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MAO — Municipal council

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

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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
MAO / VALVERDE
Next election
2028-02-20
Linked upcoming event
next-36907f5b78c03f5bc57e8d33
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 ALIADOS45.7%
  • PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA18.2%
  • PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLO Y ALIADOS14.6%
  • PARTIDO VERDE DOMINICANO Y ALIADOS11.1%
  • PARTIDO DOMINICANOS POR EL CAMBIO Y ALIADOS4.3%
  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO DOMINICANO3.8%
  • PARTIDO PAIS POSIBLE2.3%
Results for event-417b9d5e60dd14fb72047d8b
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOSPRMdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20249,44045.7%5Recorded
PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANAPLDdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20243,76618.2%2Recorded
PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLO Y ALIADOSFPdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20243,01014.6%1Recorded
PARTIDO VERDE DOMINICANO Y ALIADOSPASOVEdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20242,30111.1%1Recorded
PARTIDO DOMINICANOS POR EL CAMBIO Y ALIADOSDXCdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20248784.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO DOMINICANOPRDdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20247843.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO PAIS POSIBLEPPdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20244762.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2020-03-15

Repeated / replacement · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS54.4%
  • PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS35.6%
  • BLOQUE INSTITUCIONAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATA Y ALIADOS4.3%
  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO DOMINICANO2.9%
  • PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO1.8%
  • PARTIDO ALIANZA PAIS Y ALIADOS0.7%
  • PARTIDO NACIONAL VOLUNTAD CIUDADANA0.3%
  • PARTIDO VERDE DOMINICANO0.1%
Results for event-c1b44462e57c9eb7a34970db
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/202010,86954.4%6Recorded
PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20207,12035.6%3Recorded
BLOQUE INSTITUCIONAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20208624.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO DOMINICANOdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20205742.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANOdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20203671.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO ALIANZA PAIS Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20201350.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO NACIONAL VOLUNTAD CIUDADANAdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020560.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO VERDE DOMINICANOdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020120.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2016-05-15

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS52.5%
  • PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS40.4%
  • PARTIDO QUISQUEYANO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO5.2%
  • PARTIDO LIBERAL REFORMISTA0.7%
  • PARTIDO ALIANZA PAIS0.5%
  • BLOQUE INSTITUCIONAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATA0.4%
  • PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANA0.3%
Results for event-ba1237afbc162470e13c16db
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/201619,97052.5%5Recorded
PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/201615,39840.4%4Recorded
PARTIDO QUISQUEYANO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANOdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20161,9905.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO LIBERAL REFORMISTAdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20162550.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO ALIANZA PAISdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20162000.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
BLOQUE INSTITUCIONAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATAdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20161380.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANAdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20161160.3%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=27.47034616315662, oldest_gap=12.01040271100954, previous_gap=18.749687421855462

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?
JOSE MIGUEL PEÑALO SANTANAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
WILSON RAFAEL ESTEVEZ TAVAREZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
ANA CONFESORA FORTUNAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANAunknown
DOLORES ANANHI RODRIGUEZ CONTRERAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
JUAN LUIS GOMEZ FAMILIAREGIDOR2024PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLOunknown
NESTOR ANTONIO DURAN RODRIGUEZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
JOSE LUIS RODRIGUEZ CONTRERASREGIDOR2024PARTIDO VERDE DOMINICANOunknown
JULIO WASCAR GARCIA RODRIGUEZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
DIONY MIGUEL GOMEZ COLLADOREGIDOR2024PARTIDO 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. “MAO — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/DO-C-MAO. 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.