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Guanagazapa — Municipal corporation — shared mayor/council ballot
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Guatemala · Guanagazapa / Escuintla · municipal · Municipal corporation — shared mayor/council ballotGT-M-05-08
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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
- Guanagazapa / Escuintla
- Next election
- 2027-06-27
- Linked upcoming event
- next-a98438ef2f0763842f99cdb5
- 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
- VAMOS35.1%
- UNE25.4%
- VIVA11.1%
- CABAL9.2%
- AZUL6.4%
- VALOR4.2%
- CAMBIO3.2%
- PODEMOS3.2%
- WINAQ1.0%
- PPN0.7%
- VOS0.4%
- PR0.2%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAMOS · WEIMER WUILFREDO REYES CASTILLO | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 3,241 | 35.1% | 5 | Recorded |
| UNE | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 2,347 | 25.4% | 2 | Recorded |
| VIVA | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 1,024 | 11.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| CABAL | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 846 | 9.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| AZUL | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 594 | 6.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| VALOR | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 384 | 4.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| CAMBIO | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 300 | 3.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PODEMOS | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 296 | 3.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| WINAQ | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 91 | 1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PPN | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 65 | 0.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| VOS | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 34 | 0.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PR | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 22 | 0.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2019-06-16
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · unknown
- UNE40.2%
- VAMOS30.0%
- BIEN14.5%
- LIBRE7.2%
- UCN4.3%
- MLP1.8%
- FCN-NACION1.2%
- UNIONISTA0.8%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNE · WEIMER WUILFREDO REYES CASTILLO | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 3,048 | 40.2% | 5 | Recorded |
| VAMOS | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 2,270 | 30% | 2 | Recorded |
| BIEN | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 1,101 | 14.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| LIBRE | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 543 | 7.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| UCN | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 323 | 4.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MLP | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 139 | 1.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FCN-NACION | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 94 | 1.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| UNIONISTA | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 60 | 0.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2015-09-06
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · unknown
- UNE46.0%
- LIDER30.1%
- PP14.3%
- CREO- Unionista4.1%
- TODOS2.5%
- CONVERGENCIA1.7%
- VIVA1.3%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNE · Weimer Wuilfredo Reyes Castillo | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 2,727 | 46% | 6 | Recorded |
| LIDER · José Wuilson Mejía Gaitan | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 1,786 | 30.1% | 1 | Recorded |
| PP · Mynor Miguel Montenegro Herrarte | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 851 | 14.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| CREO- Unionista · Felipe Elias Reyes Valenzuela | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 243 | 4.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| TODOS · Luis Ismael Godínez Alvarado | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 148 | 2.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| CONVERGENCIA · Elvin Bonarge Aja Camey | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 101 | 1.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| VIVA · Marlon Marinely Zaldaña Cisme | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 76 | 1.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
Provisional imported-series CI47.660–100 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=9.671138035482471, oldest_gap=15.86311530681052, previous_gap=10.266561097915016
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility21.13percentage 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=[[25.389441800086544,35.060579835569015,0,0,11.0774556469061,0,0,0,0,0,0,28.472522717438334],[40.22169437846397,29.955133280548957,0,4.262338347849036,0,0,0,0,1.240432831881763,0.7917656373713381,0,23.528635523884933],[45.97100472016184,0,2.4949426837491573,0,1.2811867835468644,30.107889413351316,14.345920431557653,0,0,0,0,5.799055967633176]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility53.98percentage 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=[[25.389441800086544,35.060579835569015,0,0,11.0774556469061,0,0,0,0,0,0,28.472522717438334],[40.22169437846397,29.955133280548957,0,4.262338347849036,0,0,0,0,1.240432831881763,0.7917656373713381,0,23.528635523884933],[45.97100472016184,0,2.4949426837491573,0,1.2811867835468644,30.107889413351316,14.345920431557653,0,0,0,0,5.799055967633176]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility37.55percentage 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=[[25.389441800086544,35.060579835569015,0,0,11.0774556469061,0,0,0,0,0,0,28.472522717438334],[40.22169437846397,29.955133280548957,0,4.262338347849036,0,0,0,0,1.240432831881763,0.7917656373713381,0,23.528635523884933],[45.97100472016184,0,2.4949426837491573,0,1.2811867835468644,30.107889413351316,14.345920431557653,0,0,0,0,5.799055967633176]]
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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weimer Wuilfredo Reyes Castillo | Alcalde | 2015 | UNE | unknown |
| Carlos Armando López Alvarez | Síndico I | 2015 | UNE | unknown |
| Jorge Anibal Carrillo Salazar | Síndico II | 2015 | UNE | unknown |
| María Angelica Samayoa Aldana de Marroquín | Síndico Suplente | 2015 | UNE | unknown |
| Miguel Angel Marin Estrada | Concejal 1 | 2015 | UNE | unknown |
| Lester Arsenio Martinez Bethancourt | Concejal 2 | 2015 | UNE | unknown |
| Luis Alberto Lopez Escobar | Concejal 3 | 2015 | UNE | unknown |
| Carlos Borromeo Pirir Culajay | Concejal 4 | 2015 | LIDER | unknown |
| Federico Olivares Valles | Concejal suplente 1 | 2015 | UNE | unknown |
| Dominga Leticia Samayoa Aldana | Concejal suplente 2 | 2015 | LIDER | unknown |
| WEIMER WUILFREDO REYES CASTILLO | ALCALDE MUNICIPAL | 2019 | UNE | unknown |
| MARIO ROBERTO ESCOBAR ESTRADA | SÍNDICO PRIMERO | 2019 | UNE | unknown |
| CONRADO APOLINARIO CHIGUICHON RAMIREZ | SÍNDICO SEGUNDO | 2019 | UNE | unknown |
| GUILLERMO ANIBAL ESCOBAR | SÍNDICO SUPLENTE | 2019 | UNE | unknown |
| MIGUEL ANGEL MARIN ESTRADA | CONCEJAL PRIMERO | 2019 | UNE | unknown |
| PATRICIO SOLIS RAMOS | CONCEJAL SEGUNDO | 2019 | UNE | unknown |
| DOMINGO HERIBERTO DUBÓN GONZÁLEZ | CONCEJAL TERCERO | 2019 | VAMOS | unknown |
| RICARDO GUZMÁN GAITÁN | CONCEJAL CUARTO | 2019 | VAMOS | unknown |
| OLGA PATRICIA HERRARTE MUÑOZ | PRIMER CONCEJAL SUPLENTE | 2019 | UNE | unknown |
| EDWIN REYES FRANCO | SEGUNDO CONCEJAL SUPLENTE | 2019 | VAMOS | unknown |
| WEIMER WUILFREDO REYES CASTILLO | ALCALDE MUNICIPAL | 2023 | VAMOS | unknown |
| MARIO RENE TOLICO GIRON | SINDICO I | 2023 | VAMOS | unknown |
| ELVIN BONARGE AJA CAMEY | SINDICO II | 2023 | VAMOS | unknown |
| MIGUEL ANGEL MARIN ESTRADA | CONCEJAL I | 2023 | VAMOS | unknown |
| PATRICIO SOLIS RAMOS | CONCEJAL II | 2023 | VAMOS | unknown |
| DOMINGO HERIBERTO DUBON GONZALEZ | CONCEJAL III | 2023 | UNE | unknown |
| WALFREN ARTURO GAITAN SANTOS | CONCEJAL IV | 2023 | UNE | unknown |
| GUILLERMO ANIBAL ESCOBAR | SINDICO SUPLENTE I | 2023 | VAMOS | unknown |
| OLGA PATRICIA HERRARTE MUÑOZ DE GOMEZ | CONCEJAL SUPLENTE I | 2023 | VAMOS | unknown |
| MARIO ERIBERTO MEJIA CHOCON | CONCEJAL SUPLENTE II | 2023 | UNE | 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. “Guanagazapa — Municipal corporation — shared mayor/council ballot.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/GT-M-05-08. Sources: guatemala--url-e1fb17bd9b2b6a792a269e9e, guatemala--url-af4ae16617a8a33434830962, guatemala--url-62f5b3430b66377f9a7c4645, guatemala--S86641369d4ca, guatemala--S6d250220e847, guatemala--S6241581360d0.