2020 Costa Rican municipal elections

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2020 Costa Rican municipal elections
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  2016 2 February 2020 2024  

82 mayors, 505 aldermen, 480 syndics, 1888 district councillors, 8 intendants, 32 municipal district councillors and their alternates [1]
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderGuillermo Constenla UmañaRandall Alberto Quirós Bustamante Marta Eugenia Solano Arias
Party PLN PUSC PAC
Mayors42165
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Aldermen1759533
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 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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LeaderSergio Mena Díaz Dragos Dolanescu Valenciano Natalia Díaz Quintana
Party PNG PRSC UP
Mayors421
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Aldermen232410
Aldermen +/–Increase2.svg 9Decrease2.svg 4New

 Seventh party
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LeaderMario Redondo Poveda
Party ADC
Mayors1
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Aldermen9
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Municipal elections were held in Costa Rica on Sunday, February 2, 2020, to elect all municipal offices in the country: mayors, aldermen, syndics (district council presidents), district councilors and the intendants of eight special autonomous districts, together with their respective alternates in all cases (see local government in Costa Rica). These were the fifth direct municipal elections since the amendment to the 1998 Municipal Code and the second to be held mid-term since the 2009 reform.

Contents

In the newly founded canton of Río Cuarto, the election of mayor and members of the City Council was held for the first time. [2]

As in previous elections the three main parties in number of mayors were the National Liberation Party (PLN) with 42 (losing 8 mayors including the provincial capitals of Cartago and Liberia from the previous elections in 2016), Social Christian Unity (PUSC) with 15, winning one extra mayor, and the Citizens' Action Party (PAC) with 4 (five if Montes de Oca's PAC-lead ruling coalition is counted), losing 2 from the prior reelection. [3] The New Generation Party won one more mayor making a total of 4, despite not having parliamentary representation, and Social Christian Republican Party (a splinter from PUSC) won one extra mayor making a total of 2. [3] The newly founded liberal party United We Can founded by former Libertarian deputy Natalia Diaz won the mayoralty of Oreamuno and had important support in several cantons, whilst Cartago was won by former deputy and presidential nominee Mario Redondo Poveda from Christian Democratic Alliance. [3] The left-wing Broad Front lost its only mayor in Barva canton against the aforementioned PRSC. [4]

This election also saw an increase in support of local parties. We Are Moravia won in Moravia, United Communal in Turrubares, Palmares First in Palmares, Sarchí Alliance in Sarchí, Santo Domingo Advance Movement in Santo Domingo, The Great Nicoya in Nicoya, Authentic Santacrucian in Santa Cruz, Nandayure Progresses in Nandayure, Authenthic Limonense in Limón and Recovering Values in Pococí won the mayoralties of their cantons, and the already locally dominant 21st Century Curridabat was re-elected in Curridabat. [4] Nine cantonal parties and one provincial party reached mayoralties for the first time. [5]

The two main evangelical parties, National Restoration and the New Republic Party, didn't win any mayors, which was noticed by the media and described as a political failure due to their larger totals in the previous general election. [6] [7] [8] Led by Fabricio Alvarado under the National Restoration banner, for the first time an Evangelical Christian party was one of the main voted ones in Costa Rica and went into the run-off against ruling PAC, reaching up to 800.000 votes despite losing the election. Alvarado quit National Restoration and founded New Republic party soon after but its results in the election were testimonial. [6]

History

66 incumbent mayors tried to get reelected, of which 24 are National Liberation Party members, [9] among them the current mayor of San José since 1998 and former presidential candidate Johnny Araya Monge. [10] The PLN made no official coalitions but made an alliance (unofficial mutual support) with the National Restoration Party in San Carlos Canton. [11] The PLN presented nominees in all 82 cantons being the party with the most nominees followed by Social Christian Unity Party and National Restoration Party. [12]

PAC sympathizers alongside the Party's president and mayor nominee in Tibas Canton. IMG-20200111-WA0013.jpg
PAC sympathizers alongside the Party's president and mayor nominee in Tibás Canton.

Escazu's Arnoldo Barahona who was elected by the local Escazu's Progressive Yoke party ran his re-election through the New Generation Party. [13]

The ruling Citizens' Action Party presented 55 candidates and formed three coalitions; in Aserrí together with the Social Christian Unity Party in the Aserrí of Everybody coalition supporting the Social Christian candidate; in Montes de Oca where it currently have the mayor's office the Montes de Oca People coalition was kept alongside the local Gente party, the Humanist Party and VAMOS; and Alliance for Nicoya in Nicoya where the local Nicoya Party would also participate. [14] [15] [16] Originally in the canton of San José a coalition was planned under the Chepe Coalition banner alongside the provincial VAMOS party endorsing the candidacy of the independent Fernando Cartín and nominating the two vice mayor's offices, however the Electoral Court dissolved the coalition alleging that the VAMOS party did not nominated any candidate thus Cartín still ran but as an official PAC candidate (with VAMOS still as external supporter).

The Social Christian Unity Party took part in two coalitions; the above-mentioned with the PAC in Aserrí, and one with the local All For Flores party in the canton of Flores named Unity for Flores. Although there were negotiations for coalitions between the PAC and the Social Christian Republican Party (PRSC) in Belén, PRSC and Unidos Podemos in Heredia and with PAC in Cartago, these finally did not materialize. [17]

The Broad Front made a coalition with the local party SJO Alternative named Juntos to participate in San José and with the Independent Belemite Party in the Belén Canton named Belemite Union.

New Republic, party of former candidate for National Restoration Party and second place in the 2018 presidential elections, Fabricio Alvarado, announced that it will not carry out coalitions with any other party, [18] while the Libertarian Movement, once one of the largest parties in the country but now suffering a crisis, announced that it will not participate in the local elections. [19]

Results

Overall

Mayor

Cantons PopulationIncumbent mayorPartyElected mayorParty
San José 288,054 Johnny Araya PASJJohnny ArayaPLN
Escazú 56,509Arnoldo Valentín Barahona YPE Arnoldo Valentín BarahonaPNG
Desamparados 206,708Gilbert Jiménez PLN Gilbert JiménezPLN
Puriscal 31,202Luis Madrigal PUSC Iris Arroyo HerreraPLN
Tarrazú 17,233Ana Lorena Rovira PUSC Ana Lorena RoviraPUSC
Aserrí 52,808José Oldemar García PLN José Oldemar GarcíaPLN
Mora 23,004Gilberto Monge PNG Rodrigo Jiménez CascantePNG
Goicoechea 124,704Ana Lucía Madrigal PLN Rafael Vargas BrenesPLN
Santa Ana 48,879Gerardo Oviedo PLN Gerardo OviedoPLN
Alajuelita 75,418Modesto Alpízar PNG Modesto AlpízarPNG
Vázquez de Coronado 59,113Rolando Méndez PRSC Rolando MéndezPRSC
Acosta 19,342Norman Eduardo Hidalgo PAC Norman Eduardo HidalgoPAC
Tibás 76,815Carlos Luis Cascante PLN Carlos Luis CascantePLN
Moravia 56,919Roberto Zoch PAC Roberto ZochPSM
Montes de Oca 54,288Marcel SolerCGMOMarcel SolerCGMO
Turrubares 5,175Giovanni Madrigal PLN Giovanni MadrigalPCU
Dota 6,940Leonardo Chacón PLN Leonardo ChacónPLN
Curridabat 72,564Alicia Borja CSXXI Jimmy Cruz JiménezCSXXI
Pérez Zeledón 134,534Jeffry Montoya PUSC Jeffry MontoyaPUSC
León Cortés 13,356Jorge Denis Mora PLN Jorge Denis MoraPLN
Alajuela 285,259Laura María Chaves PLN Humberto Soto HerreraPLN
San Ramón 86,312Nixon Gerardo Ureña PLN Nixon Gerardo UreñaPLN
Grecia 85,087Minor Molina PLN Francisco Murillo QuesadaPUSC
San Mateo 7,600Jairo Emilio Guzmán PLN Jairo Emilio GuzmánPLN
Atenas 27,112Wilberth Martín Aguilar PUSC Wilberth Martín Aguilar PUSC
Naranjo 45,005Juan Luis Chaves PUSC Juan Luis Chaves PUSC
Palmares 37,471Hugo Virgilio Rodríguez PAC Katerine Mayela RamírezPPP
Poás 30,650José Joaquín Brenes PLN Heibel Antonio RodríguezPUSC
Orotina 21,430Margot Montero PLN Benjamín Rodríguez VegaPLN
San Carlos 178,460Alfredo Córdoba Soro PLN Alfredo Córdoba SoroPLN
Zarcero 13,215Ronald Araya Solís PLN Ronald Araya SolísPLN
Sarchí 20,466Luis Óscar Quesada PUSC Maikol Gerardo PorrasAPS
Upala 48,910Juan Bosco Acevedo PLN Aura Yamileth LópezPLN
Los Chiles 28,694Jacobo Guillén Miranda PLN Jacobo Guillén Miranda PLN
Guatuso 17,507Ilse María Gutiérrez PLN Ilse María GutiérrezPLN
Río Cuarto 15,152--José Miguel Jiménez ArayaPLN
Cartago 147,898Rolando Alberto Rodríguez PLN Mario Redondo PovedaADC
Paraíso 57,743Laura Rebeca Morales PASE Carlos Ramírez SánchezPLN
La Unión 99,400Luis Carlos Villalobos PLN Cristian Torres GaritaPLN
Jiménez 14,669Lisette Fernández PLN Lisette FernándezPLN
Turrialba 69,616Luis Fernando León PAC Luis Fernando LeónPAC
Alvarado 14,312Juan Felipe Martínez PLN Juan Felipe MartínezPLN
Oreamuno 45,473Catalina Coghi PLN Erick Jiménez ValverdeUP
El Guarco 41,793Víctor Luis Arias PLN Victor Luis AriasPLN
Heredia 123,616José Manuel Ulate PLN José Manuel UlatePLN
Barva 40,660Claudio Manuel Segura FA Jorge Acuña PradoPRSC
Santo Domingo 40,072Randall Arturo Madrigal PLN Roberto González RodríguezMAS
Santa Bárbara 37,428Héctor Luis Arias PLN Víctor Hidalgo SolísPLN
San Rafael 45,965Verny Gustavo Valerio PLN Verny Gustavo ValerioPLN
San Isidro 20,633Ana Lideth Hernández PUSC Ana Lidieth HernándezPUSC
Belén 21,633Horacio Martín Alvarado PUSC Horacio Martín AlvaradoPUSC
Flores 20,037Gerardo Antonio Rojas PLN Eder José Ramírez SeguraPLN
San Pablo 27,671Bernardo Porras PUSC Bernardo PorrasPUSC
Sarapiquí 57,147Pedro Rojas PLN Pedro RojasPLN
Liberia 72,528Julio Alexander Viales PLN Luis Gerardo CastañedaPUSC
Nicoya 50,825Marco Antonio Jiménez PLN Carlos Martínez AriasLGN
Santa Cruz 64,118María Rosa López PLN Jorge Arturo Alfaro OriasPASC
Bagaces 19,536William Guido PLN Eva Vásquez VásquezPUSC
Carrillo 41,390Carlos Gerardo Cantillo PLN Carlos Gerardo CantilloPLN
Cañas 36,201Luis Fernando Mendoza PLN Luis Fernando MendozaPLN
Abangares 18,039Anabelle Matarrita PLN Heriberto Cubero MoreraPLN
Tilarán 19,640Juan Pablo Barquero PLN Juan Pablo BarqueroPLN
Nandayure 11,121Giovanni Jiménez PNG Giovanni JiménezPNI
La Cruz 19,181Junnier Alberto Salazar PUSC Luis Alonso Alan CoreaPNG
Hojancha 7,197Eduardo Pineda PAC Eduardo PinedaPAC
Puntarenas 130,462Randall Alexis Chavarría PUSC Wilber Madriz ArguedasPLN
Esparza 28,644Asdrúbal Calvo PLN Asdrúbal CalvoPLN
Buenos Aires 45,244José Bernardino Rojas PLN José Bernardino RojasPLN
Montes de Oro 12,950Luis Alberto Villalobos PAC Luis Alberto VillalobosPAC
Osa 29,433Jorge Alberto Cole PLN Jorge Alberto ColePLN
Quepos 3,133Patricia Mayela Bolaños PUSC Jong Kwan Kim JinPLN
Golfito 39,150Elberth Barrantes PLN Freiner William Lara BlancoPUSC
Coto Brus 38,453Rafael Ángel Navarro PUSC Steven Alberto BarrantesPLN
Parrita 16,115Freddy Garro Arias PLN Freddy Garro AriasPLN
Corredores 41,831Carlos Viales Fallas PLN Carlos Viales FallasPLN
Garabito 22,767Tobías Murillo Rodríguez PLN Tobías Murillo RodríguezPLN
Limón 98,459Nestor Mattis Williams PAL Nestor Mattis Williams PAL
Pococí 142,171Elibeth Venegas PLN Manuel Hernández RiveraPAREVA
Siquirres 56,786Mangell McLean PLN Mangell McLean PLN
Talamanca 39,838Marvin Antonio Gómez PUSC Rugeli Morals RodríguezPUSC
Matina 37,721Jeannette González PLN Walter Céspedes SalazarPUSC
Guácimo 41,266Gerardo Fuentes PLN Gerardo Fuentes PLN
Vote percentage
  1. PLN (31.42%)
  2. PUSC (17.35%)
  3. Cantonal parties (10.05%)
  4. PAC (7.34%)
  5. PNR (5.46%)
  6. PNG (4.69%)
  7. PRSC (4.25%)
  8. PREN (3.99%)
  9. ADC (2.92%)
  10. UP (2.61%)
  11. PIN (2.38%)
  12. FA (2.09%)
  13. Other (5.45%)

Municipal councils, syndics, district councils

Parties and coalitionsPopular voteAlderpeoplePopular voteSyndicsDistrict Councillors
Votes %±pp Total+/-Votes %±pp Total+/-Total+/-
National Liberation Party (PLN)351,36729,23-1.59171-17349,61129.08-1.84260-33855-617
Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC)201,29016,74-1.3799-4204,38217.00-1.1995+18375-123
Citizens' Action Party (PAC)81,7816,80-4.8134-2981,5706.79-4.9818-19111-358
New Republic Party (PNR)70,5605,87New17New61,3205.10New1New32New
Social Christian Republican Party (PRSC)54,7674,56-1.7523-152,5984.38-2.0510-166-90
New Generation Party (PNG)53,7524,47+0.5924-1054,5424.53+0.7414+276+17
National Restoration Party (PREN)52,9544,40+3.1510+751,2624.26+3.343+323+23
United We Can Party (UP)36,6603,05New11New37,8153.15New5New36New
Christian Democratic Alliance (ADC)33,2272,76+1.648+432,8652.73+1.6213+1334+5
Broad Front (FA)30,4072,53-2.839-1026,2322.18-3.191-218-52
National Integration Party (PIN)29,1132,42+1.289+425,3682.11+1.007+340+25
Our Town Party (PNP)14,8441,23New3New15,1351.26New1New16New
United Communal Party (PCU)8,8370,74New5New9,6300.58New6New28New
Let's Act Now (Actuemos Ya) (PAY)8,0620,67New3New8,2480.69New1New6New
Accessibility without Exclusion Party (PASE)6,8030,57-1.342-65,5380.46-1.42208-14
We Are Moravia Party (PSM)6,2130,52New4New6,2630.52New3New7New
Progreser Party (PP)6,1160,51New2New6,3190.53New0New8New
Costa Rican Social Justice Party (PJSCR)6,1030,51New3New5,9870.50New4New8New
Recovering Values Party (PAREVA)5,7920,48+0.31106,2050.52+0.353+39+9
Authentic Limonense Party (PAL)5,7800,48-0.592-35,7450.48-0.631-34-4
Alajuelan Awakening Party (PDA)5,7120,48New1New6,1370.51New0New3-
Escazu's Progressive Yoke (YPE)5,6680,47-0.383-15,6520.47-0.370-34-3
Authentic Santacrucene Party (PASC)5,1250,43New2New5,1370.43New2New9New
Liberal Progressive Party (PLP)4,9640,41New2New3,7360.31New1New8New
21st Century Curridabat (CSXXI)4,8890,41-0.23305,0500.42-0.22407-3
The Great Nicoya Party (PLGN)4,8110,40New2New5,1370.43New2New4New
Alliance for San José Party (PASJ)4,7600,40-1.331-34,8770.41-1.310-102-19
Union of Entrepreneur Puntarenenseans Party (UPE)4,4370,37New1New4,5270.38New1New9New
Costa Rican Renewal Party (PRC)4,1360,34-2.652-85,0460.42-2.580-72-5
People of Montes de Oca Coalition (PAC-VAM-Gente-Humanist) (CGMO)4,1180,34-0.01204,1220.34-0.023-17+2
Santo Domingo Advancement Movement (MAS)4,0770,34+0.072+14,3490.36+0.076+415+7
New Greek Majority Party (PNMG)3,9990,33-0.131–24,0560.33-0.13207–3
Together Coalition (FA-SJO Alternative Party) (Juntos)3,9340,33New1New3,7940.32New0New1New
Palmares First Party (PPP)3,6440,30New2New1,0970.09New1New2New
Guanacastecan Union Party (PUG)3,5900,30New2New3,6950.31New0New3New
Party of the Sun (PdS)3,3960,28+0.082+13,1610.26+0.051+16+1
Authenthc Labourer of Coronado Party (PALABRA)2,9410,24-0.021-13,0450.25-0.021+14-1
Ramonense League Party (PALIRA)2,5980,22+0.0710---000-2
United for Development Party (PUEDE)2,5230,21New1New2,7240.23New2New6New
Turrialba First Party (PATUPRI)2,5150,21New1New2,7880.23New1New10New
Terra Escazú (TE)2,3780,20New1New2,3770.20New0New2New
Belemite Union Coalition (FA-Belemite Party) (CUB)2,3200,19New2New2,3840.20New0New2New
Costa Rican Communal Ecological Party (PECCR)2,2850,19-0.14102,2960.19-0.16000-5
Feel Heredia Party (PSH)2,2470,19New1New2,3010.19New0New1New
All for Goicoechea Party (PTxG)2,2340,19New2New2,3420.19New0New3New
Cantonal Rescue La Unión Party (PRCLU)2,0960,17-0.11102,1800.18-0.10003-4
Unity for Flores Coalition (PUSC-All for Flores Party) (CUxF)2,0080,17New2New2,0940.17New0New3New
Cantonal of Carrillo Party (PCdC)1,9540,16New1New2,0110.17New0New3New
Ateniense Union Party (PUA)1,9180,16+0.161+12,0910.17+0.171+110+10
Social Alliance for La Unión Party (ASLU)1,8940,16-0.10101,9750.16-0.110-11-3
Alliance For Nicoya Coalition (PAC-FA-Nicoya Party) (CAN)1,8880,16New1New1,9560.16New0New3New
Greek Union Party (PUGRI)1,8400,15New1New1,9910.17New0New1New
Authentic Nicoyan Party (PAN)1,8290,15New1New----New-New
Alliance for Sarchí Party (PAxS)1,7430,14New2New1,7610.15New3New3New
We Are Sarchí Party (PSS)1,7040,14New2New1,7140.14New1New7New
Guarqueño Union Party (PUGUA)1,6970,14-0.08101,8100.15-0.07002-4
Nandayure Progresses Party (PANAPRO)1,6510,14New2New1,6550.14New4New9New
Green Ecologist Party (PVE)1,6050,13-0.310-11,3420.11-0.310-10-5
Alliance for Palmares Party (PAxP)1,5990,13-0.11102,2060.18-0.070-380
Aserrí of Everyone Coalition (PUSC-PAC) (CAdT)1,5360,13New1New1,6980.14New1New5New
Garabito People Party (PPG)1,3600,11+0.05101,4360.12+0.06003+2
Domingenean Union Party (PUD)1,2960,11New1New1,3860.12New0New3New
United for Escazú Party (PUxE)1,2930,11New0New1,2890.11New0New0New
Social Justice Party (PJS)1,2590,10New1New1,3090.11New0New1New
Montes de Oca Advance Party (PAMO)1,0670,09-0.10101,0580.09-0.10000-2
Guanacaste First Party (PGP)9760,08New0New1,5990.13New1New0New
Authentic Siquirrenean Party (PASIQ)9020,08-0.140-29430.08-0.150-10-5
Puriscal Under Way Party (PPEM)7900,07New0New8650.07New0New2New
Talamancan Development Party (PDT)7840,07New0New8780.07New0New0New
Avante Pococí Party (AVANTE)7230,06New0New6340.05New0New0New
Costa Rican Anti-Corruption Party (PACO)7140,06New0New5600.05New0New0New
Cantonal Innovation Party (PIC)5820,05New0New5010.04New0New0New
Isidrenean Advance Party (PAI)5310,04New0New----New-New
United Barva Party (PBU)5000,04-0.02005180.04-0.01-0-0
Sarchisean Force Party (PFS)4960,04New0New4600.04New0New0New
Unique Abangarean Party (PUAB)4910,04+0.04006070.05+0.050000
Goicoechea in Action Party (PGEA)4700,04+0.0400----0-0
Naranjenean Action Party (PANAR)4660,04New0New4060.03New0New0New
Autonomous Oromontan Party (PAO)4600,04-0.01004970.04+0.01000-1
I Am The Change Party (PYSEC)4400,04New0-3520.03New0New0New
Quepos Alliance Accord Party (PAAQ)4030,03-0.01004010.03-0.010000
Costa Rican Left Party (PIZCR)3780,03New0New2750.02-0New0New
Cantonal Action Independent Siquirres Party (PACSI)3740,03-0.01004230.03-0.010000
Parritenean Restoration Party (PREPA)3310,03-0.01003410.03-0.010000
The Force of La Unión Party (PFLU)2010,02New0New1830.02-0New0New
Tarrazú First Party (PTP)1900,02+0.02001930.02+0.020000
Total-100.00508+51,202,168100.00486+51944+20
Invalid votes------
Votes cast / turnout------
Abstentions------
Registered voters3,438,555
Sources [21]
Popular vote
PLN
29.23%
PUSC
16.74%
Local parties
15.85%
PAC
6.80%
PNR
5.87%
PRSC
4.56%
PNG
4.47%
PREN
4.40%
UP
3.05%
ADC
2.76%
FA
2.53%
PIN
2.42%
PASE
0.57%
PLP
0.41%
PRC
0.34%
Seats
PLN
33.66%
PUSC
19.49%
Local parties
17.13%
PAC
6.69%
PNG
4.72%
PRSC
4.53%
PNR
3.35%
UP
2.17%
PREN
1.97%
FA
1.77%
PIN
1.77%
ADC
1.57%
PASE
0.39%
PLP
0.39%
PRC
0.39%

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