2010 Costa Rican municipal elections

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.[2]

2010 Costa Rican municipal elections

5 December 2010
81 mayors, 470 syndics, 1856 district councillors, 8 intendants, 32 municipal district councillor and their alternates[1]
Leader Bernal Jiménez Monge Gerardo Vargas Rojas Elizabeth Fonseca Corrales Party PLN PUSC PAC Mayors 58 9 6 Mayors +/– 1 3 1   Leader Otto Guevara Guth Óscar Andrés López Arias Justo Orozco Álvarez Party ML PASE PRC Mayors 2 2 1 Mayors +/– 1 2 1

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).[3] 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	1	342,563	43.79
	Social Christian Unity Party	9	2	113,394	14.49
	Citizens' Action Party	6	1	98,719	12.62
	Total cantonal parties	2	1	82,609	10.56
	Libertarian Movement	2	1	75,441	9.64
	Accessibility without Exclusion	2	New	26,163	3.34
	Costa Rican Renewal Party	1	1	20,512	2.62
	National Integration Party	0		9,434	1.21
	Broad Front	0		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		782,409	100%
Source[4]

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[5]

See also

• Local government in Costa Rica
• List of mayors in Costa Rica

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.