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ALAJUELA — Municipal council

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Costa Rica · ALAJUELA / ALAJUELA · municipal · Municipal councilCR-C-ALAJUELA-ALAJUELA

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TSE vote books joined to official elected-member declarations where geographic and total checks reconcile. Substitutes retained separately. Subsequent replacements and current officeholder status require review.

1. What office, where, and when is the next election?

Geography
ALAJUELA / ALAJUELA
Next election
2028-02-06
Linked upcoming event
next-e0bb69436aaeb35b024f3e77
Registry qualification
Unknown

2. How certain is that date?

2028-02-06 is expected (not formally called). Day precision. A date without a formal call is not confirmed.

3. Who won earlier selected elections?

2024-02-04

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL22.0%
  • UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA12.9%
  • RENOVEMOS ALAJUELA10.9%
  • PROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICO10.6%
  • NUESTRO PUEBLO9.7%
  • AQUÍ COSTA RICA MANDA7.3%
  • DESPERTAR ALAJUELENSE6.5%
  • LIBERAL PROGRESISTA4.7%
  • UNIDOS PODEMOS4.1%
  • NUEVA REPÚBLICA3.9%
  • FRENTE AMPLIO2.7%
  • NUEVA GENERACIÓN2.2%
  • SOMOS1.5%
  • REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO0.5%
  • PUEBLO SOBERANO0.3%
  • COLECTIVO CONVERGENCIA0.2%
Results for event-689da6a7c4c6db296bb4d089
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
LIBERACIÓN NACIONALcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/202413,68722%3Recorded
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20248,00412.9%2Recorded
RENOVEMOS ALAJUELAcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20246,78210.9%1Recorded
PROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICOcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20246,57610.6%1Recorded
NUESTRO PUEBLOcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20246,0669.7%1Recorded
AQUÍ COSTA RICA MANDAcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20244,5307.3%1Recorded
DESPERTAR ALAJUELENSEcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20244,0236.5%1Recorded
LIBERAL PROGRESISTAcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20242,9334.7%1Recorded
UNIDOS PODEMOScosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20242,5474.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
NUEVA REPÚBLICAcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20242,4303.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
FRENTE AMPLIOcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20241,6992.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
NUEVA GENERACIÓNcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20241,3492.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
SOMOScosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20249511.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANOcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20243180.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PUEBLO SOBERANOcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20241860.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
COLECTIVO CONVERGENCIAcosta-rica/Sc1df243471/20241550.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2020-02-02

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL31.1%
  • UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA19.4%
  • ACCIÓN CIUDADANA9.4%
  • DESPERTAR ALAJUELENSE9.2%
  • REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO8.9%
  • NUEVA REPUBLICA8.8%
  • NUEVA GENERACIÓN3.5%
  • RESTAURACIÓN NACIONAL2.8%
  • FRENTE AMPLIO2.4%
  • UNIDOS PODEMOS2.1%
  • ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓN1.5%
  • INTEGRACIÓN NACIONAL0.9%
Results for event-a18d47aa845ac7fd1973c8c3
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
LIBERACIÓN NACIONALcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/202019,27831.1%4Recorded
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/202012,03119.4%3Recorded
ACCIÓN CIUDADANAcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20205,8519.4%1Recorded
DESPERTAR ALAJUELENSEcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20205,7129.2%1Recorded
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANOcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20205,5458.9%1Recorded
NUEVA REPUBLICAcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20205,4488.8%1Recorded
NUEVA GENERACIÓNcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20202,1713.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
RESTAURACIÓN NACIONALcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20201,7382.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
FRENTE AMPLIOcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20201,4802.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
UNIDOS PODEMOScosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20201,2752.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓNcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20209601.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
INTEGRACIÓN NACIONALcosta-rica/Sfa91292290/20205300.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2016-02-07

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL46.5%
  • UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA14.3%
  • RENOVEMOS ALAJUELA10.6%
  • ACCIÓN CIUDADANA6.7%
  • ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓN4.7%
  • RENOVACIÓN COSTARRICENSE3.9%
  • FRENTE AMPLIO3.9%
  • MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIO3.7%
  • REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO2.8%
  • NUEVA GENERACIÓN1.3%
  • RESTAURACIÓN NACIONAL1.2%
  • DE LOS TRABAJADORES0.5%
Results for event-acb8e32ac6f061192018f894
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
LIBERACIÓN NACIONALcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/201625,82946.5%5Recorded
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20167,94214.3%2Recorded
RENOVEMOS ALAJUELAcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20165,90210.6%2Recorded
ACCIÓN CIUDADANAcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20163,7076.7%1Recorded
ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓNcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20162,6304.7%1Recorded
RENOVACIÓN COSTARRICENSEcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20162,1873.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
FRENTE AMPLIOcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20162,1463.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIOcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20162,0353.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANOcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20161,5482.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
NUEVA GENERACIÓNcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20167351.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
RESTAURACIÓN NACIONALcosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20166431.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
DE LOS TRABAJADOREScosta-rica/S79669f3e5d/20162890.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

4. Competition and volatility

competition index

Provisional imported-series CI

38.990–100 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=9.13137091072691, oldest_gap=32.174914107891276, previous_gap=11.68512875086667

pedersen volatility

Provisional volatility

43.58percentage points

Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Twelve explicitly named standalone national parties; accent variants normalized. Local parties and coalitions remain Other. No alliance votes are attributed to individual member parties. 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=["PLN","PUSC","PAC","Frente Amplio","PRN","Nueva Republica","PML","PIN","PASE","PRSC","PLP","PPSD","Other"], interval=Latest interval, vectors=[[21.992094607622597,12.860723696895688,0,2.729931229513465,0,3.9044925766437433,0,0,0,0.5109582878076997,4.712706472138312,10.56623176296677,42.72286136641171],[31.08402263822377,19.3988938873571,9.43420564665667,2.386365468646705,2.8023670165594416,8.784404779180573,0,0.8545768232315903,1.5479127364194845,8.940808461922959,0,0,14.766442541801707],[46.460885363265156,14.285971255373878,6.668105696760383,3.8601982263954095,1.156620437824906,0,3.6605328008921987,0,4.730811433094095,2.7845232313420754,0,0,16.392351555051896]]

pedersen volatility

Provisional volatility

25.32percentage points

Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Twelve explicitly named standalone national parties; accent variants normalized. Local parties and coalitions remain Other. No alliance votes are attributed to individual member parties. 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=["PLN","PUSC","PAC","Frente Amplio","PRN","Nueva Republica","PML","PIN","PASE","PRSC","PLP","PPSD","Other"], interval=Previous interval, vectors=[[21.992094607622597,12.860723696895688,0,2.729931229513465,0,3.9044925766437433,0,0,0,0.5109582878076997,4.712706472138312,10.56623176296677,42.72286136641171],[31.08402263822377,19.3988938873571,9.43420564665667,2.386365468646705,2.8023670165594416,8.784404779180573,0,0.8545768232315903,1.5479127364194845,8.940808461922959,0,0,14.766442541801707],[46.460885363265156,14.285971255373878,6.668105696760383,3.8601982263954095,1.156620437824906,0,3.6605328008921987,0,4.730811433094095,2.7845232313420754,0,0,16.392351555051896]]

pedersen volatility

Provisional volatility

34.45percentage points

Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Twelve explicitly named standalone national parties; accent variants normalized. Local parties and coalitions remain Other. No alliance votes are attributed to individual member parties. 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=["PLN","PUSC","PAC","Frente Amplio","PRN","Nueva Republica","PML","PIN","PASE","PRSC","PLP","PPSD","Other"], interval=Both intervals mean, vectors=[[21.992094607622597,12.860723696895688,0,2.729931229513465,0,3.9044925766437433,0,0,0,0.5109582878076997,4.712706472138312,10.56623176296677,42.72286136641171],[31.08402263822377,19.3988938873571,9.43420564665667,2.386365468646705,2.8023670165594416,8.784404779180573,0,0.8545768232315903,1.5479127364194845,8.940808461922959,0,0,14.766442541801707],[46.460885363265156,14.285971255373878,6.668105696760383,3.8601982263954095,1.156620437824906,0,3.6605328008921987,0,4.730811433094095,2.7845232313420754,0,0,16.392351555051896]]

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.

Officeholder observations
PersonRoleAs ofAffiliationPrincipal?
MARVIN VENEGAS MELENDEZREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS2024LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
MERCEDES GUTIERREZ CARVAJALREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS2024LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
EDER FRANCISCO HERNANDEZ ULLOAREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS2024LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
JORGE ARTURO CAMPOS ARAYAREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS2024UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAprincipal
KATHIA MARCELA GUZMAN CERDASREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS2024UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAprincipal
FRANCISCO JAVIER SANCHEZ GOMEZREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS2024RENOVEMOS ALAJUELAprincipal
SERGIO MURILLO PICADOREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS2024PROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICOprincipal
GERMAN VINICIO AGUILAR SOLANOREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS2024NUESTRO PUEBLOprincipal
BERNAL ALONSO SOTO SABORIOREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS2024AQUÍ COSTA RICA MANDAprincipal
ANA PATRICIA GUILLEN CAMPOSREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS2024DESPERTAR ALAJUELENSEprincipal
YADU GRACIELA FUENTES ARAYAREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS2024LIBERAL PROGRESISTAprincipal
LUIS EMILIO HERNANDEZ LEONREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES2024LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
ARGERIE MARIA CORDOBA RODRIGUEZREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES2024LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
LUIS PORFIRIO CAMPOS PORRASREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES2024LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
MARVIN ALBERTO MORA BOLAÑOSREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES2024UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAsubstitute
MARIA FERNANDA MARTEN RODRIGUEZREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES2024UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAsubstitute
ANANIAS FUENTES NAVARROREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES2024RENOVEMOS ALAJUELAsubstitute
EDUARDO NARANJO MUÑOZREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES2024PROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICOsubstitute
HUMBERTO SOTO HERRERAREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES2024NUESTRO PUEBLOsubstitute
OSVALDO ALPIZAR NUÑEZREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES2024AQUÍ COSTA RICA MANDAsubstitute
MARLENE GARITA SANTAMARIAREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES2024DESPERTAR ALAJUELENSEsubstitute
KATIA VANESSA ARROYO VARGASREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES2024LIBERAL PROGRESISTAsubstitute
ALONSO CASTILLO BLANDINOREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
MARIA CECILIA EDUARTE SEGURAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
GLEEN ANDRES ROJAS MORALESREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
MERCEDES GUTIERREZ CARVAJALREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
LESLYE RUBEN BOJORGES LEONREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAprincipal
KATHIA MARCELA GUZMAN CERDASREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAprincipal
GUILLERMO CHANTO ARAYAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAprincipal
SELMA ALARCON FONSECAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020ACCIÓN CIUDADANAprincipal
ANA PATRICIA GUILLEN CAMPOSREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020DESPERTAR ALAJUELENSEprincipal
GERMAN VINICIO AGUILAR SOLANOREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANOprincipal
RANDALL EDUARDO BARQUERO PIEDRAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2020NUEVA REPÚBLICAprincipal
SOCRATES ROJAS HERNANDEZREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
LEILA FRANCINI MONDRAGON SOLORZANOREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
PABLO JOSE VILLALOBOS ARGUELLOREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
MARIA BALKIS LARA CAZORLAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2020LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
MARIA ISABEL BRENES UGALDEREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2020UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAsubstitute
CRISTOPHER MONTERO JIMENEZREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2020UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAsubstitute
ANA PATRICIA BARRANTES MORAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2020UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAsubstitute
LEONARDO GARCIA MOLINAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2020ACCIÓN CIUDADANAsubstitute
VICTOR ALBERTO CUBERO BARRANTESREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2020DESPERTAR ALAJUELENSEsubstitute
ELIECER SOLORZANO SALASREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2020REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANOsubstitute
DIANA ISABEL FERNANDEZ MONGEREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2020NUEVA REPÚBLICAsubstitute
FLORA ARAYA BOGANTESREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
HUMBERTO SOTO HERRERAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
ARGERIE MARIA CORDOBA RODRIGUEZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
DENIS ESPINOZA ROJASREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
MARIA CECILIA EDUARTE SEGURAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALprincipal
LESLYE RUBEN BOJORGES LEONREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAprincipal
MARIA ISABEL BRENES UGALDEREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAprincipal
JOSE LUIS PACHECO MURILLOREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016RENOVEMOS ALAJUELAprincipal
MARIA DEL ROSARIO RIVERA RODRIGUEZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016RENOVEMOS ALAJUELAprincipal
LUIS ALFREDO GUILLEN SEQUEIRAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016ACCIÓN CIUDADANAprincipal
VICTOR HUGO SOLIS CAMPOSREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)2016ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓNprincipal
RAFAEL ANGEL ARROYO MURILLOREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
MARIA DANIELA CORDOBA QUESADAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
PABLO JOSE VILLALOBOS ARGUELLOREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
IRENE MARIA GUEVARA MADRIGALREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
GLEEN ANDRES ROJAS MORALESREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2016LIBERACIÓN NACIONALsubstitute
FELIX MORERA CASTROREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2016UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAsubstitute
MAYELA SEGURA BARQUEROREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2016UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAsubstitute
MARIO ALBERTO GUEVARA ALFAROREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2016RENOVEMOS ALAJUELAsubstitute
MARIA DEL ROSARIO FALLAS RODRIGUEZREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2016RENOVEMOS ALAJUELAsubstitute
IRENE RAMIREZ MURILLOREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2016ACCIÓN CIUDADANAsubstitute
MANUEL DE JESUS MEJIA MENDEZREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES2016ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓNsubstitute

6. Polling context

No local poll supplied.

7. Unresolved issues and sources

  • other · open

    Published province heading correction: {"issue": "Published province heading correction", "year": 2020, "area": "Heredia", "source_id": "S41377daad8", "resolution": "The amendment corrects CARTAGO to HEREDIA in the second table heading. It changes no votes, winners or seats; the original declaration is joined to Heredia."}

Sources

Cite this record

Center for Digital Democracy. “ALAJUELA — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/CR-C-ALAJUELA-ALAJUELA. Sources: costa-rica--url-ae6cfb21525f974d8912a00e, costa-rica--url-9b0bf8940eb485b811da317e, costa-rica--url-f8a1e09c9e89a7e5e9c55114, costa-rica--Sc1df243471, costa-rica--S9f25ea0c9f, costa-rica--Sfa91292290, costa-rica--Sf78d58d062, costa-rica--S79669f3e5d, costa-rica--S06946938a3.