Skip to observatory content

Partial researchResearch snapshot 2026-09-13. Evidence gaps remain; see Coverage for requirements.

Office briefing

BARAHONA — Municipal council

Tracked current office. Identifiers stay separate from display names.

Dominican Republic · BARAHONA / BARAHONA · municipal · Municipal councilDO-C-BARAHONA

Read the complete original research briefing

Definitive 2024 vote vectors and seat allocations joined. March 2020 replaces the annulled February poll. Earlier council ballot basis, special events and boundary comparability require review.

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

Geography
BARAHONA / BARAHONA
Next election
2028-02-20
Linked upcoming event
next-d318b33443fbbd0a18f14c30
Registry qualification
Unknown

2. How certain is that date?

2028-02-20 is expected (not formally called). Day precision. A date without a formal call is not confirmed.

3. Who won earlier selected elections?

2024-02-18

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · unknown

  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS46.8%
  • PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLO Y ALIADOS21.7%
  • PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS11.1%
  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO DOMINICANO7.8%
  • BLOQUE INSTITUCIONAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATA Y ALIADOS3.9%
  • PARTIDO PAIS POSIBLE Y ALIADOS3.7%
  • PARTIDO PRIMERO LA GENTE Y ALIADOS1.4%
  • PARTIDO ALIANZA PAIS Y ALIADOS1.4%
  • PARTIDO ESPERANZA DEMOCRATICA0.7%
  • MOVIMIENTO PATRIA PARA TODOS0.7%
  • PARTIDO SOCIALISTA CRISTIANO0.4%
  • PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANA0.3%
Results for event-5bfbc887d962170677917793
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOSPRMdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/202412,01746.8%6Recorded
PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLO Y ALIADOSFPdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20245,56421.7%3Recorded
PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOSPLDdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20242,86211.1%1Recorded
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO DOMINICANOPRDdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20241,9967.8%1Recorded
BLOQUE INSTITUCIONAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATA Y ALIADOSBISdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20249993.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO PAIS POSIBLE Y ALIADOSPPdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20249543.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO PRIMERO LA GENTE Y ALIADOSPPGdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20243611.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO ALIANZA PAIS Y ALIADOSALPAISdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20243481.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO ESPERANZA DEMOCRATICAPEDdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20241900.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO PATRIA PARA TODOSPPTdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20241890.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIALISTA CRISTIANOPSCdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20241080.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANAUDCdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/2024830.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2020-03-15

Repeated / replacement · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS44.2%
  • PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS42.6%
  • PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOS7.8%
  • BLOQUE INSTITUCIONAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATA Y ALIADOS3.1%
  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO INDEPENDIENTE Y ALIADOS1.2%
  • PARTIDO DEMOCRATA INSTITUCIONAL0.5%
  • PARTIDO ALIANZA PAIS0.4%
  • PARTIDO NACIONAL VOLUNTAD CIUDADANA0.2%
  • PARTIDO VERDE DOMINICANO0.2%
Results for event-da9b43810c729ae62937e1f9
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/202010,11744.2%5Recorded
PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20209,74942.6%5Recorded
PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20201,7837.8%1Recorded
BLOQUE INSTITUCIONAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20207043.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO INDEPENDIENTE Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20202711.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO DEMOCRATA INSTITUCIONALdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20201110.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO ALIANZA PAISdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020850.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO NACIONAL VOLUNTAD CIUDADANAdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020450.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO VERDE DOMINICANOdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020390.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2016-05-15

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS56.9%
  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS30.5%
  • FUERZA NACIONAL PROGRESISTA4.4%
  • PARTIDO LIBERAL REFORMISTA2.8%
  • PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANA2.0%
  • FRENTE AMPLIO1.5%
  • PARTIDO ALIANZA PAIS1.2%
  • ALIANZA POR LA DEMOCRACIA Y ALIADOS0.4%
  • PARTIDO DE UNIDAD NACIONAL0.2%
  • PARTIDO QUISQUEYANO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO0.2%
Results for event-b9cc678549f79fea619e062f
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/201621,61856.9%7Recorded
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/201611,56630.5%4Recorded
FUERZA NACIONAL PROGRESISTAdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20161,6564.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO LIBERAL REFORMISTAdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20161,0482.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANAdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20167672%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
FRENTE AMPLIOdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20165691.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO ALIANZA PAISdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20164441.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
ALIANZA POR LA DEMOCRACIA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20161590.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO DE UNIDAD NACIONALdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/2016770.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO QUISQUEYANO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANOdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/2016610.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

4. Competition and volatility

competition index

Provisional imported-series CI

8.940–100 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=25.13731447937361, oldest_gap=26.477018306334777, previous_gap=1.6067062521830238

pedersen volatility

Withheld volatility

Unknownpercentage points

Not calculated: comparable fixed party grouping unavailable

Comparison status: Latest interval · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this interval

Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=[], interval=Latest interval, vectors=[]

pedersen volatility

Withheld volatility

Unknownpercentage points

Not calculated: comparable fixed party grouping unavailable

Comparison status: Previous interval · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this interval

Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=[], interval=Previous interval, vectors=[]

pedersen volatility

Withheld volatility

Unknownpercentage points

Not calculated: comparable fixed party grouping unavailable

Comparison status: Both intervals mean · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this interval

Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=[], interval=Both intervals mean, vectors=[]

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?
RICARDO DOMINICI FELIZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
JULIO ERNESTO SAMBOY JIMENEZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
BERNARDINO FELIZ FELIZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLOunknown
FRANK FIGUEROA FELIZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
MARCEL MIGUEL ALMONTE SUEROREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
TOIDY GUSTAVO PEREZ DE LA CRUZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANAunknown
WILLY ALEJANDRO DEÑO SUEROREGIDOR2024PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLOunknown
RAFAELA FELIZ MEDINAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
RODOLFO GOMEZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
DANISA ESPINOSA MATOSREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO DOMINICANOunknown
LISEYDY BAEZ PEREZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLOunknown

6. Polling context

No local poll supplied.

7. Unresolved issues and sources

No open research issues attached to this office.

Sources

Cite this record

Center for Digital Democracy. “BARAHONA — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/DO-C-BARAHONA. Sources: dominican-republic--url-9eeae531a9324c0e31187d6e, dominican-republic--url-6036685c5a67c6ca3aeb4de9, dominican-republic--url-7fe13efce2166a5693351268, dominican-republic--S84db1edb1b, dominican-republic--Se3e95bc895, dominican-republic--S9e2090ae02, dominican-republic--Se0c865c342, dominican-republic--S777101bcbc.