Skip to observatory content

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

Center forDigital DemocracyElection database
Back to the Center

Office briefing

JUAN SANTIAGO — Municipal council

Tracked current office. Identifiers stay separate from display names.

Dominican Republic · JUAN SANTIAGO / ELIAS PIÑA · municipal · Municipal councilDO-C-JUAN-SANTIAGO

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
JUAN SANTIAGO / ELIAS PIÑA
Next election
2028-02-20
Linked upcoming event
next-207583bc33623dbbc9c206df
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 ALIADOS47.5%
  • PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA32.3%
  • PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLO Y ALIADOS13.1%
  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO DOMINICANO7.1%
Results for event-97478e32b1b99288fb318132
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOSPRMdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20241,25647.5%3Recorded
PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANAPLDdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/202485432.3%2Recorded
PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLO Y ALIADOSFPdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/202434713.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO DOMINICANOPRDdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20241877.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2020-03-15

Repeated / replacement · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS71.5%
  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS28.3%
  • PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOS0.3%
Results for event-38fbee8ca4f7b0c7962286eb
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20201,94071.5%4Recorded
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/202076828.3%1Recorded
PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/202070.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2016-05-15

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS51.9%
  • PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOS47.6%
  • BLOQUE INSTITUCIONAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATA Y ALIADOS0.4%
  • PARTIDO QUISQUEYANO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO0.1%
  • PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANA0.0%
Results for event-79c2d8f6ead1f639985a9be9
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20161,36251.9%3Recorded
PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20161,24847.6%2Recorded
BLOQUE INSTITUCIONAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/2016110.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO QUISQUEYANO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANOdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/201620.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANAdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/201610%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=15.204236006051438, oldest_gap=4.3445121951219505, previous_gap=43.16758747697975

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?
ROSILENNY MONTERO MONTEROREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
ADORFINA BOCIO MONTEROREGIDOR2024PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANAunknown
ERASMO MONTERO MONTEROREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
RAMON RAMIREZ MONTEROREGIDOR2024PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANAunknown
JOEL ROSARIOREGIDOR2024PARTIDO 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. “JUAN SANTIAGO — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/DO-C-JUAN-SANTIAGO. 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.