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PALMARES — Municipal council
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Costa Rica · PALMARES / ALAJUELA · municipal · Municipal councilCR-C-ALAJUELA-PALMARES
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1. What office, where, and when is the next election?
- Geography
- PALMARES / ALAJUELA
- Next election
- 2028-02-06
- Linked upcoming event
- next-5d8378a9e9679636e4bac1eb
- 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
- PALMARES PRIMERO29.6%
- LIBERAL PROGRESISTA29.1%
- UNIDOS PODEMOS12.4%
- LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL7.5%
- PROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICO6.6%
- REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO4.1%
- UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA3.7%
- FRENTE AMPLIO3.4%
- SOMOS2.2%
- NUEVA REPÚBLICA0.7%
- PUEBLO SOBERANO0.7%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALMARES PRIMERO | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 3,750 | 29.6% | 2 | Recorded |
| LIBERAL PROGRESISTA | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 3,694 | 29.1% | 2 | Recorded |
| UNIDOS PODEMOS | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 1,571 | 12.4% | 1 | Recorded |
| LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 953 | 7.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICO | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 840 | 6.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 514 | 4.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 468 | 3.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE AMPLIO | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 437 | 3.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| SOMOS | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 274 | 2.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| NUEVA REPÚBLICA | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 95 | 0.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PUEBLO SOBERANO | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 94 | 0.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2020-02-02
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- PALMARES PRIMERO27.2%
- UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA24.2%
- LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL20.9%
- ALIANZA POR PALMARES11.9%
- ACCIÓN CIUDADANA8.3%
- NUEVA REPUBLICA3.6%
- RESTAURACIÓN NACIONAL2.6%
- FRENTE AMPLIO0.7%
- NUEVA GENERACIÓN0.6%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALMARES PRIMERO | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 3,644 | 27.2% | 2 | Recorded |
| UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 3,234 | 24.2% | 1 | Recorded |
| LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 2,798 | 20.9% | 1 | Recorded |
| ALIANZA POR PALMARES | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 1,599 | 11.9% | 1 | Recorded |
| ACCIÓN CIUDADANA | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 1,115 | 8.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| NUEVA REPUBLICA | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 484 | 3.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| RESTAURACIÓN NACIONAL | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 345 | 2.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE AMPLIO | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 88 | 0.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| NUEVA GENERACIÓN | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 80 | 0.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2016-02-07
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL24.4%
- ACCIÓN CIUDADANA22.7%
- ALIANZA POR PALMARES20.9%
- UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA14.7%
- NUEVA GENERACIÓN5.2%
- MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIO3.7%
- FRENTE AMPLIO3.2%
- RENOVACIÓN COSTARRICENSE2.4%
- REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO2.1%
- ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓN0.6%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 3,023 | 24.4% | 2 | Recorded |
| ACCIÓN CIUDADANA | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 2,809 | 22.7% | 1 | Recorded |
| ALIANZA POR PALMARES | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 2,591 | 20.9% | 1 | Recorded |
| UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 1,822 | 14.7% | 1 | Recorded |
| NUEVA GENERACIÓN | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 648 | 5.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIO | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 459 | 3.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE AMPLIO | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 402 | 3.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| RENOVACIÓN COSTARRICENSE | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 293 | 2.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 259 | 2.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| ACCESIBILIDAD SIN EXCLUSIÓN | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 70 | 0.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
Provisional imported-series CI93.220–100 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=0.44129235618597207, oldest_gap=1.729153199741436, previous_gap=3.0626727422125946
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility47.63percentage 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=[[7.509850275807723,3.6879432624113475,0,3.4436564223798265,0,0.7486209613869188,0,0,0,4.05043341213554,29.109535066981877,6.619385342789598,44.830575256107174],[20.900873982221558,24.157764995891537,8.328975872114738,0.657354149548069,2.5771270635691343,3.61544782251438,0,0,0,0,0,0,39.76245611414058],[24.426308985132515,14.722042663219133,22.69715578539108,3.2482223658694247,0,0,3.708791208791209,0,0.5656108597285068,2.0927601809954752,0,0,28.539107950872655]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility26.85percentage 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=[[7.509850275807723,3.6879432624113475,0,3.4436564223798265,0,0.7486209613869188,0,0,0,4.05043341213554,29.109535066981877,6.619385342789598,44.830575256107174],[20.900873982221558,24.157764995891537,8.328975872114738,0.657354149548069,2.5771270635691343,3.61544782251438,0,0,0,0,0,0,39.76245611414058],[24.426308985132515,14.722042663219133,22.69715578539108,3.2482223658694247,0,0,3.708791208791209,0,0.5656108597285068,2.0927601809954752,0,0,28.539107950872655]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility37.24percentage 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=[[7.509850275807723,3.6879432624113475,0,3.4436564223798265,0,0.7486209613869188,0,0,0,4.05043341213554,29.109535066981877,6.619385342789598,44.830575256107174],[20.900873982221558,24.157764995891537,8.328975872114738,0.657354149548069,2.5771270635691343,3.61544782251438,0,0,0,0,0,0,39.76245611414058],[24.426308985132515,14.722042663219133,22.69715578539108,3.2482223658694247,0,0,3.708791208791209,0,0.5656108597285068,2.0927601809954752,0,0,28.539107950872655]]
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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARIA CAROLINA ARAYA VASQUEZ | REGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS | 2024 | PALMARES PRIMERO | principal |
| CARLOS MANUEL RAMIREZ RODRIGUEZ | REGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS | 2024 | PALMARES PRIMERO | principal |
| GUSTAVO ADOLFO CESPEDES RUIZ | REGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS | 2024 | LIBERAL PROGRESISTA | principal |
| VERA CRUZ CASTILLO CASTRO | REGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS | 2024 | LIBERAL PROGRESISTA | principal |
| LUIS GUILLERMO SALAS BOGANTES | REGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIAS | 2024 | UNIDOS PODEMOS | principal |
| ANA LUCRECIA NAJERA SANCHO | REGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES | 2024 | PALMARES PRIMERO | substitute |
| VICTOR JULIO PACHECO MORA | REGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES | 2024 | PALMARES PRIMERO | substitute |
| CARLOS MAURICIO ROJAS PICADO | REGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES | 2024 | LIBERAL PROGRESISTA | substitute |
| LAURA PATRICIA CASTILLO VARGAS | REGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES | 2024 | LIBERAL PROGRESISTA | substitute |
| ROLANDO JOSE RAMIREZ SEGURA | REGIDURÍAS SUPLENTES | 2024 | UNIDOS PODEMOS | substitute |
| MIGUEL ANGEL ROJAS ROJAS | REGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2020 | PALMARES PRIMERO | principal |
| ORIANA SOLORZANO MORERA | REGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2020 | PALMARES PRIMERO | principal |
| ALEXIS QUESADA VARGAS | REGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2020 | UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA | principal |
| ALFONSO ABARCA VASQUEZ | REGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2020 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | principal |
| LEONEL ANTONIO VASQUEZ LEDEZMA | REGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2020 | ALIANZA POR PALMARES | principal |
| XINIA MARIA RODRIGUEZ CARBALLO | REGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES | 2020 | PALMARES PRIMERO | substitute |
| FERNANDO ALONSO CHACON RAMIREZ | REGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES | 2020 | PALMARES PRIMERO | substitute |
| GREDDY SANCHEZ HIDALGO | REGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES | 2020 | UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA | substitute |
| RUFINO QUESADA RAMIREZ | REGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES | 2020 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | substitute |
| MARIANELA GONZALEZ QUESADA | REGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES | 2020 | ALIANZA POR PALMARES | substitute |
| LUIS CARLOS ARAYA MONGE | REGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2016 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | principal |
| MERY ISABEL VASQUEZ VARGAS | REGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2016 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | principal |
| MARLON ALBERTO VASQUEZ DIAZ | REGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2016 | ACCIÓN CIUDADANA | principal |
| CESAR AUGUSTO ROJAS ALVARADO | REGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2016 | ALIANZA POR PALMARES | principal |
| RAMON FRANCISCO CORDERO MONTERO | REGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2016 | UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA | principal |
| JUAN GUILLERMO ARIAS JIMENEZ | REGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES | 2016 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | substitute |
| MARIA CAROLINA ARAYA VASQUEZ | REGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES | 2016 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | substitute |
| MELANIA ABARCA MORA | REGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES | 2016 | ACCIÓN CIUDADANA | substitute |
| NELSON ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ VASQUEZ | REGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES | 2016 | ALIANZA POR PALMARES | substitute |
| WARNER ROJAS ROJAS | REGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTES | 2016 | UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA | substitute |
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
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- Costa Rica: https://ride.tse.go.cr/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/8292/COMPUTO%20DE%20VOTOS%20MUNICIPALES%20FEB%202020.xlsm?sequence=1&isAllowed=y · rights unknown
- Costa Rica: https://ride.tse.go.cr/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/8290/COMPUTO%20DE%20VOTOS%20MUNICIPALES%20FEB%202016.xlsm?sequence=1&isAllowed=y · rights unknown
- Costa Rica: TSE cómputo de votos municipales 2024 · rights unknown
- Costa Rica: TSE election declaration cr_decl_2219-E11-2024 · rights unknown
- Costa Rica: TSE cómputo de votos municipales 2020 · rights unknown
- Costa Rica: TSE election declaration cr_decl_1496-E11-2020 · rights unknown
- Costa Rica: TSE cómputo de votos municipales 2016 · rights unknown
- Costa Rica: TSE election declaration cr_decl_1378-E11-2016 · rights unknown
Cite this record
Center for Digital Democracy. “PALMARES — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/CR-C-ALAJUELA-PALMARES. 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.