Other. Changes in coalition participation are not resolved into constituent-party votes. Geographic and actual-event audits remain open. 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=["Conservador","Liberal","La U","Cambio Radical","Centro Democratico","Alianza Verde","ASI","MAIS","Polo","AICO","Other"], interval=Previous interval, vectors=[null,[0,0,27.417157549360095,0,3.898919738281175,0,33.78168351977282,30.070802233436307,0,0,4.831436959149605],[2.6313683115219915,0,3.103613879217193,0,35.36839156361308,2.2831872573738345,53.133629487333415,1.386721094969384,2.093088405971105,0,0]]
pedersen volatility
Withheld volatilityUnknownpercentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Ten exact standalone national-party labels. Mixed coalitions, unidentified CEDE codes and other lists stay Other. Changes in coalition participation are not resolved into constituent-party votes. Geographic and actual-event audits remain open. 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=["Conservador","Liberal","La U","Cambio Radical","Centro Democratico","Alianza Verde","ASI","MAIS","Polo","AICO","Other"], interval=Both intervals mean, vectors=[null,[0,0,27.417157549360095,0,3.898919738281175,0,33.78168351977282,30.070802233436307,0,0,4.831436959149605],[2.6313683115219915,0,3.103613879217193,0,35.36839156361308,2.2831872573738345,53.133629487333415,1.386721094969384,2.093088405971105,0,0]]
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.
No officeholder observation supplied.
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
Expected ordinary election on the last Sunday of October; formal call and 2027 roster require refresh. CEDE/Registraduría ordinary returns V2. Shares exclude blank and invalid ballots. Changing coalition labels and current control are not harmonized. Repeats, annulments and opposition-seat acceptance require certification review. A Cartago mayoral by-election is scheduled for 20 September 2026; this row retains the 2027 ordinary cycle. Six 2023 assemblies remain absent: Amazonas, Guainía, Huila, Risaralda, Vaupés and Vichada. Cali’s 37 JAL boards and dated membership rosters are registered; the national JAL register, three-cycle votes and replacement-event final returns remain incomplete. Twenty mixed-list-type histories, Bogotá and Cali 2015 partial counts and candidate/elected-flag inconsistencies require reconciliation. The national historical portal rejected this browser through security screening. Full legal seat allocation is separate from candidate flags and directory headcounts.
Sources
- Colombia: https://doi.org/10.71590/R2KLKI/BWJDHW · rights unknown
- Colombia: https://doi.org/10.71590/R2KLKI/QVG0NB · rights unknown
- Colombia: https://doi.org/10.71590/R2KLKI/UJ4B6K · rights unknown
- Colombia: CEDE Colombia 2023 alcaldia · rights unknown
- Colombia: CEDE Colombia 2019 alcaldia · rights unknown
- Colombia: CEDE Colombia 2015 alcaldia · rights unknown
Cite this record
Center for Digital Democracy. “Cartago — Mayor.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/CO-ALC-76147. Sources: colombia--url-44e0af24e3fef22401f2d269, colombia--url-f8cbad13a2c7112410d7a492, colombia--url-142631271ac95a7106b17681, colombia--Sdc3a3f1f89, colombia--S67eb704c85, colombia--S8164286948.