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Tiquisate — Municipal corporation — shared mayor/council ballot

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Guatemala · Tiquisate / Escuintla · municipal · Municipal corporation — shared mayor/council ballotGT-M-05-06

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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
Tiquisate / Escuintla
Next election
2027-06-27
Linked upcoming event
next-9accda1f9c7b361b86557592
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

  • CABAL26.2%
  • PODEMOS24.4%
  • VALOR17.4%
  • UNE13.5%
  • CAMBIO3.9%
  • AZUL3.4%
  • PR3.1%
  • VICTORIA1.9%
  • VIVA1.8%
  • VAMOS1.4%
  • PPN1.1%
  • MLP0.6%
  • UR0.6%
  • VOS0.3%
  • BIEN0.3%
  • TODOS0.2%
Results for event-0b01d926b483a60c61f7f53d
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
CABAL · HECTOR HIPOLITO CIFUENTES RUANOguatemala/S86641369d4ca/20234,48426.2%6Recorded
PODEMOSguatemala/S86641369d4ca/20234,17524.4%2Recorded
VALORguatemala/S86641369d4ca/20232,97917.4%1Recorded
UNEguatemala/S86641369d4ca/20232,31513.5%1Recorded
CAMBIOguatemala/S86641369d4ca/20236663.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
AZULguatemala/S86641369d4ca/20235873.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PRguatemala/S86641369d4ca/20235243.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
VICTORIAguatemala/S86641369d4ca/20233191.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
VIVAguatemala/S86641369d4ca/20233161.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
VAMOSguatemala/S86641369d4ca/20232411.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PPNguatemala/S86641369d4ca/20231861.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MLPguatemala/S86641369d4ca/20231070.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
URguatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023950.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
VOSguatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023580.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
BIENguatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023430.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
TODOSguatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023410.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2019-06-16

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · unknown

  • UCN24.8%
  • PC13.0%
  • UNE12.3%
  • FUERZA9.9%
  • VICTORIA7.8%
  • EG6.4%
  • VIVA4.8%
  • SEMILLA4.8%
  • VAMOS4.6%
  • FCN-NACION4.0%
  • TODOS2.1%
  • PHG1.5%
  • MLP1.4%
  • PODEMOS1.2%
  • PPT0.8%
  • LIBRE0.7%
Results for event-a15214b70a6e0eaafcca5872
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
UCN · JUAN FRANCISCO CARIAS VIVARguatemala/S6d250220e847/20194,22424.8%5Recorded
PCguatemala/S6d250220e847/20192,21013%1Recorded
UNEguatemala/S6d250220e847/20192,09712.3%1Recorded
FUERZAguatemala/S6d250220e847/20191,6829.9%1Recorded
VICTORIAguatemala/S6d250220e847/20191,3287.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
EGguatemala/S6d250220e847/20191,0856.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
VIVAguatemala/S6d250220e847/20198244.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
SEMILLAguatemala/S6d250220e847/20198124.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
VAMOSguatemala/S6d250220e847/20197924.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
FCN-NACIONguatemala/S6d250220e847/20196814%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
TODOSguatemala/S6d250220e847/20193502.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PHGguatemala/S6d250220e847/20192631.5%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MLPguatemala/S6d250220e847/20192451.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PODEMOSguatemala/S6d250220e847/20192101.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PPTguatemala/S6d250220e847/20191310.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
LIBREguatemala/S6d250220e847/20191270.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2015-09-06

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · unknown

  • UNE34.8%
  • UCN26.8%
  • LIDER15.8%
  • PP4.9%
  • TODOS3.8%
  • URNG MAIZ3.6%
  • EG2.2%
  • PAN2.1%
  • FCN NACION2.1%
  • VIVA1.3%
  • CCLM1.1%
  • CREO- Unionista1.0%
  • MR0.3%
  • PRI0.2%
Results for event-b1f4adf513a570055253b9a8
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
UNE · Hector Arnoldo Portillo Coronadoguatemala/S6241581360d0/20156,29634.8%5Recorded
UCN · Juan Francisco Carias Vivarguatemala/S6241581360d0/20154,86026.8%2Recorded
LIDER · Mauricio Leonel Jarquín Pinedaguatemala/S6241581360d0/20152,86415.8%1Recorded
PP · Nereida Siomara Díaz Nájera de Henkleguatemala/S6241581360d0/20158944.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
TODOS · Axel Estuardo Ochaita Reyesguatemala/S6241581360d0/20156953.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
URNG MAIZ · Alberto Carmelino Camey Chinchillaguatemala/S6241581360d0/20156453.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
EG · Fernando Enrique Hernández Barrientosguatemala/S6241581360d0/20154002.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PAN · Noe Benjamín Pérez Riveraguatemala/S6241581360d0/20153832.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
FCN NACION · Jose Alfonso Adolfo Salazarguatemala/S6241581360d0/20153762.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
VIVA · Alma Lorena Alvarado Juárezguatemala/S6241581360d0/20152341.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
CCLM · Vacanteguatemala/S6241581360d0/20151981.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
CREO- Unionista · Victor Manuel Sánchez Marroquínguatemala/S6241581360d0/20151791%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MR · Marco Aurelio Leiva Jerezguatemala/S6241581360d0/2015500.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PRI · Roberto René Calderón Natarenoguatemala/S6241581360d0/2015340.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

4. Competition and volatility

competition index

Provisional imported-series CI

72.920–100 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=1.803221288515406, oldest_gap=7.9301965981886475, previous_gap=11.80470077955571

pedersen volatility

Provisional volatility

41.54percentage 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=[[13.509570494864613,1.4063958916900094,0.2392623716153128,0,1.8440709617180207,0,0,0,0,0,0,83.00070028011206],[12.291190434323896,4.6421663442940035,2.0514623996248753,24.758220502901352,4.829728620831135,0,0,0,3.991559697555829,0,4.759392767129711,42.676279233339194],[34.76916280097195,0,3.8380826154185996,26.8389662027833,1.2922465208747516,15.816213828142258,4.937044400265076,0,0,0,0,12.508283631544069]]

pedersen volatility

Provisional volatility

47.1percentage 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=[[13.509570494864613,1.4063958916900094,0.2392623716153128,0,1.8440709617180207,0,0,0,0,0,0,83.00070028011206],[12.291190434323896,4.6421663442940035,2.0514623996248753,24.758220502901352,4.829728620831135,0,0,0,3.991559697555829,0,4.759392767129711,42.676279233339194],[34.76916280097195,0,3.8380826154185996,26.8389662027833,1.2922465208747516,15.816213828142258,4.937044400265076,0,0,0,0,12.508283631544069]]

pedersen volatility

Provisional volatility

44.32percentage 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=[[13.509570494864613,1.4063958916900094,0.2392623716153128,0,1.8440709617180207,0,0,0,0,0,0,83.00070028011206],[12.291190434323896,4.6421663442940035,2.0514623996248753,24.758220502901352,4.829728620831135,0,0,0,3.991559697555829,0,4.759392767129711,42.676279233339194],[34.76916280097195,0,3.8380826154185996,26.8389662027833,1.2922465208747516,15.816213828142258,4.937044400265076,0,0,0,0,12.508283631544069]]

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?
Hector Arnoldo Portillo CoronadoAlcalde2015UNEunknown
Martin Corado del CidSíndico I2015UNEunknown
Isrrael Ibarra RamírezSíndico II2015UNEunknown
Hugo Romeo Ramos DávilaSíndico Suplente2015UNEunknown
Cesar Antonio Cordón LemusConcejal 12015UNEunknown
Carlos Humberto Cabrera LaraConcejal 22015UNEunknown
Luis Gabriel Contreras MonroyConcejal 32015UCNunknown
Jesus Alexander Trujillo EscobarConcejal 42015UCNunknown
Raúl Antonio Martínez MarroquínConcejal 52015LIDERunknown
Jose Israel Martínez GarcíaConcejal suplente 12015UNEunknown
Jorge Luis Carrillo MillanConcejal suplente 22015UCNunknown
JUAN FRANCISCO CARIAS VIVARALCALDE MUNICIPAL2019UCNunknown
ERNESTO TELON DIAZSÍNDICO PRIMERO2019UCNunknown
LUIS ALFREDO LOPEZ CASTAÑEDASÍNDICO SEGUNDO2019UCNunknown
HELLY LORENA MAYORGASÍNDICO SUPLENTE2019UCNunknown
VICTOR ARMANDO PEREZ RIVERACONCEJAL PRIMERO2019UCNunknown
LUISA FERNANDA BARILLAS CASTROCONCEJAL SEGUNDO2019UCNunknown
FREDY ROLANDO MOLINA SOLORZANOCONCEJAL TERCERO2019PCunknown
BAYRON ANIBAL GUEVARA ARITACONCEJAL CUARTO2019UNEunknown
OSCAR ANTONIO GARZARO LEMUSCONCEJAL QUINTO2019FUERZAunknown
ELMER JEU GONZALEZ RAMIREZPRIMER CONCEJAL SUPLENTE2019UCNunknown
ROXANA ELIZABETH GARCIA RAMOSSEGUNDO CONCEJAL SUPLENTE2019PCunknown
HECTOR HIPOLITO CIFUENTES RUANOALCALDE MUNICIPAL2023CABALunknown
CARLOS HUMBERTO GONZALES BARRIOSSINDICO I2023CABALunknown
ALEX DANILO MEZA ARANGOSINDICO II2023CABALunknown
JOSE LEE ADOLFO PEREZCONCEJAL I2023CABALunknown
LUIS EMILIO SAJQUIN PEREZCONCEJAL II2023CABALunknown
WALTER RAFAEL MORALES SOLORZANOCONCEJAL III2023CABALunknown
HUGO RENE ARDON RODASCONCEJAL IV2023PODEMOSunknown
EDGAR JOEL PARADA MEDINACONCEJAL V2023PODEMOSunknown
KELVIN JOEL AGUILAR RODASCONCEJAL VI2023VALORunknown
AXEL ESTUARDO OCHAITA REYESCONCEJAL VII2023UNEunknown
ANDRES CHOGUAJ MACARIOSINDICO SUPLENTE I2023CABALunknown
LUIS ALFREDO SANDOVAL DAVILACONCEJAL SUPLENTE I2023CABALunknown
KAREN EDITH ARANA CERNACONCEJAL SUPLENTE II2023PODEMOSunknown
SAILY KARINA OROZCO FAJARDO DE CORDONCONCEJAL SUPLENTE III2023VALORunknown

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

Cite this record

Center for Digital Democracy. “Tiquisate — Municipal corporation — shared mayor/council ballot.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/GT-M-05-06. Sources: guatemala--url-e1fb17bd9b2b6a792a269e9e, guatemala--url-af4ae16617a8a33434830962, guatemala--url-62f5b3430b66377f9a7c4645, guatemala--S86641369d4ca, guatemala--S6d250220e847, guatemala--S6241581360d0.