Here you can see the municipal election results held on February 4, 2024 in Costa Rica.

The last municipal elections were a democratic event to determine the composition of local governments at the canton and district levels.

In effect, new mayors, aldermen of the Municipal Councils, district trustees, district councilors and intendants of eight special autonomous districts were elected.

In fact, these elections were the sixth direct municipal elections since the 1998 Municipal Code reform and the third to be held after the 2009 reform. They were also the first municipal elections to implement electronic voting.

Something to highlight is that these were the first municipal elections for the cantons of Puerto Jimenez and Monteverde. Thus, Costa Rica went from 82 to 84 cantons.

Election Results

The last cutoff was at noon on Monday, February 5. Today, Tuesday, February 6, the manual count will be done.

This is how the results are looking.

PROVINCECANTONELECTED
San JoséSan JoséJuntos San José
San JoséEscazúPNG
San JoséDesamparadosPLN
San JoséPuriscalPLN
San JoséTarrazúPUSC
San JoséAserríPLN
San JoséMoraPLP
San JoséGoicoecheaPLN
San JoséSanta AnaPUSC
San JoséAlajuelitaPNG
San JoséVázquez de CoronadoPLN
San JoséAcostaPLN
San JoséTibásPLN
San JoséMoraviaSomos Moravia
San JoséMontes de OcaPUSC
San JoséTurrubaresUnidos Podemos
San JoséDotaPUSC
San JoséCurridabatCSXXI
San JoséPérez ZeledónPUSC
San JoséLeón CortésFrente Amplio
AlajuelaAlajuelaPLN
AlajuelaSan RamónPUSC
AlajuelaGreciaUnidos Podemos
AlajuelaSan MateoPLN
AlajuelaAtenasPPSD
AlajuelaNaranjoPLN
AlajuelaPalmaresDemasiado ajustado para declarar
AlajuelaPoásPUSC
AlajuelaOrotinaPLN
AlajuelaSan CarlosPLN
AlajuelaZarceroPLN
AlajuelaSarchíAPS
AlajuelaUpalaPUSC
AlajuelaLos ChilesPLN
AlajuelaGuatusoPUSC
AlajuelaRío CuartoPLN
CartagoCartagoActuemos Ya
CartagoParaísoUnidos Podemos
CartagoLa UniónPLN
CartagoJiménezPLN
CartagoTurrialbaPNG
CartagoAlvaradoUnidos Podemos
CartagoOreamunoUnidos Podemos
CartagoEl GuarcoPLN
HerediaHerediaPLN
HerediaBarvaPRSC
HerediaSanto DomingoPLN
HerediaSanta BárbaraPLN
HerediaSan RafaelDemasiado ajustado para declarar
HerediaSan IsidroAvance Isidreño
HerediaBelénPUSC
HerediaFloresPLN
HerediaSan PabloPUSC
HerediaSarapiquíPLN
GuanacasteLiberiaDemasiado ajustado para declarar
GuanacasteNicoyaLa Gran Nicoya
GuanacasteSanta CruzAuténtico Santacruceño
GuanacasteBagacesPLP
GuanacasteCarrilloPPSD
GuanacasteCañasUnidos Podemos
GuanacasteAbangaresUnidos Podemos
GuanacasteTilaránPLN
GuanacasteNanyadurePUSC
GuanacasteLa CruzPNG
GuanacasteHojanchaPUSC
PuntarenasPuntarenasPUSC
PuntarenasEsparzaPUSC
PuntarenasBuenos AiresPLN
PuntarenasMontes de OroPLN
PuntarenasOsaNueva República
PuntarenasQueposPUSC
PuntarenasCoto BrusPUSC
PuntarenasParritaDemasiado ajustado para declarar
PuntarenasCorredoresPLN
PuntarenasGarabitoPueblo Garabito
PuntarenasGolfitoPUSC
PuntarenasMonteverdePRSC
PuntarenasPuerto JiménezPLP
LimónLimónUnidos Podemos
LimónPococí Unidos Podemos
LimónSiquierresPLN
LimónTalamancaPUSC
LimónMatinaPUSC
LimónGuácimoJusticia Social Costarricense

Electronic voting and abstentionism

On the one hand, the electronic voting was implemented for the first time in these municipal elections. The electronic voting machines were distributed in the different cantons. However, being a pilot project of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, only certain people were able to use this method for the first time.

On the other hand, abstentionism was noticeable in these elections. In effect, for mayoral elections there was 31.93% participation and 68.07% abstention rate. Meanwhile, for the mayoralties there was 31.83% participation and 68.17% abstention rate.

It should be noted that local elections have gone largely unnoticed by citizens in recent years.

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