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LA DESCUBIERTA — Municipal council
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Dominican Republic · LA DESCUBIERTA / INDEPENDENCIA · municipal · Municipal councilDO-C-LA-DESCUBIERTA
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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
- LA DESCUBIERTA / INDEPENDENCIA
- Next election
- 2028-02-20
- Linked upcoming event
- next-e06a7933d829a778c6f02d88
- 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 ALIADOS34.3%
- PARTIDO POPULAR CRISTIANO32.2%
- PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO13.6%
- PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLO Y ALIADOS9.1%
- PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA8.3%
- PARTIDO PAIS POSIBLE2.4%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS | PRMdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/2024 | 1,377 | 34.3% | 2 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO POPULAR CRISTIANO | PPCdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/2024 | 1,293 | 32.2% | 2 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO | PRSCdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/2024 | 547 | 13.6% | 1 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLO Y ALIADOS | FPdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/2024 | 367 | 9.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA | PLDdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/2024 | 332 | 8.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO PAIS POSIBLE | PPdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/2024 | 97 | 2.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2020-03-15
Repeated / replacement · Legal certification not established · list votes
- PARTIDO POPULAR CRISTIANO55.1%
- PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS29.0%
- PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS12.8%
- PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOS2.9%
- PARTIDO ALIANZA PAIS0.1%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTIDO POPULAR CRISTIANO | dominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020 | 2,170 | 55.1% | 3 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS | dominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020 | 1,143 | 29% | 2 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS | dominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020 | 503 | 12.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOS | dominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020 | 115 | 2.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO ALIANZA PAIS | dominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020 | 5 | 0.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2016-05-15
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes
- PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS68.0%
- PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOS28.3%
- ALIANZA POR LA DEMOCRACIA Y ALIADOS3.4%
- PARTIDO QUISQUEYANO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO0.3%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS | dominican-republic/Se0c865c342/2016 | 2,749 | 68% | 4 | Recorded |
| PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO Y ALIADOS | dominican-republic/Se0c865c342/2016 | 1,144 | 28.3% | 1 | Recorded |
| ALIANZA POR LA DEMOCRACIA Y ALIADOS | dominican-republic/Se0c865c342/2016 | 137 | 3.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO QUISQUEYANO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO | dominican-republic/Se0c865c342/2016 | 12 | 0.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
Provisional imported-series CI34.730–100 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=2.093197109394467, oldest_gap=39.70806531420088, previous_gap=26.09247967479675
pedersen volatility
Withheld volatilityUnknownpercentage 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 volatilityUnknownpercentage 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 volatilityUnknownpercentage 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.
| Person | Role | As of | Affiliation | Principal? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESPERANZA BENITEZ MENDEZ | REGIDOR | 2024 | PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO | unknown |
| MANUEL ADONIS FERRERAS BENITEZ | REGIDOR | 2024 | PARTIDO POPULAR CRISTIANO | unknown |
| ANGEL MIGUEL TEJEDA CUEVAS | REGIDOR | 2024 | PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO | unknown |
| LEONEFI RAINE MEDINA MEDINA | REGIDOR | 2024 | PARTIDO POPULAR CRISTIANO | unknown |
| EDISON RAFAEL MEDINA PEREZ | REGIDOR | 2024 | PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO | unknown |
6. Polling context
No local poll supplied.
7. Unresolved issues and sources
No open research issues attached to this office.
Sources
- Dominican Republic: https://elecciones2024.jce.gob.do/DesktopModules/EasyDNNNews/DocumentDownload.ashx?articleid=10&documentid=8&moduleid=469&portalid=0 · rights unknown
- Dominican Republic: https://jce.gob.do/portaltransparencia/Repositorio?EntryId=16970&Command=Core_Download · rights unknown
- Dominican Republic: https://jce.gob.do/portaltransparencia/Repositorio?EntryId=5399&Command=Core_Download · rights unknown
- Dominican Republic: JCE definitive 2024 municipal computation, document 8 · rights unknown
- Dominican Republic: JCE definitive 2024 municipal computation, document 11 · rights unknown
- Dominican Republic: JCE 2020 — dr2020_16970.dat · rights unknown
- Dominican Republic: JCE 2016 — dr2016_5399.dat · rights unknown
- Dominican Republic: JCE 2024 — dr2024_elected.xlsx · rights unknown
Cite this record
Center for Digital Democracy. “LA DESCUBIERTA — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/DO-C-LA-DESCUBIERTA. 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.