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2010 Costa Rican municipal elections
← 2006 5 December 2010 2016 →
81 mayors, 470 syndics, 1856 district councillors, 8 intendants, 32 municipal district councillor and their alternates
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bernal Jiménez Monge Gerardo Vargas Rojas Elizabeth Fonseca Corrales
Party PLN PUSC PAC
Mayors 58 9 6
Mayors +/– Decrease 1 Decrease 3 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Otto Guevara Guth Óscar Andrés López Arias Justo Orozco Álvarez
Party PML PASE PRC
Mayors 2 2 1
Mayors +/– Increase 1 Increase 2 Increase 1

Municipal elections were held in Costa Rica on 5 December 2010. Were the third municipal elections in the history of the country and the last on be held in December of the same electoral year due to an electoral reform that turned municipal election to be held mid-term. Because of this the Electoral Supreme Court mandate the constitutional period of the newly elected authorities to last for 6 years for one unique time. The election was for mayors of the 81 cantons, syndics and district councilors for all the country's districts and 8 Intendants for 8 especial autonomous districts.

Then ruling National Liberation Party was victorious retaining all but one of the mayorships it held before and 6 of the 7 provincial capitals (all except Liberia). The historical Social Christian Unity Party was the second largest municipal force as before and main opposition party Citizens' Action Party was the third largest unable to repeat its general success in presidential and legislative vote (been the second largest in both in the latest election). The liberal Libertarian Movement and the conservative Accessibility without Exclusion achieve 2 mayors each. While other two mayors came from two local forces in Curridabat and Escazu and one only mayor was elected for the religious Christian party Costa Rican Renewal.

Results

Mayor

List of elected mayors by canton
Cantons Population Incumbent mayor Party Elected mayor Party
San José 309,672 Johnny Araya PLN Johnny Araya PLN
Escazú 52,372 Marco Antonio Segura PLN Arnoldo Valentín Barahona YPE
Desamparados 193,478 Maureen Fallas PLN Maureen Fallas PLN
Puriscal 29,407 Jorge Luis Chaves PLN Manuel Espinoza PLN
Tarrazú 14,160 Iván Saurez PLN Bernardo Barboza PLN
Aserrí 57,892 Mario Morales PLN Víctor Manuel Mora PAC
Mora 21,666 Gilberto Monge PLN Gilberto Monge PLN
Goicoechea 117,532 Óscar Enrique Figueroa PLN Óscar Enrique Figueroa PLN
Santa Ana 48,879 Gerardo Oviedo PLN Gerardo Oviedo PLN
Alajuelita 70,297 Tomás Poblador PLN Víctor Hugo Echavarría PUSC
Vázquez de Coronado 55,585 Leonardo Herrera PLN Leonardo Herrera PLN
Acosta 18,661 Rónald Ricardo Durán PLN Luis Alberto Durán PLN
Tibás 72,074 Jorge Antonio Salas PAC Gonzalo Vargas PLN
Moravia 50,419 Edgar Vargas PAC Juan Pablo Hernández PLN
Montes de Oca 50,433 Fernando Trejos UpC Fernando Trejos PRC
Turrubares 4,877 Rafael Vindas PUSC Bolívar Monge PLN
Dota 6,519 José Valverde PLN Leonardo Chacón PLN
Curridabat 60,889 Edgar Eduardo Mora CSXXI Edgar Eduardo Mora CSXXI
Pérez Zeledón 122,187 Rosibel Ramos PUSC Luis Mendieta PLN
León Cortés 11,696 Leonardo Quesada PLN Leonardo Quesada PLN
Alajuela 222,853 Joyce Mary Zurcher PLN Roberto Hernán Thompson PLN
San Ramón 67,975 Raúl Antonio Gómez PLN Mercedes Moya PLN
Grecia 65,119 Giovanny Arguedas PLN Adrián Alfonso Barquero PLN
San Mateo 5,343 Erwen Yanán Masís PUSC Jairo Emilio Guzmán PLN
Atenas 22,479 Wilberth Martín Aguilar PUSC Wilberth Martín Aguilar PUSC
Naranjo 37,602 Eugenio Padilla PLN Olga Marta Corrales PLN
Palmares 29,766 Luis Carlos Castillo PLN Bernal Vargas PLN
Poás 24,764 José Joaquín Brenes PLN José Joaquín Brenes PLN
Orotina 15,705 Emilio Jesús Rodríguez PLN Margot Montero PLN
San Carlos 127,140 Alfredo Córdoba PLN Alfredo Córdoba PLN
Zarcero 10,845 Marco Vinicio Rodríguez PLN Alejandro Salas PUSC
Valverde Vega 16,239 Víctor Manuel Rojas PUSC Luis Antonio Barrantes ML
Upala 37,679 Juan Bosco Acevedo PLN Alejandro Ubau PLN
Los Chiles 19,732 Santiago Millón PLN Álvaro Solano PAC
Guatuso 13,045 Fidel Condega PLN Abelino Torres PAC
Cartago 132,057 Rolando Alberto Rodríguez PLN Rolando Alberto Rodríguez PLN
Paraíso 52,393 Marvin Solano ML Jorge Rodríguez PUSC
La Unión 80,279 Julio Antonio Rojas PLN Julio Antonio Rojas PLN
Jiménez 14,046 Jorge Humberto Solano PLN Héctor Luna PUSC
Turrialba 68,510 Luis Alfonso Pérez PLN María Elena Montoya PLN
Alvarado 12,290 Ángel Raquel López PLN Juan Felipe Martínez PLN
Oreamuno 39,032 Marco Vinicio Redondo PAC José Rafael Huertas PLN
El Guarco 33,788 William Adolfo Cerdas PLN Víctor Luis Arias PLN
Heredia 103,894 José Manuel Ulate PLN José Manuel Ulate PLN
Barva 32,440 Mercedes Hernández PLN Mercedes Hernández PLN
Santo Domingo 34,748 Raúl Isidro Bolaños PLN Laura Prado PLN
Santa Bárbara 29,181 Rolando Hidalgo PLN Melvin Alfaro PLN
San Rafael 37,293 Alberto Vargas PAC Jorge Isaac Herrera PLN
San Isidro 16,056 Elvia Dicciana Villalobos PLN Melvin Villalobos PLN
Belén 19,834 Horacio Alvarado PUSC Horacio Alvarado PUSC
Flores 15,038 Jenny Alfaro PAC Gerardo Antonio Rojas PLN
San Pablo 20,813 Aracelly Salas PUSC Aracelly Salas PUSC
Sarapiquí 57,147 Pedro Rojas PLN Pedro Rojas PLN
Liberia 46,703 Carlos Luis Marín PLN Luis Gerardo Castañeda PASE
Nicoya 42,189 Lorenzo Rosales PLN Marco Antonio Jiménez PLN
Santa Cruz 40,821 Jorge Enrique Chavarría PLN Jorge Enrique Chavarría PLN
Bagaces 15,972 Luis Ángel Rojas PLN Luis Ángel Rojas PLN
Carrillo 27,306 Carlos Gerardo Cantillo PLN Carlos Gerardo Cantillo PLN
Cañas 24,076 Katia María Solórzano PLN Lizanías Zúñiga PAC
Abangares 16,276 Jorge Calvo PLN Jorge Calvo PLN
Tilarán 17,871 Jovel Arias PUSC Jovel Arias PUSC
Nandayure 9,985 Luis Gerardo Rodríguez PUN Carlos Arias ML
La Cruz 16,505 Carlos Matías Gonzaga PLN Carlos Matías Gonzaga PLN
Hojancha 6,534 Juan Rafael Marín PLN Eduardo Pineda PAC
Puntarenas 102,504 Agne Gómez PLN Rafael Ángel Rodríguez PLN
Esparza 23,963 Dagoberto Venegas PUSC Asdrúbal Calvo PLN
Buenos Aires 40,139 Primo Feliciano Álvarez PLN Carlos Luis Mora PLN
Montes de Oro 11,159 Álvaro Jiménez PLN Álvaro Jiménez PLN
Osa 25,861 Jorge Alberto Cole PLN Jorge Alberto Cole PLN
Aguirre 20,188 Óscar Octavio Monge OLA Lutgardo Bolaños PLN
Golfito 33,823 Jimmy José Cubillo PLN Dailon Arroyo PLN
Coto Brus 40,082 Rafael Ángel Navarro PUSC Rafael Ángel Navarro PUSC
Parrita 12,112 Gerardo Roger Acuña PLN Freddy Garro PLN
Corredores 37,274 Gerardo Ramírez PLN Xinia Marta Contreras PLN
Garabito 10,378 Marvin Elizondo PLN Marvin Elizondo PLN
Limón 89,933 Eduardo Barboza PLN Néstor Mattis PLN
Pococí 103,121 Enrique Alfaro PLN Jorge Emilio Espinoza PLN
Siquirres 52,409 Edgar Cambronero PACSI Yelgi Lavinia Verley PASE
Talamanca 25,857 Rugeli Morales PUSC Melvin Gerardo Cordero PLN
Matina 33,096 Lorenzo Colphan PLN Elvis Eduardo Lawson PAC
Guácimo 34,879 Gerardo Fuentes PLN Gerardo Fuentes PLN

Vote percentage

  PLN (43.79%)  PUSC (14.49%)  PAC (12.62%)  Cantonal parties (10.56%)  ML (9.64%)  PASE (3.34%)  PRC (2.62%)  PIN (1.21%)  FA (0.68%)  Other (1.05%)
Party Mayors Popular vote
Number Change Votes %
National Liberation Party 58 Decrease1 342,563 43.79
Social Christian Unity Party 9 Decrease2 113,394 14.49
Citizens' Action Party 6 Increase1 98,719 12.62
Total cantonal parties 2 Decrease1 82,609 10.56
Libertarian Movement 2 Increase1 75,441 9.64
Accessibility without Exclusion 2 New 26,163 3.34
Costa Rican Renewal Party 1 Increase1 20,512 2.62
National Integration Party 0 Steady 9,434 1.21
Broad Front 0 Steady 5,354 0.68
Cartago Agrarian Union Party 0 New 3,498 0.45
Patriotic Alliance 0 New 2,277 0.29
Workers' and Peasants' Movement 0 New 1,208 0.15
Heredia Restoration Party 0 New 625 0.08
Green Ecologist Party 0 New 612 0.08
Total 81 Steady 782,409 100%
Source

By province

Province PLN % PUSC % PAC % Reg. % ML % PASE % PRC % PIN % FA % AP %
 San José Province 43.12 13.73 16.60 10.33 7.32 3.50 3.97 0.88 0.36 0.19
 Alajuela 46.73 7.81 10.97 21.22 8.42 2.72 0.91 0.82 0.06 0.34
 Cartago Province 43.84 17.94 11.13 18.24 7.31 1.08 - - 0.46 -
 Heredia 47.15 15.99 8.68 9.38 15.71 2.20 0.89 - - -
 Guanacaste 40.39 17.04 18.13 2.93 10.08 7.17 - 4.26 - -
 Puntarenas 42.75 21.51 6.52 3.49 12.80 2.89 5.52 3.02 - 1.50
 Limón 40.46 14.59 10.16 3.56 12.67 4.75 7.18 0.14 6.49 -
Total 43.79 14.49 12.62 11.32 9.64 3.34 2.62 1.21 0.68 0.29
Source: TSE

Municipal councils, syndics, district councils

Syndics
PLN   72.13%
PUSC   9.57%
PAC   5.74%
Regionalist   5.74%
ML   3.19%
PIN   1.06%
PASE   0.85%
PRC   0.85%
District councillors
PLN   49.20%
PUSC   15.13%
PAC   11.94%
Regionalist   10.51%
ML   7.91%
PASE   2.12%
PRC   1.33%
PIN   1.33%
AP   0.32%
FA   0.21%
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Syndics District Councillors
Votes % ±pp Total +/- Total +/-
National Liberation Party (PLN) 335,363 43.13 -2.04 339 -1 927 -13
Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) 109,268 14.10 -3.79 45 -21 285 -75
Citizens' Action Party (PAC) 98,085 12.61 -3.42 27 +5 225 -50
Libertarian Movement (ML) 76,498 9.84 +4.29 15 +6 149 +78
Accessibility without Exclusion (PASE) 26,541 3.41 New 4 New 40 New
Costa Rican Renewal Party (PRC) 20,466 2.63 +1.03 4 +3 25 +6
United for San Carlos Coalition (PAC-FA) (UxSC) 13,365 1.72 New 3 New 24 New
United Cartago Coalition (FA-PVE-PUSC-PAC) (CCU) 11,350 1.46 New 5 New 19 New
National Integration Party (PIN) 9,616 1.24 -0.08 5 +3 25 +6
Renew Alajuela Party (PRA) 8.144 1.05 New 2 New 11 New
21st Century Curridabat (CSXXI) 7,455 0.96 +0.40 4 0 12 +4
Broad Front (FA) 5,834 0.75 +0.61 0 0 4 +3
Escazu's Progressive Yoke (YPE) 4,954 0.63 +0.03 2 +1 5 0
Ramonense Coalition (PAC-FA) (CR) 4,444 0.57 New 1 New 17 New
Cartago Agrarian Union Party (PUAC) 3,353 0.43 +0.43 1 +1 8 +8
Party of the Sun (PdS) 2,644 0.34 -0.01 0 0 11 +5
Palmarenean Union Party (PUPal) 2,561 0.33 -0.05 1 +1 10 +1
Goicoechea in Action Party (PGEA) 2,494 0.32 -0.01 0 0 4 0
Santo Domingo Advancement Movement (MAS) 2,273 0.29 New 1 New 9 New
Fuenteovejuna Civic Party of Tibás (PCFT) 2,228 0.29 New 1 New 1 New
Patriotic Alliance (AP) 2,218 0.29 New 0 New 6 New
Ateniense Union Party (PUA) 2,077 0.27 New 2 New 16 New
Desamparados Cantonal Accord Party (PACD) 1,950 0.25 New 0 New 3 New
All for Flores Party (TxF) 1,808 0.23 New 1 New 4 New
Authentic Labourer of Coronado Party (PALABRA) 1,747 0.22 +0.13 0 0 4 +4
Poaseña Union Party (PUNPO) 1,640 0.21 +0.17 0 0 8 +8
The Bridge and Paths of Mora (PYCM) 1,576 0.20 -0.06 1 0 4 -2
Liberian Union Coalition (PUSC-ML) (CUL) 1,322 0.17 New 0 New 1 New
United Montes de Oca Coalition (FA-PH) (CUL) 1,309 0.17 New 0 New 4 New
Unique Abangarean Party (PUAB) 1,119 0.14 New 0 New 3 New
Workers' and Peasants' Movement (MTC) 1,118 0.14 New 0 New 1 New
Tarrazú First Party (PTP) 1,084 0.14 New 0 New 3 New
Social Active Organization (OSA) 1,062 0.14 New 0 New 4 New
Naranjenean Action Party (PANAR) 956 0.12 New 0 New 0 New
United Barva Coalition (FA-PASE) (CBU) 952 0.12 New 0 New 2 New
Ecological Garabito Party (PEG) 906 0.12 +0.12 1 +1 3 +3
Green Ecologist Party (PVE) 906 0.12 -0.43 0 0 0 -5
Belemite Independent Party (PIB) 886 0.11 -0.01 0 0 2 +1
Autonomous Oromontan Party (PAO) 875 0.11 +0.04 1 +1 3 +3
Barbarenean Integration Party (PINBAR) 867 0.11 -0.19 0 -2 0 -10
Heredia Restoration Party (PREH) 854 0.11 New 0 New 0 New
Cartago Transparency Party (PTCAR) 850 0.11 New 0 New 0 New
Cantonal Action Independent Siquirres Party (PACSI) 833 0.11 -0.21 0 New 0 New
Zarcereña Alliance Coalition (PAC-FA) (CAZ) 697 0.09 New 0 New 2 New
Quepeña Action Party (PAQ) 332 0.04 -0.07 0 0 0 -2
United Talamanca Party (PTU) 240 0.03 New 0 New 0 New
Aguirre Labour Organization Party (OLA) 59 0.01 -0.22 0 -2 0 -4
Total 767,769 100.00 470 +2 1884 +8
Invalid votes 18,799 2.36 -0.49
Votes cast / turnout 786,568 27.82 +4.21
Abstentions 2,066,319 72.18
Registered voters 2,852,887
Sources

See also

References

  1. Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. "Elecciones municipales en cifras 2002-2016" (PDF). tse.go.cr. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. "Costa Rica". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. "He's back: Johnny Araya will be San José mayor again, while his former party leads in other mayoral races". The Tico Times. January 7, 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  4. "Declaratorias de elección 2006". tse.go.cr (in Spanish). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  5. "Elecciones Municipales 2020". tse.go.cr (in Spanish). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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