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VALLE LA ESTRELLA — Syndic and district council — shared ballot
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Costa Rica · VALLE LA ESTRELLA / LIMÓN · other · Syndic and district council — shared ballotCR-D-LIMON-LIMON-VALLE-LA-ESTRELLA
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1. What office, where, and when is the next election?
- Geography
- VALLE LA ESTRELLA / LIMÓN
- Next election
- 2028-02-06
- Linked upcoming event
- next-2b5247495f2d8a1081ca9f80
- 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 NACIONAL32.0%
- AUTÉNTICO LIMONENSE20.4%
- JUSTICIA SOCIAL COSTARRICENSE13.5%
- UNIDOS PODEMOS12.4%
- AQUÍ COSTA RICA MANDA9.0%
- NUEVA REPÚBLICA2.9%
- RECUPERANDO VALORES2.8%
- PROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICO2.3%
- YO SOY EL CAMBIO2.1%
- NUEVA GENERACIÓN2.0%
- NUESTRO PUEBLO0.9%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 1,386 | 32% | 2 | Recorded |
| AUTÉNTICO LIMONENSE | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 884 | 20.4% | 1 | Recorded |
| JUSTICIA SOCIAL COSTARRICENSE | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 585 | 13.5% | 1 | Recorded |
| UNIDOS PODEMOS | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 536 | 12.4% | 1 | Recorded |
| AQUÍ COSTA RICA MANDA | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 389 | 9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| NUEVA REPÚBLICA | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 125 | 2.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| RECUPERANDO VALORES | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 120 | 2.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICO | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 98 | 2.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| YO SOY EL CAMBIO | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 91 | 2.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| NUEVA GENERACIÓN | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 85 | 2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| NUESTRO PUEBLO | costa-rica/Sc1df243471/2024 | 39 | 0.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2020-02-02
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- ALIANZA DEMÓCRATA CRISTIANA36.7%
- LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL15.2%
- AUTÉNTICO LIMONENSE11.8%
- RESTAURACIÓN NACIONAL11.4%
- NUEVA GENERACIÓN8.7%
- JUSTICIA SOCIAL COSTARRICENSE6.4%
- REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO3.3%
- UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA2.6%
- NUEVA REPÚBLICA2.4%
- RECUPERANDO VALORES1.1%
- UNIDOS PODEMOS0.5%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALIANZA DEMÓCRATA CRISTIANA | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 1,462 | 36.7% | 3 | Recorded |
| LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 604 | 15.2% | 2 | Recorded |
| AUTÉNTICO LIMONENSE | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 470 | 11.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| RESTAURACIÓN NACIONAL | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 455 | 11.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| NUEVA GENERACIÓN | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 345 | 8.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| JUSTICIA SOCIAL COSTARRICENSE | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 256 | 6.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 132 | 3.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 104 | 2.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| NUEVA REPÚBLICA | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 94 | 2.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| RECUPERANDO VALORES | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 42 | 1.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| UNIDOS PODEMOS | costa-rica/Sfa91292290/2020 | 20 | 0.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2016-02-07
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- AUTÉNTICO LIMONENSE37.6%
- UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA29.6%
- RENOVACIÓN COSTARRICENSE11.0%
- LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL6.9%
- REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO4.8%
- RECUPERANDO VALORES4.5%
- LIMÓN INDEPENDIENTE2.0%
- FRENTE AMPLIO1.4%
- MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIO1.3%
- ACCIÓN CIUDADANA0.9%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUTÉNTICO LIMONENSE | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 1,671 | 37.6% | 3 | Recorded |
| UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 1,317 | 29.6% | 2 | Recorded |
| RENOVACIÓN COSTARRICENSE | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 489 | 11% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 306 | 6.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| REPUBLICANO SOCIAL CRISTIANO | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 214 | 4.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| RECUPERANDO VALORES | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 200 | 4.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| LIMÓN INDEPENDIENTE | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 87 | 2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FRENTE AMPLIO | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 62 | 1.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIO | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 59 | 1.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| ACCIÓN CIUDADANA | costa-rica/S79669f3e5d/2016 | 41 | 0.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
Provisional imported-series CI290–100 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=11.572153065929001, oldest_gap=7.962213225371123, previous_gap=21.536144578313248
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility19.57percentage 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=[[31.95020746887967,0,0,0,0,2.8815122176118027,0,0,0,0,0,2.2591055786076533,62.90917473490087],[15.160642570281125,2.610441767068273,0,0,11.420682730923694,2.359437751004016,0,0,0,3.3132530120481927,0,0,65.1355421686747],[6.882591093117409,29.6221322537112,0.9221772379667117,1.3945119208277104,0,0,1.3270355375618534,0,0,4.813315339631129,0,0,55.03823661718399]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility32.16percentage 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=[[31.95020746887967,0,0,0,0,2.8815122176118027,0,0,0,0,0,2.2591055786076533,62.90917473490087],[15.160642570281125,2.610441767068273,0,0,11.420682730923694,2.359437751004016,0,0,0,3.3132530120481927,0,0,65.1355421686747],[6.882591093117409,29.6221322537112,0.9221772379667117,1.3945119208277104,0,0,1.3270355375618534,0,0,4.813315339631129,0,0,55.03823661718399]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility25.86percentage 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=[[31.95020746887967,0,0,0,0,2.8815122176118027,0,0,0,0,0,2.2591055786076533,62.90917473490087],[15.160642570281125,2.610441767068273,0,0,11.420682730923694,2.359437751004016,0,0,0,3.3132530120481927,0,0,65.1355421686747],[6.882591093117409,29.6221322537112,0.9221772379667117,1.3945119208277104,0,0,1.3270355375618534,0,0,4.813315339631129,0,0,55.03823661718399]]
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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTA LIDIA LOPEZ JIMENEZ | SINDICATURAS PROPIETARIA | 2024 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | principal |
| MARCO TULIO FALLAS VARGAS | SINDICATURAS SUPLENTE | 2024 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | substitute |
| FRAY FERNANDO ARIAS AGUILAR | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIAS | 2024 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | principal |
| YORLENE GOMEZ BUZANO | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIAS | 2024 | AUTÉNTICO LIMONENSE | principal |
| JEISON ARNULFO FERNANDEZ MORALES | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIAS | 2024 | JUSTICIA SOCIAL COSTARRICENSE | principal |
| CINDY KRISTAL MENA VARGAS | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIAS | 2024 | UNIDOS PODEMOS | principal |
| ERMES ELIAS MORALES MORALES | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | 2024 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | substitute |
| MARITZA ELENA MEZA FLORES | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | 2024 | AUTÉNTICO LIMONENSE | substitute |
| DAGER JOSE SILES ARCE | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | 2024 | JUSTICIA SOCIAL COSTARRICENSE | substitute |
| ISAAC FERNANDO CHAVES ZAMORA | CONCEJALÍAS DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | 2024 | UNIDOS PODEMOS | substitute |
| CINDY KRISTAL MENA VARGAS | SÍNDICOS(AS) PROPIETARIA | 2020 | ALIANZA DEMÓCRATA CRISTIANA | principal |
| RICARDO VALLE MORA | SÍNDICOS(AS) SUPLENTE | 2020 | ALIANZA DEMÓCRATA CRISTIANA | substitute |
| SURIELY LOPEZ ROJAS | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2020 | ALIANZA DEMÓCRATA CRISTIANA | principal |
| VICENTE MACOTELO ROSALES | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2020 | ALIANZA DEMÓCRATA CRISTIANA | principal |
| ESTER CRUZ GOMEZ | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2020 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | principal |
| CHRISTIAN CHEVEZ ARIAS | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2020 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | principal |
| CARLOS ALBERTO MORALES ELIZONDO | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | 2020 | ALIANZA DEMÓCRATA CRISTIANA | substitute |
| CILICA AGUILAR JIMENEZ | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | 2020 | ALIANZA DEMÓCRATA CRISTIANA | substitute |
| ROY GUTIERREZ VALLE | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | 2020 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | substitute |
| LIDIA BERROCAL FLORES | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | 2020 | LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL | substitute |
| GABRIEL MORALES RUIZ | SÍNDICOS(AS) PROPIETARIO | 2016 | AUTÉNTICO LIMONENSE | principal |
| SIANIE GUIDO BLANCO | SÍNDICOS(AS) SUPLENTE | 2016 | AUTÉNTICO LIMONENSE | substitute |
| PEDRO ALEXANDER MOSQUERA RAMIREZ | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2016 | AUTÉNTICO LIMONENSE | principal |
| FLOR DEL CARMEN BEGUIDO TORRES | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2016 | AUTÉNTICO LIMONENSE | principal |
| MIRELIA QUIEL PICADO | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2016 | UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA | principal |
| PONCIANO OBANDO CHAVARRIA | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO PROPIETARIOS(AS) | 2016 | UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA | principal |
| RONALD PORRAS GONZALEZ | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | 2016 | AUTÉNTICO LIMONENSE | substitute |
| MILEIDY JUNEZ CALDERON | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | 2016 | AUTÉNTICO LIMONENSE | substitute |
| ADRIANA LIZETH AZOFEIFA ROJAS | CONCEJALES DE DISTRITO SUPLENTES | 2016 | UNIDAD SOCIAL CRISTIANA | substitute |
| MANUEL ADOLFO CAMBRONERO VENEGAS | 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
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- 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_2709-E11-2024 · rights unknown
- Costa Rica: TSE cómputo de votos municipales 2020 · rights unknown
- Costa Rica: TSE election declaration cr_decl_1917-E11-2020 · rights unknown
- Costa Rica: TSE cómputo de votos municipales 2016 · rights unknown
- Costa Rica: TSE election declaration cr_decl_1819-E11-2016 · rights unknown
Cite this record
Center for Digital Democracy. “VALLE LA ESTRELLA — Syndic and district council — shared ballot.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/CR-D-LIMON-LIMON-VALLE-LA-ESTRELLA. Sources: costa-rica--url-ae6cfb21525f974d8912a00e, costa-rica--url-9b0bf8940eb485b811da317e, costa-rica--url-f8a1e09c9e89a7e5e9c55114, costa-rica--Sc1df243471, costa-rica--S322e27cafa, costa-rica--Sfa91292290, costa-rica--Scfbf669199, costa-rica--S79669f3e5d, costa-rica--S1f568267be.