2021 Chilean gubernatorial elections

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2021 Chilean regional elections
Flag of Chile.svg
May 15–16, 20212024 
Registered14,900,190
Turnout43.38% (1st round)
19.62% (2nd round)
  Unidad Constituyente (corto).png Chile Vamos.png
Party Constituent Unity Chile Vamos Broad Front
Popular vote1,571,6231,177,5171,002,432
Percentage25.9%19.4%16.5%

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A map presenting the results of the first round

The first election of regional governors was held on May 15 and 16, 2021, alongside elections for members of the Constitutional Convention and local authorities. The process included the direct election of regional governors for Chile's 16 regions, the country's first-level administrative divisions. Their term extends from July 17, 2021, to January 6, 2025. [1] If none of the candidates received more than 40% of the votes, a second round was held on June 13, 2021.

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The election of regional governors was originally scheduled for October 25, 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic altered the entire election schedule in Chile, moving the 2020 national plebiscite from April 26 to October 25. The election of regional governors was then rescheduled for April 21, 2021, extending the term of the mayors elected in the previous election. [2]

Due to the pandemic, the election of regional governors along with other concurrent elections was extended to two days (April 10 and 11) to avoid crowding, making it the first election in Chile to be held over more than one day.

Eventually, the elections were once again postponed to May 15 and 16, 2021, due to a rise in COVID-19 cases, [1] while election of regional board members was held on November 21, 2021, alongside the presidential and parliamentary elections.

Results

Overall

PartyFirst roundSecond roundTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Constituent Unity 1,571,62325.8921,198,34347.48810
Chile Vamos 1,177,51719.400340,21313.4811
Broad Front 1,002,43216.511723,85628.6812
Ecologists and Independents 706,86711.64065,5502.6011
Let's Humanize Chile 360,4965.94000
For Regional Dignity 232,1853.82000
Republicans 207,9133.42000
Green Regionalists 183,3323.02000
Equality for Chile 135,5082.23000
Patriotic Union 62,0241.02000
Independent Christians 33,3200.55000
Revolutionary Workers Party 21,4420.35000
National Citizen Party 16,4130.27000
Independents359,9045.930196,1287.7722
Total6,070,976100.0032,524,090100.001316
Valid votes6,065,50793.832,524,09098.64
Invalid/blank votes398,8136.1734,8721.36
Total votes6,464,320100.002,558,962100.00
Registered voters/turnout14,900,19043.3813,040,81919.62
Source: SERVEL

Results per region

RegionTotal votes Constituent Union Chile Vamos Broad Front Other candidateOthers
VotesTurnoutCandidateVotes%CandidateVotes%CandidateVotes%CandidateVotes%Votes%
Flag of Arica y Parinacota, Chile.svg  Arica and Parinacota 70,45236.8%Jorge Díaz (PDC)18,40727.4% Enrique Lee (Ind.)21,12631.5%Orlando Vargas (Ind.)17,93626.7%9,62114.3%
35,97418.8%20,38557.7%14,97142,3%
Flag of Tarapaca, Chile.svg  Tarapacá 96,27037.1%Marco A. Pérez (Ind.)23.31325.5%Jorge Fistonic (UDI)19,66821.5%José M. Carvajal (COM)26,08828.6%22,23224.4%
35,08513.5%14,79343.0%19,62957.0%
Flag of Antofagasta Region, Chile.svg  Antofagasta 177,37836.9%Ricardo Díaz (Ind.)66,47839.6%Marco Díaz (RN)36,14421.5%Paulina Orellana (RD)27,54016.4%Lester Calderón (PTR)21,44212.8%16,2209.7%
58,71612.2%41,86372.0%16,25228.0%
Flag of Atacama, Chile.svg  Atacama 97,26440.1%Carlo Pezo (Ind.)27,63530.2%Fernando Ghiglino (RN)11,67212.8%Miguel Vargas (Ind.)21,69223.7%30,49933.3%
30,69412.7%12,03940.6%17,60459.4%
Flag of Coquimbo Region, Chile.svg  Coquimbo 253,45941.3%Ricardo Cifuentes (PDC)60,90925.4%Marco Sulantay (UDI)62,64027.3%Krist Naranjo (I-PEV)65,43526.1%50,87521.2%
106,87317.4%40,23838.0%65,55062.0%
Flag of Valparaiso Region, Chile.svg  Valparaíso 722,75245.2%Aldo Valle (Ind.)136,81920.0%Manuel Millones (Ind.)161,71523.7%Rodrigo Mundaca (Ind.)298,39843.7%Marco Oyanedel (Ind.)43,6256.4%42,1656.2%
Elected 1st round
Flag of the Metropolitan Region, Chile.svg  Santiago Metropolitan 2,653,34545.3% Claudio Orrego (PDC)654,11725.5%Catalina Parot (EVO)382,91814.9%Karina Oliva (COM)599,41823.4%Nathalie Joignant (PEV)389,81415.2%539,13521.0%
1,505,26625.7%785,02352.7%704.22747.3%
Flag of O'Higgins Region, Chile.svg  O'Higgins 366,32947.4%Pablo Silva (PS)80,77924.3%Eduardo Cornejo (UDI)73,62322.2%Esteban Valenzuela (FREVS)67,83620.4%110,08133.1%
119,99115.5%67,57657.7%49,61742.3%
Flag of Maule, Chile.svg  Maule 386,67043.7%Cristina Bravo (PDC)98,77228.3%George Bordachar (RN)62,94418.0%Francisco Pulgar (Ind.)83,58524.0%103,63829.7%
121,32313.7%68,26157.3%50,83242.7%
Flag of Nuble Region, Chile.svg  Ñuble 182,90042.7%Óscar Crisóstomo (PS)50,59431.2%Jezer Sepúlveda (UDI)43,85527.1%Ignacio Marín (RD)22.20513.7%Julio Becerra (I-PEV)17,86111.0%27,42416.9%
69,82516.3%36,37252.9%32,32447.1%
Flag of Biobio Region, Chile.svg  Biobío 549,96841.2% Eric Aedo (PDC)71,82214.3%Flor Weisse (UDI)97,41919.4%Rodrigo Díaz (Ind.)138,43927.5%195,58438.9%
182,43613.7%51,24828.6%127,69271.4%
Flag of La Araucania Region.svg  Araucanía 348,43639.4%Eugenio Tuma (PPD)92,08330.3%Luciano Rivas (Ind.)60,61119.9%Luis Levi (Ind.)48,89116.1%102,32733.7%
124,20114.1%50,84041.8%70,80458.2%
Flag of Los Rios, Chile.svg  Los Ríos 144,31241.1%Luis Cuvertino (PS)43,89232.5%M. José Gatica (RN)49,74236.8%Elías Sabat (Ind.)17,23812.8%24,00217.8%
73,99921.1%43,37059.2%29,91540.8%
Flag of Los Lagos Region, Chile.svg  Los Lagos 305,86841.3%Patricio Vallespín (PDC)99,84236.4%Ricardo Kuschel (RN)70,53225.8%Jaime Saez (RD)26,3569.6%Alfonso Belmar (PEV)44,59216.3%32,61411.9%
94,57912.8%57,82162.4%34,84437.6%
Flag of Aysen, Chile.svg  Aysén 40,70141.3%Andrea Macías (PS)18,28348.7%Raúl Rudolphi (RN)12,86034.3%Jorge Sepúlveda (Ind.)6,38117.0%
Elected 1st round
Flag of Magallanes y la Antartica Chilena, Chile.svg  Magallanes and Antarctica 62,85539.3%Jorge Flies (Ind.)24,76842.1%Juan José Arcos (PRI)8,68914.8%Christian Matheson (Ind.)13,11822.3%12,19620.8%
Elected 1st round
Source: SERVEL (100% counted)

References

  1. 1 2 Ministerio Secretaría General de la Presidencia. "Ley 21324: Posterga las próximas elecciones municipales, de gobernadores regionales y de convencionales constituyentes por motivo del covid-19". Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  2. "Los vacíos que dejó el cambio del Plebiscito y la recalendarización electoral". La Tercera. 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2021-05-17.