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Office briefing

DISTRITO NACIONAL — Municipal council

Tracked current office. Identifiers stay separate from display names.

Dominican Republic · DISTRITO NACIONAL / DISTRITO NACIONAL · municipal · Municipal councilDO-C-DISTRITO-NACIONAL

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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
DISTRITO NACIONAL / DISTRITO NACIONAL
Next election
2028-02-20
Linked upcoming event
next-eb07d9c7277297caf58030bd
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 ALIADOS56.7%
  • PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLO Y ALIADOS15.2%
  • PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA14.4%
  • PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOS4.6%
  • BLOQUE INSTITUCIONAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATA Y ALIADOS2.7%
  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO DOMINICANO2.6%
  • PARTIDO PAIS POSIBLE1.7%
  • PARTIDO GENERACION DE SERVIDORES0.9%
  • PARTIDO PRIMERO LA GENTE0.6%
  • PARTIDO SOCIALISTA CRISTIANO0.5%
  • PARTIDO ESPERANZA DEMOCRATICA0.1%
  • MOVIMIENTO PATRIA PARA TODOS0.1%
Results for event-455d97da91e0346d01ecd4c6
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOSPRMdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/2024182,49556.7%25Recorded
PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLO Y ALIADOSFPdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/202448,86215.2%6Recorded
PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANAPLDdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/202446,26514.4%5Recorded
PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOSPRSCdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/202414,9174.6%1Recorded
BLOQUE INSTITUCIONAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATA Y ALIADOSBISdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20248,5912.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO DOMINICANOPRDdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20248,4222.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO PAIS POSIBLEPPdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20245,3801.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO GENERACION DE SERVIDORESGENSdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20242,8140.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO PRIMERO LA GENTEPPGdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20241,7710.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIALISTA CRISTIANOPSCdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20241,5580.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO ESPERANZA DEMOCRATICAPEDdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20244700.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO PATRIA PARA TODOSPPTdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20243880.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2020-03-15

Repeated / replacement · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS57.5%
  • PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS32.3%
  • PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOS6.5%
  • PARTIDO ALIANZA PAIS3.3%
  • PARTIDO VERDE DOMINICANO0.3%
  • PARTIDO DEMOCRATA INSTITUCIONAL0.1%
Results for event-bb6e67d3da0fb1b2dc65b581
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020202,63657.5%23Recorded
PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020113,81132.3%13Recorded
PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/202023,0266.5%1Recorded
PARTIDO ALIANZA PAISdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/202011,7923.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO VERDE DOMINICANOdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20209900.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO DEMOCRATA INSTITUCIONALdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20204150.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2016-05-15

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOS56.7%
  • PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS37.1%
  • PARTIDO DEMOCRATA INSTITUCIONAL Y ALIADOS3.5%
  • PARTIDO ALIANZA PAIS0.6%
  • PARTIDO QUISQUEYANO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO0.6%
  • FUERZA NACIONAL PROGRESISTA0.5%
  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO SOCIAL DEMOCRATA Y ALIADOS0.5%
  • PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANA0.4%
Results for event-5d013a82d38b6fc65892665a
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/2016277,41256.7%23Recorded
PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/2016181,57637.1%14Recorded
PARTIDO DEMOCRATA INSTITUCIONAL Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/201617,3313.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO ALIANZA PAISdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20163,0590.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO QUISQUEYANO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANOdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20163,0560.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
FUERZA NACIONAL PROGRESISTAdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20162,6230.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO SOCIAL DEMOCRATA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20162,5640.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANAdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20161,7620.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

4. Competition and volatility

competition index

Provisional imported-series CI

0 (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=41.50956876120187, oldest_gap=19.583025973521764, previous_gap=25.186434910823152

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?
ELIAZAR BLADIMIR REYNOSO MEDRANOREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
MARIA LAURA BAEZ GRACESQUIREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
JUAN MIGUEL LOPEZ FRANCOREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
RAFAEL EDUARDO GUTIERREZ FONDEURREGIDOR2024PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLOunknown
YOUANY ANTONIO MOYA MEJIAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
ARIEL ERNESTO GUTIERREZ SANTANAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANAunknown
DANILO SANCHEZ MORILLOREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
AMERICA MUÑOZ ARIASREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
GIANCARLO ARAMIS VEGA PAULINOREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
NERYS MERCEDES MARTINEZ UREÑAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLOunknown
EDICKSON HERRERA SILVESTREREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
JORGE JUAN FELIZ PACHECOREGIDOR2024PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANAunknown
MARIA DEL CARMEN REYNOSO SANCHEZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
ARGELYS JIMENEZ BIERDREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
DEWAR CROUSETT ROJASREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
NICOLAS VALDEZ VALDEZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
JAIRO DOÑE DE LA CRUZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLOunknown
FELIX PERDOMO FIGUEROAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
DOMINGO ANTONIO CORNIEL SOSAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANAunknown
EDGAR ERNESTO JAVIER MONTES DE OCAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
FELIX MATEO LUGOREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
SHADE MEDINA GENAOREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
MANUEL HILARIO GARCIA DEL ROSARIOREGIDOR2024PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLOunknown
JUNIOR MARIOLANDA CASTILLO MENAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
LEONOR ALTAGRACIA LANTIGUA DE FERNANDEZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
ANEURY RAMIREZ HENRIQUEZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
FRANKLIN RUMUALDO FERRERAS ENCARNACIONREGIDOR2024PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANAunknown
RICARDO CUELLO SANTIAGOREGIDOR2024PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLOunknown
YOVANNY SOTO JIMENEZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
JOSE EDDY OTAÑO BENITEZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
JOSE ALBERTO GOMEZ PAULINOREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
ALFREDO LOUIS JOSEPHREGIDOR2024PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANAunknown
MARINO MOREL SANTANAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
NICOLAS ACOSTA PAREDESREGIDOR2024PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLOunknown
HENSY JAIME PEÑAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
JULIO CESAR MARTINEZ GONZALEZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANOunknown
MARIANA JACQUELINE BELTREREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown

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. “DISTRITO NACIONAL — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/DO-C-DISTRITO-NACIONAL. 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.