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The 2006 Costa Rica local elections were held on December 3, 2006. In the February 2006 general elections, Costa Rica elected president, vice-presidents, deputies of the Legislative Assembly and municipal councilors in the general elections. The December 2006 elections were held to elect cantonal mayors, members of the District Councils of each of the nation’s districts and intendants of eight special autonomous districts and islands.
The ruling National Liberation Party won most of the seats and mayors with 59 as the seven provincial capitals. The main opposition party, Citizens' Action Party, was unsuccessful in keep the support it had in the presidential election. In the February 2006 elections, this party had almost tied the PLN. The Social Christian Unity Party become the second largest force at municipal level. Libertarian Movement achieved it first ever municipal government. Additionally, three local parties were successful in Curridabat, Aguirre and Siquirres.
List of elected mayors by canton | |||||||
Cantons | Population | Incumbent mayor | Party | Elected mayor | Party | ||
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San José | 309,672 | Johnny Araya | PLN | Johnny Araya | PLN | ||
Escazú | 52,372 | Marco Antonio Segura | PLN | Marco Antonio Segura | PLN | ||
Desamparados | 193,478 | Carlos Alberto Padilla | PLN | Maureen Fallas | PLN | ||
Puriscal | 29,407 | Carlos Araya | PUSC | Jorge Luis Chaves | PLN | ||
Tarrazú | 14,160 | José Rodolfo Naranjo | PUSC | Iván Saurez | PLN | ||
Aserrí | 57,892 | Mario Morales | PLN | Mario Morales | PLN | ||
Mora | 21,666 | Alcides Ovidio Araya | PLN | Gilberto Monge | PLN | ||
Goicoechea | 117,532 | Carlos Luis Murillo | PUSC | Óscar Enrique Figueroa | PLN | ||
Santa Ana | 48,879 | Rónald Octavio Traña | PUSC | Gerardo Oviedo | PLN | ||
Alajuelita | 70,297 | Víctor Hugo Echavarría | PUSC | Tomás Poblador | PLN | ||
Vázquez de Coronado | 55,585 | Rolando Méndez | PUSC | Leonardo Herrera | PLN | ||
Acosta | 18,661 | Rónald Ricardo Durán | PLN | Rónald Ricardo Durán | PLN | ||
Tibás | 72,074 | Percy Kenneth Rodríguez | PUSC | Jorge Antonio Salas | PAC | ||
Moravia | 50,419 | Alejandro Hidalgo | PLN | Edgar Vargas | PAC | ||
Montes de Oca | 50,433 | Sonia María Montero | PAC | Fernando Trejos | UpC | ||
Turrubares | 4,877 | Roberto González | PUSC | Rafael Vindas | PUSC | ||
Dota | 6,519 | Mario Enrique Umaña | PLN | José Valverde | PLN | ||
Curridabat | 60,889 | Luz de los Ángeles Retana | CSXXI | Edgar Eduardo Mora | CSXXI | ||
Pérez Zeledón | 122,187 | Rosibel Ramos | PUSC | Rosibel Ramos | PUSC | ||
León Cortés | 11,696 | Sergio Picado | PUSC | Leonardo Quesada | PLN | ||
Alajuela | 222,853 | Fabio Molina | PLN | Joyce Mary Zurcher | PLN | ||
San Ramón | 67,975 | Osvaldo Vargas | PUSC | Raúl Antonio Gómez | PLN | ||
Grecia | 65,119 | Freddy Barrantes | PUSC | Giovanny Arguedas | PLN | ||
San Mateo | 5,343 | Erwen Yanán Masís | PUSC | Erwen Yanán Masís | PUSC | ||
Atenas | 22,479 | Wilberth Martín Aguilar | PUSC | Wilberth Martín Aguilar | PUSC | ||
Naranjo | 37,602 | Mario Bolívar Solís | PLN | Eugenio Padilla | PLN | ||
Palmares | 29,766 | Mario Alberto Rojas | PUSC | Luis Carlos Castillo | PLN | ||
Poás | 24,764 | Carlos Eduardo Soto | PUSC | José Joaquín Brenes | PLN | ||
Orotina | 15,705 | José Joaquín Peraza | PUSC | Emilio Jesús Rodríguez | PLN | ||
San Carlos | 127,140 | Alfredo Córdoba | PLN | Alfredo Córdoba | PLN | ||
Alfaro Ruiz | 10,845 | Manuel Enrique Durán | PUSC | Marco Vinicio Rodríguez | PLN | ||
Valverde Vega | 16,239 | Víctor Manuel Rojas | PUSC | Víctor Manuel Rojas | PUSC | ||
Upala | 37,679 | Juan Bosco Acevedo | PLN | Juan Bosco Acevedo | PLN | ||
Los Chiles | 19,732 | Santiago Millón | PLN | Santiago Millón | PLN | ||
Guatuso | 13,045 | Carlos Luis Corrales | PUSC | Fidel Condega | PLN | ||
Cartago | 132,057 | Harold Humberto Góngora | PUSC | Rolando Alberto Rodríguez | PLN | ||
Paraíso | 52,393 | Marvin Solano | PAPAR | Marvin Solano | ML | ||
La Unión | 80,279 | Guillermo Arturo Zúñiga | PIO | Julio Antonio Rojas | PLN | ||
Jiménez | 14,046 | Jorge Humberto Solano | PLN | Jorge Humberto Solano | PLN | ||
Turrialba | 68,510 | Marvin Gerardo Orocú | PUSC | Luis Alfonso Pérez | PLN | ||
Alvarado | 12,290 | Ángel Raquel López | PLN | Ángel Raquel López | PLN | ||
Oreamuno | 39,032 | Gerardo Walter Granados | PUSC | Marco Vinicio Redondo | PAC | ||
El Guarco | 33,788 | Luis Rafael Flores | PUSC | William Adolfo Cerdas | PLN | ||
Heredia | 103,894 | Javier Carvajal | PUSC | José Manuel Ulate | PLN | ||
Barva | 32,440 | Omar Enrique Trigueros | PUSC | Mercedes Hernández | PLN | ||
Santo Domingo | 34,748 | Erika Lizette Linares | PLN | Raúl Isidro Bolaños | PLN | ||
Santa Bárbara | 29,181 | Luis Paulino Rodríguez | PUSC | Rolando Hidalgo | PLN | ||
San Rafael | 37,293 | Jorge Isaac Herrera | PLN | Alberto Vargas | PAC | ||
San Isidro | 16,056 | Elvia Dicciana Villalobos | PLN | Elvia Dicciana Villalobos | PLN | ||
Belén | 19,834 | Víctor Manuel Víquez | PLN | Horacio Alvarado | PUSC | ||
Flores | 15,038 | Marvin Murillo | PUSC | Jenny Alfaro | PAC | ||
San Pablo | 20,813 | Aracelly Salas | PUSC | Aracelly Salas | PUSC | ||
Sarapiquí | 57,147 | Pedro Rojas | PLN | Pedro Rojas | PLN | ||
Liberia | 46,703 | Ricardo Adolfo Samper | PLN | Carlos Luis Marín | PLN | ||
Nicoya | 42,189 | Bernardo Vargas | PLN | Lorenzo Rosales | PLN | ||
Santa Cruz | 40,821 | Pastor Gómez | PUSC | Jorge Enrique Chavarría | PLN | ||
Bagaces | 15,972 | Guillermo Aragón | PUSC | Luis Ángel Rojas | PLN | ||
Carrillo | 27,306 | José María Guevara | PUSC | Carlos Gerardo Cantillo | PLN | ||
Cañas | 24,076 | Gilberto Jerez | PLN | Katia María Solórzano | PLN | ||
Abangares | 16,276 | Víctor Julio Cabezas | PUSC | Jorge Calvo | PLN | ||
Tilarán | 17,871 | Jovel Arias | PUSC | Jovel Arias | PUSC | ||
Nandayure | 9,985 | Luis Gerardo Rodríguez | PGI | Luis Gerardo Rodríguez | PUN | ||
La Cruz | 16,505 | Junnier Alberto Salazar | PUSC | Carlos Matías Gonzaga | PLN | ||
Hojancha | 6,534 | Juan Rafael Marín | PLN | Juan Rafael Marín | PLN | ||
Puntarenas | 102,504 | Omar Obando | PUSC | Agne Gómez | PLN | ||
Esparza | 23,963 | Dagoberto Venegas | PUSC | Dagoberto Venegas | PUSC | ||
Buenos Aires | 40,139 | Giovanni Fallas | PUSC | Primo Feliciano Álvarez | PLN | ||
Montes de Oro | 11,159 | Álvaro Jiménez | PLN | Álvaro Jiménez | PLN | ||
Osa | 25,861 | José Gabriel Villachica | PUSC | Jorge Alberto Cole | PLN | ||
Aguirre | 20,188 | Alex Max Contreras | PUSC | Óscar Octavio Monge | OLA | ||
Golfito | 33,823 | Mauricio Alvarado | PUSC | Jimmy José Cubillo | PLN | ||
Coto Brus | 40,082 | Gerardo Wilson Chaves | PUSC | Rafael Ángel Navarro | PUSC | ||
Parrita | 12,112 | Ramón Fernando Rodríguez | PUSC | Gerardo Roger Acuña | PLN | ||
Corredores | 37,274 | Augusto César Moya | PUSC | Gerardo Ramírez | PLN | ||
Garabito | 10,378 | Luis Fernando Villalobos | PUSC | Marvin Elizondo | PLN | ||
Limón | 89,933 | Róger Mainor Rivera | PUSC | Eduardo Barboza | PLN | ||
Pococí | 103,121 | Manuel Hernández | PUSC | Enrique Alfaro | PLN | ||
Siquirres | 52,409 | Miguel Gerardo Quirós | PUSC | Edgar Cambronero | PACSI | ||
Talamanca | 25,857 | Rugeli Morales | PUSC | Rugeli Morales | PUSC | ||
Matina | 33,096 | Rodrigo Gómez | PRC | Lorenzo Colphan | PLN | ||
Guácimo | 34,879 | Gerardo Fuentes | PLN | Gerardo Fuentes | PLN |
Vote percentage
Party | Mayors | Popular vote | |||
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Number | Change | Votes | % | ||
National Liberation Party | 59 | ![]() | 277,589 | 45.87 | |
Social Christian Unity Party | 11 | ![]() | 107,007 | 17.68 | |
Citizens' Action Party | 5 | ![]() | 88,630 | 14.64 | |
Libertarian Movement | 1 | ![]() | 34,073 | 5.63 | |
Total cantonal parties | 3 | ![]() | 31,408 | 5.19 | |
National Union Party | 1 | New | 16,101 | 2.66 | |
Union for Change Party | 1 | New | 15,107 | 2.50 | |
Costa Rican Renewal Party | 0 | ![]() | 9,883 | 1.63 | |
National Integration Party | 0 | ![]() | 8,516 | 1.41 | |
Independent Guanacaste Party | 0 | ![]() | 6,925 | 1.14 | |
Green Ecologist Party | 0 | New | 3,265 | 0.54 | |
Democratic Force | 0 | ![]() | 2,827 | 0.47 | |
National Rescue Party | 0 | ![]() | 1,609 | 0.27 | |
Democratic Nationalist Alliance | 0 | New | 1,132 | 0.19 | |
Broad Front | 0 | New | 502 | 0.08 | |
Homeland First Party | 0 | New | 297 | 0.05 | |
People's Vanguard Party | 0 | New | 245 | 0.04 | |
Agrarian Labour Action Party | 0 | ![]() | 79 | 0.01 | |
Total | 81 | ![]() | 602,755 | 100% | |
Source [2] |
By province
Province | PLN % | PUSC % | PAC % | ML % | Reg. % | PUN % | UpC % | PRC % | PIN % | FD % | PRESNA % | ADN % | PPP % | PVP % | |
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![]() | 45.59 | 16.64 | 16.60 | 2.95 | 9.62 | 1.75 | 2.26 | 0.32 | 4.27 | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | 55.41 | 11.17 | 17.77 | 4.60 | 5.32 | 1.49 | 3.65 | 0.59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | 44.06 | 18.04 | 12.47 | 11.32 | 6.32 | 5.60 | 2.19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | 43.76 | 20.88 | 21.49 | 2.23 | 4.54 | 0.75 | 3.82 | 1.93 | 0.46 | - | - | - | - | 0.14 | |
![]() | 43.19 | 14.69 | 9.54 | 2.98 | 11.41 | 8.41 | 4.03 | 0.71 | - | 2.41 | 0.76 | 1.87 | - | - | |
![]() | 43.30 | 27.03 | 8.76 | 6.19 | 3.70 | 1.50 | - | 8.45 | 0.63 | - | - | - | 0.44 | - | |
![]() | 34.93 | 24.46 | 9.07 | 16.50 | 4.06 | 1.53 | 0.87 | 2.83 | 0.30 | 2.77 | 2.34 | - | - | 0.34 | |
Total | 45.87 | 17.68 | 14.64 | 5.63 | 6.95 | 2.66 | 2.50 | 1.64 | 1.41 | 0.47 | 0.27 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0.04 | |
Source: TSE |
Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Syndics | District Councillors | |||||||||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/- | Total | +/- | ||||||||
National Liberation Party (PLN) | 268,944 | 45.17 | +11.36 | 340 | +148 | 940 | +256 | |||||||
Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) | 106,488 | 17.89 | -18.96 | 66 | -162 | 360 | -439 | |||||||
Citizens' Action Party (PAC) | 95,427 | 16.03 | +3.42 | 22 | +8 | 275 | +93 | |||||||
Libertarian Movement (ML) | 33,069 | 5.55 | +2.29 | 9 | +5 | 71 | +45 | |||||||
Union for Change Party (UpC) | 13,684 | 2.30 | New | 3 | New | 32 | New | |||||||
National Union Party (PUN) | 12,325 | 2.07 | New | 9 | New | 42 | New | |||||||
Costa Rican Renewal Party (PRC) | 9,516 | 1.60 | -1.61 | 1 | -3 | 19 | -29 | |||||||
National Integration Party (PIN) | 7,863 | 1.32 | +0.68 | 2 | +1 | 19 | +13 | |||||||
Independent Guanacaste Party (PGI) | 6,912 | 1.16 | +0.92 | 1 | -1 | 21 | +12 | |||||||
Ramonense Solidarity Party (PSRa) | 3,903 | 0.66 | New | 3 | New | 17 | New | |||||||
Escazu's Progressive Yoke (YPE) | 3,629 | 0.61 | +0.08 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +1 | |||||||
21st Century Curridabat (CSXXI) | 3,322 | 0.56 | +0.28 | 4 | +2 | 8 | +4 | |||||||
Green Ecologist Party (PVE) | 3,275 | 0.55 | New | 0 | New | 5 | New | |||||||
Palmarenean Union Party (PUPal) | 2,286 | 0.38 | New | 0 | New | 9 | New | |||||||
Party of the Sun (PdS) | 2,059 | 0.35 | -0.02 | 0 | -2 | 6 | -2 | |||||||
Democratic Force (FD) | 1,988 | 0.33 | -0.97 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -7 | |||||||
Goicoechea in Action Party (PGEA) | 1,936 | 0.33 | New | 0 | New | 4 | New | |||||||
Cantonal Action Independent Siquirres Party (PACSI) | 1,914 | 0.32 | -0.01 | 1 | -1 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
Barbarenean Integration Party (PINBAR) | 1,801 | 0.30 | New | 2 | New | 10 | New | |||||||
The Bridge and Paths of Mora (PYCM) | 1,539 | 0.26 | New | 1 | New | 6 | New | |||||||
Alliance for San José Party (PASJ) | 1,490 | 0.25 | -0.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | |||||||
Aguirre Labour Organization Party (OLA) | 1,381 | 0.23 | New | 2 | New | 4 | New | |||||||
Communal Pro-Curri Party (PCPC) | 1,032 | 0.17 | New | 0 | New | 2 | New | |||||||
Broad Front (FA) | 855 | 0.14 | New | 0 | New | 1 | New | |||||||
Belemite Independent Party (PIB) | 724 | 0.12 | +0.01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
New Alajuelita Party (PANUAL) | 717 | 0.12 | New | 0 | New | 1 | New | |||||||
Quepeña Action Party (PAQ) | 676 | 0.11 | -0.08 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | |||||||
Authentic Turrialban Cartago Party (PATC) | 597 | 0.10 | New | 0 | New | 0 | New | |||||||
Desamparadenean Communal Force Party (FCD) | 549 | 0.09 | New | 0 | New | 0 | New | |||||||
Authentic Santaneño Party (PAUSA) | 544 | 0.09 | New | 0 | New | 1 | New | |||||||
Authentic Labourer of Coronado Party (PALABRA) | 543 | 0.09 | New | 0 | New | 0 | New | |||||||
Humanist Party of Montes de Oca (PH-MdO) | 539 | 0.09 | +0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |||||||
Party of the People and for the People (PPPP) | 521 | 0.09 | New | 0 | New | 0 | New | |||||||
National Rescue Party (PRESNA) | 517 | 0.09 | -0.38 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -10 | |||||||
Provincial Integration Three Party (PIP-3) | 511 | 0.09 | New | 1 | New | 3 | New | |||||||
Authentic Pilaric Party (PAUPI) | 459 | 0.08 | New | 0 | New | 1 | New | |||||||
Democratic Nationalist Alliance (ADN) | 417 | 0.07 | New | 0 | New | 2 | New | |||||||
Autonomous Oromontan Party (PAO) | 417 | 0.07 | New | 0 | New | 0 | New | |||||||
Homeland First Party (PPP) | 268 | 0.05 | New | 0 | New | 0 | New | |||||||
Poaseña Union Party (PUNPO) | 241 | 0.04 | New | 0 | New | 0 | New | |||||||
People's Vanguard Party (PVP) | 198 | 0.03 | New | 0 | New | 0 | New | |||||||
Progressive Moravia Party (PMP) | 169 | 0.03 | New | 0 | New | 0 | New | |||||||
Agrarian Labour Action Party (PALA) | 101 | 0.02 | -0.09 | 0 | New | 0 | -3 | |||||||
Total | 592,927 | 100.00 | 468 | +5 | 1876 | +22 | ||||||||
Invalid votes | 17,452 | 2.85 | -1.09 | |||||||||||
Votes cast / turnout | 610,379 | 23.61 | +0.97 | |||||||||||
Abstentions | 1,983,117 | 76.39 | ||||||||||||
Registered voters | 2,593,496 | |||||||||||||
Sources [3] | ||||||||||||||
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