2024 Bolivian judicial election Last updated February 13, 2025 2024 Bolivian judicial election is scheduled to be held on 15 December 2024. [ 1]
Background The mandate of high judicial authorities who took office in 2018 ended on 31 December 2023. [ 2] The judicial election system is controversial. [ 3]
More than 7.3 million voters were eligible to elect the judges of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), Constitutional Tribunal (TCP), Agro-environmental Court and the Council of the Magistracy. The elections were held in a complete way only in La Paz, Oruro, Potosí and Chuquisaca, which are four of the nine regions of the country.
In the departments of Beni, Pando, Cochabamba, Tarija and Santa Cruz, voters were not able to vote for the candidates for the TCP, while in Beni and Pando, the judges of the TSJ were also not be elected. These were the first judicial elections in Bolivian history which were conducted in a partial manner. [ 4]
Agro-environmental Court Each citizen could vote for one person. The ballot was the same for every citizen nationwide. Three of the elected judges were recommended by the opposition, while two were recommended by MAS-IPSP .
Candidate Votes % Notes Rocio Vasquez Noza 675,283 17.90% Elected as titular Roxana Chavez Rodas 444,335 11.78% Elected as titular Victor Hugo Claure Hinojoza 395,823 10.49% Elected as titular Richard Cristhian Méndez Rosales 386,253 10.24% Elected as titular María Soledad Peñafiel Bravo 376,867 9.99% Elected as titular Edwin Almendras Vasquez 351,300 9.31% Elected as alternate Fabiola Lizzeth Arcani Herbas 239,346 6.34% Elected as alternate Maribel Modesta Ruiz Molina 237,627 6.30% Elected as alternate Susana Yvon Avila Vargas 204,263 5.41% Elected as alternate Teodosio Rufino Huanca Aduviri 185,654 4.92% Elected as alternate Rudy Ariel Paca Ancalle 160,162 4.25% Domingo de Siles Laime Ponce 115,626 3.06% Total 3,772,539 100.00% Valid votes 3,772,539 62.69% Blank and null votes 2,244,941 37.31% Total votes 6,017,480 100.00% Registered voters/Turnout 7,334,435 82.04% Source: OEP
Council of the Magistracy Each citizen could vote for one person. The ballot was the same for every citizen nationwide. All three of the elected judges were recommended by the opposition.
Candidate Votes % Notes Manuel Baptista Espinoza 904,818 23.34% Elected as titular Carlos Spencer Arancibia 550,177 14.19% Elected as titular Gabriela Paula Araoz López 331,712 8.56% Elected as titular Julio Jhonny Rocha Jiménez 219,635 5.67% Elected as alternate Dora Espada Perez 218,280 5.63% Elected as alternate Freddy Barbolin Plantarrosa 209,939 5.42% Elected as alternate Carminia Alejandra Martinez Cusicanqui 168,363 4.34% Ramiro Froilán Canedo Chávez 167,756 4.33% Gregorio Merlo Chura 143,649 3.71% Ludgarda Martinez Borja 116,802 3.01% Patricia Felisa Castillo Siles 114,029 2.94% Juan Carlos Arellano Paz 106,108 2.74% Ruth Isabel Zeballos Saavedra 102,756 2.65% Candidates with under 100,000 votes 522,636 13.48% 7 candidates Total 3,876,660 100.00% Valid votes 3,876,660 64.29% Blank and null votes 2,153,044 35.71% Total votes 6,029,704 100.00% Registered voters/Turnout 7,334,435 82.21% Source: OEP
Supreme Tribunal of Justice Each citizen could vote for one male candidate and one female candidate; the winner with more votes was elected as the titular magistrate, while the winner with fewer votes was elected at the deputy magistrate. Each department had different ballots. Five of the elected judges were recommended by the opposition, while two were recommended by MAS-IPSP . In two departments (Beni and Pando ) elections to the TSJ were not held and the judges were not elected.
Chiquisaca Men Candidate Votes % Notes Carlos Eduardo Ortega Sivila 83,315 44.55% Elected as titular Favio Chacolla Huanca 63,855 34.14% Humberto Ortega Martinez 39,856 21.31% Total 187,026 100.00% Valid votes 187,026 63.56% Blank and null votes 107,224 36.44% Source: OEP
Women Candidate Votes % Notes Janethe Esperanza Castro Martinez 72,121 44.67% Elected as alternate Patricia Bohorquez Barrientos 48,545 30.07% Lilian Paredes Gonzales 40,771 25.26% Total 161,437 100.00% Valid votes 161,437 54.86% Blank and null votes 132,842 45.14% Source: OEP
La Paz Men Candidate Votes % Notes Ivan Ramiro Campero Villalba 429,091 40.66% Elected as alternate Felix Orlando Rojas Alcon 335,606 31.80% Ramiro Ariel Julio Blanco Fuentes 290,575 27.54% Total 1,055,272 100.00% Valid votes 1,055,272 61.77% Blank and null votes 653,034 38.23% Source: OEP
Women Candidate Votes % Notes Fanny Coaquira Rodriguez 595,826 62.51% Elected as titular Yovana Carla Soria Pinaya 357,301 37.49% Total 953,127 100.00% Valid votes 953,127 55.79% Blank and null votes 755,401 44.21% Source: OEP
Cochabamba Men Candidate Votes % Notes German Saul Pardo Uribe 409,445 74.15% Elected as titular Pablo Antezana Vargas 142,704 25.85% Total 552,149 100.00% Valid votes 552,149 47.26% Blank and null votes 616,091 52.74% Source: OEP
Women Candidate Votes % Notes Delina Irma Zurita Herbas 288,190 49.34% Elected as alternate Sarina Sandra Marañon Revollo 161,190 27.59% Candida Mendez Rorrico 134,763 23.07% Total 584,143 100.00% Valid votes 584,143 49.98% Blank and null votes 584,659 50.02% Source: OEP
Oruro Men Candidate Votes % Notes Primo Martinez Fuentes 70,629 38.26% Elected as titular Jose Miguel Vasquez Castelo 63,223 34.25% Lino Omar Belmonte Galindo 27,694 15.00% Daniel Rolando Copa Roque 23,053 12.49% Total 184,599 100.00% Valid votes 184,599 60.54% Blank and null votes 120,346 39.46% Source: OEP
Women Candidate Votes % Notes Yesika Maura Daga Prialet 58,538 37.36% Elected as alternate Nancy Blanco Fernandez 54,469 34.76% Monica Carol Flores Lopez 43,689 27.88% Total 156,696 100.00% Valid votes 156,696 51.41% Blank and null votes 148,124 48.59% Source: OEP
Men Candidate Votes % Notes Octavio Boris Janco Villegas 73,014 32.29% Elected as alternate Marvin Arsenio Molina Casanova 69,654 30.80% Grover Roberto Gutierrez Mamani 43,017 19.02% Efrain Erick Olañeta Burgo 40,437 17.88% Total 226,122 100.00% Valid votes 226,122 58.35% Blank and null votes 161,422 41.65% Source: OEP
Women Candidate Votes % Notes Norma Velasco Mosquera 86,842 40.53% Elected as titular Hjovanna Magaly Alarcon Duran 70,215 32.77% Yacira Yarusca Cardozo Calizaya 57,195 26.70% Total 214,252 100.00% Valid votes 214,252 55.29% Blank and null votes 173,225 44.71% Source: OEP
Tarija Men Candidate Votes % Notes Samuel Grover Mita Aquino 64,252 33.51% Elected as alternate Hermes Flores Eguez 52,196 27.22% Marcos Ramiro Miranda Guerrero 49,578 25.85% Zacarias Valeriano Rodriguez 25,735 13.42% Total 191,761 100.00% Valid votes 191,761 63.06% Blank and null votes 112,318 36.94% Source: OEP
Women Candidate Votes % Notes Rosmery Ruiz Martinez 110,606 55.19% Elected as titular Maria Isabel Moreno Cortez 89,811 44.81% Total 200,417 100.00% Valid votes 200,417 65.88% Blank and null votes 103,783 34.12% Source: OEP
Santa Cruz Men Candidate Votes % Notes Romer Saucedo Gomez 738,457 70.01% Elected as titular Roberto Parada Mole 160,217 15.19% Mirael Salguero Palma 156,145 14.80% Total 1,054,819 100.00% Valid votes 1,054,819 66.37% Blank and null votes 534,588 33.63% Source: OEP
Women Candidate Votes % Notes Mirian Rosell Terrazas 717,681 73.52% Elected as alternate Arminda Mendez Terrazas 258,505 26.48% Total 976,186 100.00% Valid votes 976,186 61.41% Blank and null votes 613,537 38.59% Source: OEP
Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal Each citizen could vote for one candidate. Each department had different ballots. Two of the elected judges were recommended by the opposition, while two were recommended by MAS-IPSP . In five departments (Beni , Pando , Cochabamba , Tarija and Santa Cruz ) elections to the TCP were not held and the judges were not elected.
Chiquisaca Candidate Votes % Notes Angel Edson Davalos Rojas 43,659 22.59% Elected as titular Juan Carlos Mendoza Garcia 41,738 21.60% Elected as alternate Marco Antonio Baldivieso Jines 29,256 15.14% Paul Amilcar Tolavi Soruco 27,823 14.40% Nataly Patricia Flores Aguanta 22,491 11.64% Juana Atanacia Maturano Trigo 14,788 7.65% Hilda Mora Mora 13,511 6.99% Total 193,266 100.00% Valid votes 193,266 65.68% Blank and null votes 100,988 34.32% Source: OEP
La Paz Candidate Votes % Notes Boris Wilson Arias Lopez 323,673 30.20% Elected as titular Mariela Sanchez Salas 195,200 18.21% Elected as alternate Pedro Rolando Cusi Chambi 186,991 17.45% Israel Ramiro Campero Mendez 102,909 9.60% Miryam Virginia Aguilar Rodriguez 86,487 8.07% Angelica Siles Parrado 68,387 6.38% Maria Irene Vino Mejia 62,573 5.84% Freddy Huaraz Murillo 45,467 4.24% Total 1,071,687 100.00% Valid votes 1,071,687 62.73% Blank and null votes 636,644 37.27% Source: OEP
Oruro Candidate Votes % Notes Paola Veronica Prudencio Candia 59,693 32.59% Elected as titular Luz Veronica Moya Cayoja 55.496 30.30% Elected as alternate Juan Lixmar Zoto Alvarado 35,083 19.15% Rene Victor Jimenez Pastor 32,901 17.96% Total 183,173 100.00% Valid votes 183,173 60.07% Blank and null votes 121,770 39.93% Source: OEP
Candidate Votes % Notes Amalia Laura Villca 133,721 58.95% Elected as titular Julio Alberto Miranda Martinez 93,126 41.05% Elected as alternate Total 226,847 100.00% Valid votes 226,847 58.57% Blank and null votes 160,456 41.43% Source: OEP
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