Office briefing
LATACUNGA / COTOPAXI — Mayor
Tracked current office. Identifiers stay separate from display names.
Ecuador · LATACUNGA / COTOPAXI / COTOPAXI · municipal · MayorEC-M-5-100
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Council and parish votes before 2023 are candidate marks; 2023 is a closed-list ballot. Do not compare these vote shares as a continuous series. The 29 November 2026 ordinary cohort is reconciled to the CNE register. August precinct-distribution electors are a dated administrative count, not historical turnout or votes. Territorial boundary comparability, intervening outcomes and current control remain separate checks.
1. What office, where, and when is the next election?
- Geography
- LATACUNGA / COTOPAXI / COTOPAXI
- Next election
- 2026-11-29
- Linked upcoming event
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- Registry qualification
- Qualified in source register
2. How certain is that date?
2026-11-29 is formally called. Day precision. A date without a formal call is not confirmed.
3. Who won earlier selected elections?
2023-02-05
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · valid votes
- UNIDOS POR LA SEGURIDAD Y LA VIDA26.1%
- TODO 3-2325.4%
- LATACUNGUEÑOS AL TRIUNFO13.9%
- PARTIDO IZQUIERDA DEMOCRÁTICA11.2%
- RETO ES LA OPCION11.0%
- MOVIMIENTO POLÍTICO REVOLUCIÓN CIUDADANA7.5%
- CIUDAD DE LEON4.9%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIDOS POR LA SEGURIDAD Y LA VIDA · FABRICIO TINAJERO | 1072ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 31,097 | 26.1% | 1 | Recorded |
| TODO 3-23 · RODRIGO ESPIN | 1033ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 30,185 | 25.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| LATACUNGUEÑOS AL TRIUNFO · JORGE GONZALO GUAMAN CORONEL | 1447ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 16,489 | 13.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO IZQUIERDA DEMOCRÁTICA · JOSE ANIBAL CULQUI TERAN | 117ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 13,348 | 11.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| RETO ES LA OPCION · JOSE ITURRALDE | 1014ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 13,025 | 11% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO POLÍTICO REVOLUCIÓN CIUDADANA · JOSE RIVADENEIRA | 207ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 8,928 | 7.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| CIUDAD DE LEON · ROSA ADRIANA GORDILLO | 1402ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 5,847 | 4.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2019-03-24
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · valid votes
- LATACUNGA ALIANZA DEL TRIUNFO24.8%
- MOVIMIENTO NACIONAL PODEMOS15.5%
- ALIANZA AVANZA 8 - PSC 614.0%
- MOVIMIENTO SOCIEDAD UNIDA MAS ACCION, SUMA9.8%
- MOVIMIENTO FE S FUERZA, ESPERANZA, SERVICIO8.6%
- MOVIMIENTO CREO, CREANDO OPORTUNIDADES6.5%
- ALIANZA UNIDAD CIUDADANA COTOPAXENSE5.9%
- ALIANZA UNIDAD PARA EL CAMBIO3.8%
- MOVIMIENTO F. COMPROMISO SOCIAL3.2%
- MOVIMIENTO LIBERTAD ES PUEBLO, LEP2.2%
- PARTIDO ADELANTE ECUATORIANO ADELANTE1.7%
- MOVIMIENTO POLITICO ORGANIZACION PROGRESISTA CIUDADANA, OPCION1.5%
- CENTRO DEMOCRATICO1.5%
- MOVIMIENTO CONCERTACION1.0%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATACUNGA ALIANZA DEL TRIUNFO · BYRON CARDENAS | 512ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 27,878 | 24.8% | 1 | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO NACIONAL PODEMOS · RODRIGO ESPIN | 142ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 17,487 | 15.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| ALIANZA AVANZA 8 - PSC 6 · PATRICIO BOLIVAR SANCHEZ YANEZ | 506ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 15,787 | 14% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO SOCIEDAD UNIDA MAS ACCION, SUMA · OSCAR CULQUI | 37ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 11,093 | 9.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO FE S FUERZA, ESPERANZA, SERVICIO · RAUL LLANGO | 255ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 9,668 | 8.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO CREO, CREANDO OPORTUNIDADES · OSWALDO CORONEL PAEZ | 22ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 7,322 | 6.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| ALIANZA UNIDAD CIUDADANA COTOPAXENSE · CARLOS POVEDA MORENO | 730ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 6,694 | 5.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| ALIANZA UNIDAD PARA EL CAMBIO · ANGEL ROCHA | 771ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 4,248 | 3.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO F. COMPROMISO SOCIAL · LUIS LAGLA | 148ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 3,553 | 3.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO LIBERTAD ES PUEBLO, LEP · MELIDA MOLINA | 235ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 2,510 | 2.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO ADELANTE ECUATORIANO ADELANTE · WASHINGTON OCAÑA GARCIA | 158ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 1,918 | 1.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO POLITICO ORGANIZACION PROGRESISTA CIUDADANA, OPCION · OSCAR VALLE | 74ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 1,713 | 1.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · JORGE FREIRE | 145ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 1,671 | 1.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO CONCERTACION · MIGUEL ANGEL ZAMBRANO | 18ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 1,095 | 1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2014-02-23
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · valid votes
- PARTIDO AVANZA58.8%
- MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA PAIS24.5%
- UNIDAD DE LA IZQUIERDA - COTOPAXI MPD LISTA 15 - PACHAKUTIK LISTA 189.8%
- MOVIMIENTO CREO3.8%
- MOVIMIENTO POLÍTICO ORGANIZACIÓN PROGRESISTA CIUDADANA3.1%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTIDO AVANZA · SANCHEZ YANEZ PATRICIO BOLIVAR | 6ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 62,095 | 58.8% | 1 | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA PAIS · ESPIN VILLAMARIN RODRIGO CRISTOBAL | 3ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 25,877 | 24.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| UNIDAD DE LA IZQUIERDA - COTOPAXI MPD LISTA 15 - PACHAKUTIK LISTA 18 · YANEZ AVILA HERNAN RAFAEL | 5005ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 10,341 | 9.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO CREO · CARRILLO PUNINA ALVARO PATRICIO | 8ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 4,005 | 3.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO POLÍTICO ORGANIZACIÓN PROGRESISTA CIUDADANA · GUANOLUISA ZAPATA ORLANDO ANTONIO | 5004ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 3,244 | 3.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
Provisional imported-series CI66.710–100 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=0.7669085680168877, oldest_gap=34.30969477652944, previous_gap=9.225210188481583
pedersen volatility
Withheld volatilityUnknownpercentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Six named standalone categories in CNE returns, including explicit short/expanded CREO, SUMA and Alianza PAIS labels. Mixed alliances, successor movements and other parties stay Other. This does not attribute Revolución Ciudadana votes to Alianza PAIS. Multi-mark and otherwise ineligible histories remain excluded. An interval is withheld if either election has no list mapped to an explicit named group. This is aggregate share change, not individual voter switching. Event review: Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Latest interval · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this interval
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PSC","Avanza","Pachakutik","CREO","SUMA","Alianza PAIS","Other"], interval=Latest interval, vectors=[null,[0,0,0,6.500528245603133,9.848451219403925,0,83.65102053499292],[0,58.82325079100434,0,3.7939788939201606,0,24.513556014474904,12.869214300600595]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility83.34percentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Six named standalone categories in CNE returns, including explicit short/expanded CREO, SUMA and Alianza PAIS labels. Mixed alliances, successor movements and other parties stay Other. This does not attribute Revolución Ciudadana votes to Alianza PAIS. Multi-mark and otherwise ineligible histories remain excluded. An interval is withheld if either election has no list mapped to an explicit named group. This is aggregate share change, not individual voter switching. Event review: Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Previous interval
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PSC","Avanza","Pachakutik","CREO","SUMA","Alianza PAIS","Other"], interval=Previous interval, vectors=[null,[0,0,0,6.500528245603133,9.848451219403925,0,83.65102053499292],[0,58.82325079100434,0,3.7939788939201606,0,24.513556014474904,12.869214300600595]]
pedersen volatility
Withheld volatilityUnknownpercentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Six named standalone categories in CNE returns, including explicit short/expanded CREO, SUMA and Alianza PAIS labels. Mixed alliances, successor movements and other parties stay Other. This does not attribute Revolución Ciudadana votes to Alianza PAIS. Multi-mark and otherwise ineligible histories remain excluded. An interval is withheld if either election has no list mapped to an explicit named group. This is aggregate share change, not individual voter switching. Event review: Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Both intervals mean · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this interval
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PSC","Avanza","Pachakutik","CREO","SUMA","Alianza PAIS","Other"], interval=Both intervals mean, vectors=[null,[0,0,0,6.500528245603133,9.848451219403925,0,83.65102053499292],[0,58.82325079100434,0,3.7939788939201606,0,24.513556014474904,12.869214300600595]]
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.
No officeholder observation supplied.
Electoral register observations
Dated elector counts stay distinct from turnout and are not summed across overlapping contests.
| As of | Electors | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | 167,527 | Dated CNE administrative observation; not historical turnout. July count, difference and spending limit are retained separately.{
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6. Polling context
No local poll supplied.
7. Unresolved issues and sources
Council and parish votes before 2023 are candidate marks; 2023 is a closed-list ballot. Do not compare these vote shares as a continuous series. The 29 November 2026 ordinary cohort is reconciled to the CNE register. August precinct-distribution electors are a dated administrative count, not historical turnout or votes. Territorial boundary comparability, intervening outcomes and current control remain separate checks. The ordinary register is reconciled: 23 prefectures, 222 mayoralties, 222 municipal councils and 825 parish boards match the signed July 2026 call/list and August CNE codes. Borbón’s mayor/council and Miss Ecuador’s parish board are separate March 2027 first contests. Historical boundary comparability and some new-parish final returns remain open. Calacalí has final completion evidence but only preliminary rounded shares and secondary seat affiliations. Six first-election party vectors and elected rosters are recovered for the four 2024 parishes and Sevilla Don Bosco in 2025. Four small ballot-total discrepancies remain explicit. Shuar Pastaza remains preliminary. Fifteen July/August parish electorate differences are retained as dated observations.
Sources
- Ecuador: https://www.cne.gob.ec/download/resultados-electorales-2023/?wpdmdl=39834 · rights unknown
- Ecuador: https://www.cne.gob.ec/download/resultados-dignidad-vocales-de-juntas-parroquiales-2019/?wpdmdl=20971 · rights unknown
- Ecuador: https://www.cne.gob.ec/download/resultados-a-nivel-parroquial-2014/?wpdmdl=21133 · rights unknown
- Ecuador: https://www.cne.gob.ec/distributivos-de-electores-2027/ · rights unknown
- Ecuador: CNE Ecuador — ecuador_2023.zip · rights unknown
- Ecuador: CNE Ecuador — ec_candidatos-2023.dat · rights unknown
- Ecuador: CNE Ecuador — ec_resultados-dignidad-vocales-de-juntas-parroquiales-2019.dat · rights unknown
- Ecuador: CNE Ecuador — ec_candidatos-2019.dat · rights unknown
- Ecuador: CNE Ecuador — ecuador_2014.sav · rights unknown
- Ecuador: CNE Ecuador — ec_candidatos-2014.dat · rights unknown
- Ecuador: CNE 2027 precinct and electorate distribution, cutoff 11 August 2026 · rights unknown
- Ecuador: CNE resolution PLE-CNE-1-31-7-2026: ordinary election call for 29 November 2026 · rights unknown
Cite this record
Center for Digital Democracy. “LATACUNGA / COTOPAXI — Mayor.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/EC-M-5-100. Sources: ecuador--url-e0444af67a46db0c3c537d63, ecuador--url-afbb9a85cc78f50c79da76d6, ecuador--url-5b82aaaec7b8c8ce1fd49557, ecuador--url-e67940bdf0f1387ed11ac338, ecuador--Sa5c026518f, ecuador--Sadcc145662, ecuador--Sed7b513864, ecuador--Sf4e4f8e986, ecuador--S09da2a23f3, ecuador--S5c50f97474, ecuador--SA40-EC-DISTRIBUTION, ecuador--SA40-EC-CALL.