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TAPESCO — Syndic and district council — shared ballot
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Costa Rica · TAPESCO / ALAJUELA · other · Syndic and district council — shared ballotCR-D-ALAJUELA-ZARCERO-TAPESCO
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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
- TAPESCO / ALAJUELA
- Next election
- 2028-02-06
- Linked upcoming event
- next-edc08f9a8250c16c0f1b11a3
- 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
- SOMOS59.1%
- LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL34.5%
- AQUÍ COSTA RICA MANDA6.4%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOMOS | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 279 | 59.1% | 2 | Recorded |
| LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 163 | 34.5% | 3 | Recorded |
| AQUÍ COSTA RICA MANDA | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 30 | 6.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2020-02-02
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL62.2%
- UNIDOS PODEMOS19.3%
- NUEVA GENERACIÓN13.4%
- RESTAURACIÓN NACIONAL2.7%
- NUEVA REPÚBLICA2.4%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 255 | 62.2% | 4 | Recorded |
| UNIDOS PODEMOS | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 79 | 19.3% | 1 | Recorded |
| NUEVA GENERACIÓN | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 55 | 13.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| RESTAURACIÓN NACIONAL | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 11 | 2.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| NUEVA REPÚBLICA | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 10 | 2.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2016-02-07
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL51.2%
- UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA44.9%
- REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO3.9%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 263 | 51.2% | 3 | Recorded |
| UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 231 | 44.9% | 2 | Recorded |
| REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 20 | 3.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
Provisional imported-series CI0 (recorded zero)0–100 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=24.576271186440678, oldest_gap=6.225680933852146, previous_gap=42.92682926829268
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility32.78percentage 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=[[34.53389830508475,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,65.46610169491525],[62.19512195121951,0,0,0,2.682926829268293,2.4390243902439024,0,0,0,0,0,0,32.6829268292683],[51.16731517509728,44.94163424124513,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,3.8910505836575875,0,0,0]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility48.83percentage 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=[[34.53389830508475,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,65.46610169491525],[62.19512195121951,0,0,0,2.682926829268293,2.4390243902439024,0,0,0,0,0,0,32.6829268292683],[51.16731517509728,44.94163424124513,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,3.8910505836575875,0,0,0]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility40.81percentage 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=[[34.53389830508475,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,65.46610169491525],[62.19512195121951,0,0,0,2.682926829268293,2.4390243902439024,0,0,0,0,0,0,32.6829268292683],[51.16731517509728,44.94163424124513,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,3.8910505836575875,0,0,0]]
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.
| Person | Role | As of | Affiliation | Principal? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JHONNATTAN ARCE RODRIGUEZ | SINDICATURA PROPIETARIO | 2024 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | principal |
| FLORIBETH VILLALOBOS RODRIGUEZ | SINDICATURA SUPLENTE | 2024 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | substitute |
| JORGE LUIS PANIAGUA RODRIGUEZ | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2024 | SOMOS | principal |
| CINDY MARCELA QUIROS SANCHEZ | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2024 | SOMOS | principal |
| LUZ EIDA RODRIGUEZ PANIAGUA | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2024 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | principal |
| GABRIEL EDILIO ARCE ROJAS | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2024 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | principal |
| HENRY PANIAGUA VASQUEZ | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | 2024 | SOMOS | substitute |
| JEIMY MARIA RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | 2024 | SOMOS | substitute |
| SENIA MARIA RODRIGUEZ ROJAS | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | 2024 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | substitute |
| LUIS RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | 2024 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | substitute |
| GERARDO ENRIQUE VILLALOBOS SALAS | SÍNDICOS(AS) PROPIETARIO | 2020 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | principal |
| CLARA LUZ SOTO ARRIETA | SÍNDICOS(AS) SUPLENTE | 2020 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | substitute |
| LUZ EIDA RODRIGUEZ PANIAGUA | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2020 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | principal |
| BRANDON ALEJANDRO VARGAS SALAS | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2020 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | principal |
| DIXON GERARDO RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2020 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | principal |
| ANA LETICIA RODRIGUEZ ROJAS | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2020 | UNIDOS PODEMOS | principal |
| JOSELYN JOSETH ARCE SOTO | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | 2020 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | substitute |
| ERICK STEVEN VARGAS QUESADA | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | 2020 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | substitute |
| EDWIN FABIAN RODRIGUEZ GONZALEZ | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | 2020 | UNIDOS PODEMOS | substitute |
| GERARDO ENRIQUE VILLALOBOS SALAS | SÍNDICOS(AS) PROPIETARIO | 2016 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | principal |
| MARY HELEN RODRIGUEZ ROJAS | SÍNDICOS(AS) SUPLENTE | 2016 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | substitute |
| SENIA MARIA RODRIGUEZ ROJAS | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2016 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | principal |
| WILBERTH ARCE RODRIGUEZ | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2016 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | principal |
| RITA VANESSA GONZALEZ BLANCO | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2016 | UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA | principal |
| PORFIRIO RODRIGUEZ BENAVIDES | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2016 | UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA | principal |
| ANDRES ZACARIAS RODRIGUEZ VARGAS | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | 2016 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | substitute |
| MARIA DANIELA RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | 2016 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | substitute |
| ANA TERESITA VILLANUEVA VARGAS | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | 2016 | UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA | substitute |
| JORGE ARTURO RODRIGUEZ GOMEZ | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO 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
- Costa Rica: https://ride.tse.go.cr/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/16552/computovotos_febrero2024%5b1%5d.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y · rights unknown
- 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_2460-E11-2024 · rights unknown
- Costa Rica: TSE cómputo de votos municipales 2020 · rights unknown
- Costa Rica: TSE election declaration cr_decl_1810-E11-2020 · rights unknown
- Costa Rica: TSE cómputo de votos municipales 2016 · rights unknown
- Costa Rica: TSE election declaration cr_decl_1665-E11-2016 · rights unknown
Cite this record
Center for Digital Democracy. “TAPESCO — Syndic and district council — shared ballot.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/CR-D-ALAJUELA-ZARCERO-TAPESCO. Sources: costa-rica--url-ae6cfb21525f974d8912a00e, costa-rica--url-9b0bf8940eb485b811da317e, costa-rica--url-f8a1e09c9e89a7e5e9c55114, costa-rica--Sc1df243471, costa-rica--S571bdf8474, costa-rica--Sfa91292290, costa-rica--Sbc3e82267a, costa-rica--S79669f3e5d, costa-rica--S1e5fccad98.