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SALCEDO / COTOPAXI — Mayor
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Ecuador · SALCEDO / COTOPAXI / COTOPAXI · municipal · MayorEC-M-5-110
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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
- SALCEDO / COTOPAXI / COTOPAXI
- Next election
- 2026-11-29
- Linked upcoming event
- next-985d132f527f3645f82641c1
- 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
- PARTIDO SOCIEDAD UNIDA MÁS ACCIÓN, SUMA42.4%
- UNIDAD SALCEDENSE19.6%
- MOVIMIENTO POLÍTICO REVOLUCIÓN CIUDADANA10.8%
- SALCEDENSES POR UNA RENOVACIÓN INTEGRAL9.0%
- MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK7.9%
- UNIDAD Y DESARROLLO7.2%
- FUERZA SALCEDENSE1.8%
- MOVIMIENTO AMIGO, ACCIÓN MOVILIZADORA INDEPENDIENTE GENERANDO OPORTUNIDADES1.3%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTIDO SOCIEDAD UNIDA MÁS ACCIÓN, SUMA · JUAN PAUL PACHECO VELASQUEZ | 42ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 17,199 | 42.4% | 1 | Recorded |
| UNIDAD SALCEDENSE · WILLAN POLIVIO NARANJO TORRES | 1268ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 7,936 | 19.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO POLÍTICO REVOLUCIÓN CIUDADANA · IVAN SORIA | 207ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 4,384 | 10.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| SALCEDENSES POR UNA RENOVACIÓN INTEGRAL · RAFAEL ANTONIO FONSECA RAMIREZ | 1427ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 3,664 | 9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK · MAGALY MIGUELINA VILLALBA POZO | 7ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 3,218 | 7.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| UNIDAD Y DESARROLLO · FELIX MANJARRES ARIAS | 1353ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 2,911 | 7.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FUERZA SALCEDENSE · CESAR GERMAN POZO YEPEZ | 1373ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 726 | 1.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO AMIGO, ACCIÓN MOVILIZADORA INDEPENDIENTE GENERANDO OPORTUNIDADES · MAYRA ORTEGA | 208ecuador/Sa5c026518f/2023 | 513 | 1.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2019-03-24
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · valid votes
- MOVIMIENTO VISION SALCEDENSE37.1%
- MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK26.7%
- MOVIMIENTO ACTIVO SALCEDENSE, M.A.S.18.8%
- ALIANZA EL TRABAJO CONTINUA7.3%
- CENTRO DEMOCRATICO5.6%
- ALIANZA AVANZA 8 - PSC 63.8%
- MOVIMIENTO SOCIEDAD UNIDA MAS ACCION, SUMA0.8%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOVIMIENTO VISION SALCEDENSE · WILLAN NARANJO | 186ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 15,474 | 37.1% | 1 | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO DE UNIDAD PLURINACIONAL PACHAKUTIK · LOURDES TIBAN | 12ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 11,123 | 26.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO ACTIVO SALCEDENSE, M.A.S. · EDWIN ANIBAL ALARCON FONSECA | 84ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 7,829 | 18.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| ALIANZA EL TRABAJO CONTINUA · NANCY CRUZ | 738ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 3,041 | 7.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · FELIX MANJARRES | 145ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 2,319 | 5.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| ALIANZA AVANZA 8 - PSC 6 · RODRIGO MATA | 506ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 1,590 | 3.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO SOCIEDAD UNIDA MAS ACCION, SUMA · ALBERTO TAXO TACO | 37ecuador/Sed7b513864/2019 | 317 | 0.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2014-02-23
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · valid votes
- UNIDAD SALCEDENSE PACHAKUTIK LISTAS 18 - A.T.I. LISTA 10135.2%
- MOVIMIENTO ACTIVO SALCEDENSE21.6%
- ALIANZA CANTONAL SALCEDO AVANZA 8 -SEA 10315.5%
- MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA PAIS15.1%
- MOVIMIENTO SUMA10.2%
- PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIÓTICA "21 DE ENERO"2.4%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIDAD SALCEDENSE PACHAKUTIK LISTAS 18 - A.T.I. LISTA 101 · GUTIERREZ PADILLA HECTOR GUSTAVO | 5006ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 12,890 | 35.2% | 1 | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO ACTIVO SALCEDENSE · ALARCON FONSECA EDWIN ANIBAL | 5002ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 7,898 | 21.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| ALIANZA CANTONAL SALCEDO AVANZA 8 -SEA 103 · MATA CEPEDA MARIO RODRIGO | 5007ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 5,662 | 15.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO ALIANZA PAIS · DEL TORO ABATA ESTELA NARCISA DE JESUS | 3ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 5,528 | 15.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MOVIMIENTO SUMA · ACHOTE ESTRELLA CARLOS GONZALO | 13ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 3,735 | 10.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PARTIDO SOCIEDAD PATRIÓTICA "21 DE ENERO" · NAVAS VELA LENIN PATRICIO | 4ecuador/S09da2a23f3/2014 | 878 | 2.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
Provisional imported-series CI90–100 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=22.842839880644124, oldest_gap=13.64269902435025, previous_gap=10.435804571510804
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility19.5percentage 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
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PSC","Avanza","Pachakutik","CREO","SUMA","Alianza PAIS","Other"], interval=Latest interval, vectors=[[0,0,7.935685926364331,0,0,0,92.06431407363567],[0,0,26.678339289568992,0,0.7603194780898472,0,72.56134123234116],[0,0,0,0,10.207428056079364,15.107540105490422,74.68503183843022]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility26.68percentage 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=[[0,0,7.935685926364331,0,0,0,92.06431407363567],[0,0,26.678339289568992,0,0.7603194780898472,0,72.56134123234116],[0,0,0,0,10.207428056079364,15.107540105490422,74.68503183843022]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility23.09percentage 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
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PSC","Avanza","Pachakutik","CREO","SUMA","Alianza PAIS","Other"], interval=Both intervals mean, vectors=[[0,0,7.935685926364331,0,0,0,92.06431407363567],[0,0,26.678339289568992,0,0.7603194780898472,0,72.56134123234116],[0,0,0,0,10.207428056079364,15.107540105490422,74.68503183843022]]
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 | 56,393 | 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. “SALCEDO / COTOPAXI — Mayor.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/EC-M-5-110. 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.