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GUÁCIMO — Municipal council
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GUÁCIMO — Municipal council

All 1,973 imported 2016/2020/2024 returns now reconcile seats against 18,155 named elected people, including vice-officers and substitutes. The missing Cartagena 2020 result and eight spelling joins are recovered. Final proclamations replace 17 initial seat allocations. Fifty-two party-acronym joins are explicitly inferred and documented. New-canton predecessors stay separate; replacements, the 2028 call and current incumbents remain to be verified.

Election expectation2028-02-06
Imported event records3
Usable vote comparison cycles3 of 3
Seat comparison cycles3 of 3

Historical competition

Competitiveness index for a verified actual-event sequence withheld. Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete.

Provisional imported-series CI: 68.1/100. This uses the three displayed comparison cycles and retains the open event/boundary audit. It does not confirm the latest three actual completed elections.

Grouped party-share volatility: latest interval 17.6 points; earlier interval 45.1 points; two-interval mean 31.4 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

Current government and control: Unverified. Local government-risk forecast: unassessed.

Polling: no vetted current evidence included for this office.

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.

Registry and evidence links: Source 1, Source 2, Source 3

Electoral event evidence

Separate source records can belong to the same election cycle. Recounts, runoffs and void returns do not create additional cycles.

2024-02-04 · ordinary

Coverage: Official final vote book and independently reconciled certified titular roster

Basis: One party/list ballot; syndic and district councillors share the district ballot; seats exclude substitutes

Source note: Seats counted from named titular members, excluding substitutes and vice-executives.

Party or listCandidateVotes or marksVote shareSeats
JUSTICIA SOCIAL COSTARRICENSE3,66531.98%3
LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL2,86825.02%2
UNIDOS PODEMOS1,39112.14%1
NUEVA REPÚBLICA1,17010.21%1
RECUPERANDO VALORES6825.95%0
NUESTRO PUEBLO6635.78%0
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA3883.39%0
AQUÍ COSTA RICA MANDA2221.94%0
NUEVA GENERACIÓN1211.06%0
PROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICO1161.01%0
PUEBLO SOBERANO780.68%0
YO SOY EL CAMBIO670.58%0
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO300.26%0

Result source · PDF page 270 · Seat source

Named elected members and substitutes

Vice-officers and substitutes are listed where declared. They are not added to titular seat totals. Inferred party-code joins are labelled.

NameOfficeParty or listSubstituteEvidence
BLANCA ROSA MEJIA MEDINAREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASJUSTICIA SOCIAL COSTARRICENSENoDeclaration
FRANCISCO GARRO CARMONAREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASJUSTICIA SOCIAL COSTARRICENSENoDeclaration
MARICEL ELIZONDO ZUÑIGAREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASJUSTICIA SOCIAL COSTARRICENSENoDeclaration
KIMBERLY VINIETTE CORRALES CAMACHOREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASLIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
NELSON LOBO RODRIGUEZREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASLIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
MANUEL ALFONSO GUTIERREZ CHAVESREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASUNIDOS PODEMOSNoDeclaration
SAAED CALDERON HERNANDEZREGIDURÍAS PROPIETARIASNUEVA REPÚBLICANoDeclaration
PATRICIA DONALDSON DIXONREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESJUSTICIA SOCIAL COSTARRICENSEYesDeclaration
ADRIAN ZUÑIGA MENDEZREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESJUSTICIA SOCIAL COSTARRICENSEYesDeclaration
SONIA ISABEL ELIZONDO JIMENEZREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESJUSTICIA SOCIAL COSTARRICENSEYesDeclaration
SAIDA SAENZ LOPEZREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
JOSE ALBERTO LEON CERDASREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
JOSE ANDRES JIRON JIRONREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESUNIDOS PODEMOSYesDeclaration
EDDY ARTURO VARGAS BUSTAMANTEREGIDURÍAS SUPLENTESNUEVA REPÚBLICAYesDeclaration
2020-02-02 · ordinary

Coverage: Official final vote book and independently reconciled certified titular roster

Basis: One party/list ballot; syndic and district councillors share the district ballot; seats exclude substitutes

Source note: Seats counted from named titular members, excluding substitutes and vice-executives.

Party or listCandidateVotes or marksVote shareSeats
LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL2,65725.02%2
JUSTICIA SOCIAL COSTARRICENSE2,48223.37%2
UNIDOS PODEMOS1,68015.82%2
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA1,09610.32%1
NUEVA REPUBLICA5975.62%0
RESTAURACIÓN NACIONAL5475.15%0
RENOVACIÓN COSTARRICENSE5014.72%0
RECUPERANDO VALORES3663.45%0
ACCIÓN CIUDADANA1861.75%0
INTEGRACIÓN NACIONAL1631.53%0
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO1421.34%0
FRENTE AMPLIO1261.19%0
IZQUIERDA COSTARRICENSE760.72%0

Result source · Sheet 3.8 · Seat source

Named elected members and substitutes

Vice-officers and substitutes are listed where declared. They are not added to titular seat totals. Inferred party-code joins are labelled.

NameOfficeParty or listSubstituteEvidence
NELSON LOBO RODRIGUEZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
ALEJANDRA LOPEZ LEEREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
MAGDA OROCU JIMENEZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)JUSTICIA SOCIAL COSTARRICENSENoDeclaration
WILLIAM FAJARDO FAJARDOREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)JUSTICIA SOCIAL COSTARRICENSENoDeclaration
JOSE LEONCIO OROZCO PERAZAREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)UNIDOS PODEMOSNoDeclaration
ROSIBEL MARCHENA SERRANOREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)UNIDOS PODEMOSNoDeclaration
LEONARDO CARRILLO SANCHEZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
ANA MARIA ESQUIVEL MESENREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
JUAN DIEGO ORTEGA ORTIZREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
LEANCE RAMIREZ MORAREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESJUSTICIA SOCIAL COSTARRICENSEYesDeclaration
JEANNETTE GONZALEZ LIREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESJUSTICIA SOCIAL COSTARRICENSEYesDeclaration
SEIDI MORALES BOLAÑOSREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESUNIDOS PODEMOSYesDeclaration
JOSE ANDRES JIRON JIRONREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESUNIDOS PODEMOSYesDeclaration
WILBER CARRILLO NAVARROREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
2016-02-07 · ordinary

Coverage: Official final vote book and independently reconciled certified titular roster

Basis: One party/list ballot; syndic and district councillors share the district ballot; seats exclude substitutes

Source note: Seats counted from named titular members, excluding substitutes and vice-executives.

Party or listCandidateVotes or marksVote shareSeats
LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL3,35336.22%3
UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA1,76319.04%1
ACCIÓN CIUDADANA1,60717.36%1
RECUPERANDO VALORES94310.19%1
FRENTE AMPLIO8048.68%1
RENOVACIÓN COSTARRICENSE4685.06%0
REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO1731.87%0
MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIO1471.59%0

Result source · Sheet 3.8 · Seat source

Named elected members and substitutes

Vice-officers and substitutes are listed where declared. They are not added to titular seat totals. Inferred party-code joins are labelled.

NameOfficeParty or listSubstituteEvidence
CYNTHIA HYMAN SCHATRUELLREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
MANRIQUE MEJIAS QUIROSREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
MARIA DEL CARMEN MEOÑO HERNANDEZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)LIBERACIÓN NACIONALNoDeclaration
PLACIDO LOPEZ DIAZREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANANoDeclaration
ALEJANDRA LOPEZ LEEREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)ACCIÓN CIUDADANANoDeclaration
MELVIN JIMENEZ QUIROSREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)RECUPERANDO VALORESNoDeclaration; inferred party-code join
ELADIO RETANA FALLASREGIDORES(AS) PROPIETARIOS(AS)FRENTE AMPLIONoDeclaration
ANA MARIA ESQUIVEL MESENREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
JUAN DIEGO ORTEGA ORTIZREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
ODILIE MENDEZ RAMIREZREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESLIBERACIÓN NACIONALYesDeclaration
YESSICA PAOLA CENTENO GOMEZREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESUNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANAYesDeclaration
DAVID ROJAS AGUILARREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESACCIÓN CIUDADANAYesDeclaration
LAURITA LOPEZ LOPEZREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESRECUPERANDO VALORESYesDeclaration; inferred party-code join
DORIS MAYBEL RUIZ LOPEZREGIDORES(AS) SUPLENTESFRENTE AMPLIOYesDeclaration

Snapshot 13 September 2026. Fixed election window 8 September 2026 to 8 March 2028. Record CR-C-LIMON-GUACIMO.