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ESPERANZA — Municipal council

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Dominican Republic · ESPERANZA / VALVERDE · municipal · Municipal councilDO-C-ESPERANZA

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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
ESPERANZA / VALVERDE
Next election
2028-02-20
Linked upcoming event
next-f17dfd97400b0e5eb23d3467
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 ALIADOS56.3%
  • PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA17.0%
  • PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLO Y ALIADOS13.0%
  • PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO5.2%
  • FRENTE AMPLIO2.6%
  • PARTIDO PAIS POSIBLE2.0%
  • BLOQUE INSTITUCIONAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATA Y ALIADOS1.9%
  • PARTIDO PRIMERO LA GENTE Y ALIADOS1.8%
  • PARTIDO SOCIALISTA CRISTIANO0.2%
Results for event-3bdd51257d16e7983df99468
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOSPRMdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20248,17256.3%6Recorded
PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANAPLDdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20242,47317%2Recorded
PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLO Y ALIADOSFPdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20241,88513%1Recorded
PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANOPRSCdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20247615.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
FRENTE AMPLIOFAMPdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20243712.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO PAIS POSIBLEPPdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20242842%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
BLOQUE INSTITUCIONAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATA Y ALIADOSBISdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20242721.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO PRIMERO LA GENTE Y ALIADOSPPGdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20242621.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIALISTA CRISTIANOPSCdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/2024330.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2020-03-15

Repeated / replacement · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS45.2%
  • PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS33.7%
  • PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOS13.9%
  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO DOMINICANO4.3%
  • PARTIDO DOMINICANOS POR EL CAMBIO Y ALIADOS2.0%
  • PARTIDO ALIANZA PAIS Y ALIADOS0.8%
  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO INDEPENDIENTE0.1%
  • PARTIDO VERDE DOMINICANO0.0%
Results for event-2a7b5730306a15e56b3b2b91
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20206,74945.2%5Recorded
PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20205,03433.7%3Recorded
PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20202,06913.9%1Recorded
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO DOMINICANOdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20206374.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO DOMINICANOS POR EL CAMBIO Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20202942%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO ALIANZA PAIS Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20201150.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO INDEPENDIENTEdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020180.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO VERDE DOMINICANOdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/202020%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2016-05-15

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOS55.2%
  • PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS44.2%
  • PARTIDO ALIANZA PAIS0.3%
  • PARTIDO QUISQUEYANO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO0.2%
  • PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANA0.1%
Results for event-313c1d75810ca4163c725f23
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/201615,33855.2%5Recorded
PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/201612,26244.2%4Recorded
PARTIDO ALIANZA PAISdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/2016710.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO QUISQUEYANO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANOdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/2016680.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANAdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/2016250.1%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=39.26824226555502, oldest_gap=11.079095231234696, previous_gap=11.49617911248157

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?
JOEL ANDRES MENDOZA PEREZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
WILDAMY GABRIEL QUIÑONES MORETAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
PATRICIA JAMIL ARIAS SANTOSREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
MARIA ELENA PEREZ NUÑEZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANAunknown
CONFESOR CONTRERAS ALCANTARAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
ESMARLIN RODRIGUEZ ULLOAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLOunknown
JULIO TAVAREZ ALVAREZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
MARIA ALTAGRACIA GARCIA TORRESREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
JOSE ALEJANDRO VALDEZ MOLINAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANAunknown

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