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Guatemala — Municipal corporation — shared mayor/council ballot
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Guatemala · Guatemala / Distrito Central · municipal · Municipal corporation — shared mayor/council ballotGT-M-00-01
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Final TSE report returns for 2023, 2019 and 2015, where this municipality existed. Court-ordered repeated contests and later replacements require the dated event review. The 2027 office call is pending.
1. What office, where, and when is the next election?
- Geography
- Guatemala / Distrito Central
- Next election
- 2027-06-27
- Linked upcoming event
- next-4eadbc5806014086e0fc5173
- Registry qualification
- Unknown
2. How certain is that date?
2027-06-27 is expected (not formally called). Day precision. A date without a formal call is not confirmed.
3. Who won earlier selected elections?
2023-06-25
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · unknown
- VALOR UNIONISTA24.6%
- CREO24.5%
- SEMILLA URNG-MAIZ WINAQ18.0%
- UNE7.5%
- PODEMOS4.2%
- TODOS3.8%
- AZUL2.7%
- VAMOS2.1%
- VIVA1.9%
- VICTORIA1.8%
- CAMBIO1.4%
- BIEN1.3%
- CABAL1.1%
- PPN1.0%
- P A N0.8%
- MI FAMILIA0.5%
- MLP0.5%
- UR0.4%
- PODER0.4%
- FCN-NACION0.4%
- PIN0.3%
- PHG0.3%
- PR0.3%
- COMITE CIVICO LA GOTA DE AGUA0.3%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALOR UNIONISTA · RICARDO QUIÑONEZ LEMUS | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 106,604 | 24.6% | 8 | Recorded |
| CREO | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 106,181 | 24.5% | 3 | Recorded |
| SEMILLA URNG-MAIZ WINAQ | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 77,880 | 18% | 2 | Recorded |
| UNE | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 32,312 | 7.5% | 1 | Recorded |
| PODEMOS | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 18,413 | 4.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| TODOS | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 16,388 | 3.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| AZUL | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 11,807 | 2.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| VAMOS | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 9,236 | 2.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| VIVA | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 8,064 | 1.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| VICTORIA | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 7,933 | 1.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| CAMBIO | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 6,122 | 1.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| BIEN | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 5,566 | 1.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| CABAL | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 4,851 | 1.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PPN | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 4,375 | 1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| P A N | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 3,452 | 0.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MI FAMILIA | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 2,283 | 0.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MLP | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 2,056 | 0.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| UR | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 1,737 | 0.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PODER | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 1,561 | 0.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FCN-NACION | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 1,520 | 0.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PIN | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 1,381 | 0.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PHG | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 1,363 | 0.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PR | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 1,317 | 0.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| COMITE CIVICO LA GOTA DE AGUA | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 1,110 | 0.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2019-06-16
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · unknown
- UNIONISTA38.3%
- CREO34.9%
- SEMILLA9.7%
- VIVA2.4%
- VAMOS2.2%
- FUERZA2.0%
- PHG1.8%
- EG1.7%
- UNE1.6%
- LIBRE1.1%
- UCN0.9%
- PPT0.8%
- TODOS0.7%
- FCN-NACION0.5%
- VICTORIA0.5%
- CONVERGENCIA0.4%
- PC0.4%
- BIEN0.3%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIONISTA · RICARDO QUIÑONEZ LEMUS | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 167,985 | 38.3% | 9 | Recorded |
| CREO | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 152,932 | 34.9% | 4 | Recorded |
| SEMILLA | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 42,417 | 9.7% | 1 | Recorded |
| VIVA | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 10,667 | 2.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| VAMOS | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 9,527 | 2.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FUERZA | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 8,680 | 2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PHG | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 7,794 | 1.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| EG | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 7,459 | 1.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| UNE | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 7,012 | 1.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| LIBRE | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 5,013 | 1.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| UCN | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 3,788 | 0.9% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PPT | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 3,416 | 0.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| TODOS | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 3,049 | 0.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FCN-NACION | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 2,058 | 0.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| VICTORIA | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 1,981 | 0.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| CONVERGENCIA | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 1,671 | 0.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PC | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 1,583 | 0.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| BIEN | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 1,509 | 0.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2015-09-06
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · unknown
- CREO-Unionista56.1%
- VIVA19.8%
- LIDER12.1%
- FCN NACION3.7%
- TODOS2.8%
- URNG MAIZ2.4%
- UCN1.6%
- PP1.0%
- CNN0.6%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CREO-Unionista · Alvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 269,161 | 56.1% | 11 | Recorded |
| VIVA · Luis Enrique Cruz Asturias | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 95,036 | 19.8% | 2 | Recorded |
| LIDER · José Antonio Coro García | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 58,142 | 12.1% | 1 | Recorded |
| FCN NACION · Roberto Pirri Cruz | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 17,907 | 3.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| TODOS · Wiliam Noe Rivera Carias | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 13,510 | 2.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| URNG MAIZ · Saul Ernesto Rojas Castillo | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 11,375 | 2.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| UCN · Juan Francisco Morales Morales | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 7,447 | 1.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PP · Gladys Anabella De León Ruíz | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 4,634 | 1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| CNN · Marcial Rodrigo Gil Alva | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 2,679 | 0.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
Provisional imported-series CI76.420–100 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=0.0975751536289664, oldest_gap=36.28428122219421, previous_gap=3.432518282213067
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility59.95percentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Eleven exact standalone party labels in the certified tables. Coalition ballots, civic committees, unverified renamed parties and all others remain Other. Dissolved and newly entering parties can move to/from zero; this is not a voter-transfer estimate. 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=["UNE","VAMOS","TODOS","UCN","VIVA","LIDER","PP","CREO","FCN-NACION","UNIONISTA","SEMILLA","Other"], interval=Latest interval, vectors=[[7.453542231818266,2.1305061912934358,3.7802875122257285,0,1.8601561202458063,0,0,24.49320895384672,0.350624665522523,0,0,59.93167432504752],[1.5989382976734217,2.172430855951895,0.695259964290682,0.863773284595967,2.4323837451914416,0,0,34.87290812033538,0.4692833737324446,38.30542640254845,9.672299739363025,8.917296216317288],[0,0,2.8152226234707465,1.5518107236851701,19.803663748642922,12.115667932926435,0.9656359464961836,0,0,0,0,62.747999024778544]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility87.09percentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Eleven exact standalone party labels in the certified tables. Coalition ballots, civic committees, unverified renamed parties and all others remain Other. Dissolved and newly entering parties can move to/from zero; this is not a voter-transfer estimate. 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=["UNE","VAMOS","TODOS","UCN","VIVA","LIDER","PP","CREO","FCN-NACION","UNIONISTA","SEMILLA","Other"], interval=Previous interval, vectors=[[7.453542231818266,2.1305061912934358,3.7802875122257285,0,1.8601561202458063,0,0,24.49320895384672,0.350624665522523,0,0,59.93167432504752],[1.5989382976734217,2.172430855951895,0.695259964290682,0.863773284595967,2.4323837451914416,0,0,34.87290812033538,0.4692833737324446,38.30542640254845,9.672299739363025,8.917296216317288],[0,0,2.8152226234707465,1.5518107236851701,19.803663748642922,12.115667932926435,0.9656359464961836,0,0,0,0,62.747999024778544]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility73.52percentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Eleven exact standalone party labels in the certified tables. Coalition ballots, civic committees, unverified renamed parties and all others remain Other. Dissolved and newly entering parties can move to/from zero; this is not a voter-transfer estimate. 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=["UNE","VAMOS","TODOS","UCN","VIVA","LIDER","PP","CREO","FCN-NACION","UNIONISTA","SEMILLA","Other"], interval=Both intervals mean, vectors=[[7.453542231818266,2.1305061912934358,3.7802875122257285,0,1.8601561202458063,0,0,24.49320895384672,0.350624665522523,0,0,59.93167432504752],[1.5989382976734217,2.172430855951895,0.695259964290682,0.863773284595967,2.4323837451914416,0,0,34.87290812033538,0.4692833737324446,38.30542640254845,9.672299739363025,8.917296216317288],[0,0,2.8152226234707465,1.5518107236851701,19.803663748642922,12.115667932926435,0.9656359464961836,0,0,0,0,62.747999024778544]]
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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen | Alcalde | 2015 | CREO-Unionista | unknown |
| Luisa María Silvana Salas Bedoya | Síndico I | 2015 | CREO-Unionista | unknown |
| Julio Enrique Montano Méndez | Síndico II | 2015 | CREO-Unionista | unknown |
| Jaime Castillo Castellanos | Síndico III | 2015 | CREO-Unionista | unknown |
| Marco Antonio Palacios López | Síndico Suplente | 2015 | CREO-Unionista | unknown |
| Ricardo Quiñónez Lemus | Concejal 1 | 2015 | CREO-Unionista | unknown |
| Victor Manuel Alejandro Martínez Ruíz | Concejal 2 | 2015 | CREO-Unionista | unknown |
| Alessandra maría Gallio Abud de Davidson | Concejal 3 | 2015 | CREO-Unionista | unknown |
| Luis Pedro Villanueva Mirón | Concejal 4 | 2015 | CREO-Unionista | unknown |
| Héctor Leonel Flores García | Concejal 5 | 2015 | CREO-Unionista | unknown |
| Pablo Poroj Gómez | Concejal 6 | 2015 | CREO-Unionista | unknown |
| Anajoyce Oliva Valle | Concejal 7 | 2015 | CREO-Unionista | unknown |
| Rosa María Engracia Botrán Briz | Concejal 8 | 2015 | VIVA | unknown |
| Aldo Nery Bonilla Vicente | Concejal 9 | 2015 | VIVA | unknown |
| Nery Mamfredo Rodas Méndez | Concejal 10 | 2015 | LIDER | unknown |
| Keving Roberto René Aldana Álvarez | Concejal suplente 1 | 2015 | CREO-Unionista | unknown |
| José Gustavo Barrios Gándara | Concejal suplente 2 | 2015 | CREO-Unionista | unknown |
| Luis Germán Pineda Castellan | Concejal suplente 3 | 2015 | CREO-Unionista | unknown |
| Juan Pablo González Bonilla | Concejal suplente 4 | 2015 | VIVA | unknown |
| RICARDO QUIÑONEZ LEMUS | ALCALDE | 2019 | UNIONISTA | unknown |
| CARLOS ALEJANDRO SOBERANIS TOLEDO | SÍNDICO PRIMERO | 2019 | UNIONISTA | unknown |
| MARIA ELENA CRUZ URRUTIA | SÍNDICO SEGUNDO | 2019 | UNIONISTA | unknown |
| JAIME CASTILLO CASTELLANOS | SÍNDICO TERCERO | 2019 | UNIONISTA | unknown |
| MARCO ANTONIO PALACIOS LOPEZ | SÍNDICO SUPLENTE | 2019 | UNIONISTA | unknown |
| VÍCTOR MANUEL ALEJANDRO MARTINEZ RUIZ | CONCEJAL PRIMERO | 2019 | UNIONISTA | unknown |
| ALESSANDRA MARIA GALLIO ABUD DE DAVIDSON | CONCEJAL SEGUNDO | 2019 | UNIONISTA | unknown |
| KEVING ROBERTO RENE ALDANA ALVAREZ | CONCEJAL TERCERO | 2019 | UNIONISTA | unknown |
| LUIS GERMÁN PINEDA CASTELLAN | CONCEJAL CUARTO | 2019 | UNIONISTA | unknown |
| ALEJANDRA MARÍA PAIZ SAMAYOA | CONCEJAL QUINTO | 2019 | UNIONISTA | unknown |
| RICHARD LEE ABULARACH | CONCEJAL SEXTO | 2019 | CREO | unknown |
| PABLO POROJ GÓMEZ | CONCEJAL SÉPTIMO | 2019 | CREO | unknown |
| JOSE PABLO MENDOZA FRANCO | CONCEJAL OCTAVO | 2019 | CREO | unknown |
| MARIA TATIANA ACUÑA ORELLANA | CONCEJAL NOVENO | 2019 | CREO | unknown |
| VILMA LYLI CARAVANTES TOBIAS | CONCEJAL DÉCIMO | 2019 | SEMILLA | unknown |
| ADRIANA REGINA PALMIERI DI POLLINA DE FERNANDEZ | PRIMER CONCEJAL SUPLENTE | 2019 | UNIONISTA | unknown |
| ARGELIA GORDILLO MARTÍNEZ DE PINEDA | SEGUNDO CONCEJAL SUPLENTE | 2019 | UNIONISTA | unknown |
| ISMAIL SALOMON PINEDA | TERCER CONCEJAL SUPLENTE | 2019 | CREO | unknown |
| JULIO CESAR LOARCA ZEA | CUARTO CONCEJAL SUPLENTE | 2019 | CREO | unknown |
| RICARDO QUIÑONEZ LEMUS | ALCALDE MUNICIPAL | 2023 | VALOR UNIONISTA | unknown |
| CARLOS ALEJANDRO SOBERANIS TOLEDO | SINDICO I | 2023 | VALOR UNIONISTA | unknown |
| MARIA ELENA CRUZ URRUTIA | SINDICO II | 2023 | VALOR UNIONISTA | unknown |
| ALEJANDRA MARÍA PAÍZ SAMAYOA | SINDICO III | 2023 | VALOR UNIONISTA | unknown |
| VICTOR MANUEL ALEJANDRO MARTÍNEZ RUIZ | CONCEJAL I | 2023 | VALOR UNIONISTA | unknown |
| ALESSANDRA MARÍA GALLIO ABUD | CONCEJAL II | 2023 | VALOR UNIONISTA | unknown |
| KEVING ROBERTO RENÉ ALDANA ALVAREZ | CONCEJAL III | 2023 | VALOR UNIONISTA | unknown |
| LUIS GERMAN PINEDA CASTELLAN | CONCEJAL IV | 2023 | VALOR UNIONISTA | unknown |
| RICHARD LEE ABULARACH | CONCEJAL V | 2023 | CREO | unknown |
| ALEJANDRO ANTONIO ZELAYA ANDRADE | CONCEJAL VI | 2023 | CREO | unknown |
| ISMAIL SALOMÓN PINEDA | CONCEJAL VII | 2023 | CREO | unknown |
| ANA SILVIA NINOCHKA MATUTE RODRIGUEZ | CONCEJAL VIII | 2023 | SEMILLA URNG-MAIZ WINAQ | unknown |
| OSCAR PEDRO DANIEL GIRÓN SALGUERO | CONCEJAL IX | 2023 | SEMILLA URNG-MAIZ WINAQ | unknown |
| JAVIER ANTONIO CORO FIGUEROA | CONCEJAL X | 2023 | UNE | unknown |
| MANUEL FRANCISCO PARADA GONZÁLEZ | SINDICO SUPLENTE I | 2023 | VALOR UNIONISTA | unknown |
| ADRIANA REGINA PALMIERI DI POLLINA | CONCEJAL SUPLENTE I | 2023 | VALOR UNIONISTA | unknown |
| MARCO ANTONIO PALACIOS LÓPEZ | CONCEJAL SUPLENTE II | 2023 | VALOR UNIONISTA | unknown |
| EDUARDO JOSÉ SMITT SANDOVAL | CONCEJAL SUPLENTE III | 2023 | CREO | unknown |
| DAVID RENATO ANDRADE CRUZ | CONCEJAL SUPLENTE IV | 2023 | SEMILLA URNG-MAIZ WINAQ | unknown |
6. Polling context
No local poll supplied.
7. Unresolved issues and sources
other · open
Country screen evidence: TSE Memoria Electoral 2015 — final municipal votes and adjudications (archived official report); Archived primary final electoral report; downloaded and parsed; source date 2015. All 340 municipalities have certified 2015/2019/2023 evidence, including valid repeated polls. Three usable vote series are available for 324 offices. Thirteen vote discrepancies, thirteen seat discrepancies and four mayor-proclamation issues remain flagged. Superseded initial polls are not extra cycles. Current incumbents and later replacements remain to be checked.
other · open
Country screen evidence: TSE Memoria Electoral 2019 — final municipal votes and adjudications (archived official report); Archived primary final electoral report; downloaded and parsed; source date 2019. All 340 municipalities have certified 2015/2019/2023 evidence, including valid repeated polls. Three usable vote series are available for 324 offices. Thirteen vote discrepancies, thirteen seat discrepancies and four mayor-proclamation issues remain flagged. Superseded initial polls are not extra cycles. Current incumbents and later replacements remain to be checked.
other · open
Country screen evidence: TSE Memoria Electoral 2023 — final municipal votes and adjudications (archived official report); Archived primary final electoral report; downloaded and parsed; source date 2023. All 340 municipalities have certified 2015/2019/2023 evidence, including valid repeated polls. Three usable vote series are available for 324 offices. Thirteen vote discrepancies, thirteen seat discrepancies and four mayor-proclamation issues remain flagged. Superseded initial polls are not extra cycles. Current incumbents and later replacements remain to be checked.
Sources
- Guatemala: https://web.archive.org/web/20250225143526id_/https://www.tse.org.gt/images/memoriaselec/me/2023_Memoria_Elecciones.pdf · rights unknown
- Guatemala: https://web.archive.org/web/20201027015650id_/http://www.tse.org.gt/images/memoriaselec/me2019.pdf · rights unknown
- Guatemala: https://web.archive.org/web/20161124082300id_/http://tse.org.gt/images/memoriaselec/me2015.pdf · rights unknown
- Guatemala: TSE Memoria Electoral 2023 — final municipal votes and adjudications (archived official report) · rights unknown
- Guatemala: TSE Memoria Electoral 2019 — final municipal votes and adjudications (archived official report) · rights unknown
- Guatemala: TSE Memoria Electoral 2015 — final municipal votes and adjudications (archived official report) · rights unknown
Cite this record
Center for Digital Democracy. “Guatemala — Municipal corporation — shared mayor/council ballot.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/GT-M-00-01. Sources: guatemala--url-e1fb17bd9b2b6a792a269e9e, guatemala--url-af4ae16617a8a33434830962, guatemala--url-62f5b3430b66377f9a7c4645, guatemala--S86641369d4ca, guatemala--S6d250220e847, guatemala--S6241581360d0.