2012 Salvadoran legislative and local elections
Municipal elections

2012 Salvadoran legislative and local elections

Section Title: Municipal elections
Table Section Text: None

Departments	Municipalities	Mayor	Party	Margin	%

San Salvador	San Salvador**	Norman Quijano*	ARENA	52,588

Ciudad Delgado	FMLN/CD***	347

Mejicanos	ARENA	599

Soyapango	ARENA	267

Cuscatancingo	FMLN	3,342

San Marcos	FMLN	514

Ilopango	ARENA	668

Nejapa	FMLN	248

Apopa	ARENA	3,107

San Martin	ARENA	406

Panchimalco	FMLN	2,947

Aguilares	FMLN/CD***	91

Tonacatepeque	ARENA	2,495

Santo Tomás	ARENA	1,811	47.73%

Santiago Texacuangos	ARENA	1,029

El Paisnal	FMLN	1,279	60.43%

Guazapa	CN	800

Ayutuxtepeque	ARENA	416

Rosario de Mora	FMLN	637

Santa Ana	Santa Ana**	FMLN/CD***	399

Chalchuapa	FMLN	2,831

Metapán	CN	2,101

Coatepeque	ARENA	992

El Congo	CN	466

Texistepeque	PES	361	36.69%

Candelaria de la Frontera	ARENA	4,208

San Sebastián Salitrillo	FMLN	355

Santa Rosa Guachipilín	ARENA	91

Santiago de la Frontera	ARENA	905

El Porvenir	CN	486

Masahuat	CN	187

San Antonio Pajonal	ARENA	377	57.22%

San Miguel	San Miguel**	GANA	7,307

Chinameca	ARENA	971

El Tránsito	FMLN	486	38.07%

Ciudad Barrios	PES	883	35.5%

Chirilagua	ARENA	299	47.45%

Sesori	CN/PES***	8

San Rafael Oriente	GANA	262	32.99%

Moncagua	FMLN	1,231

Lolotique	FMLN	132	33.09%

San Jorge	FMLN	394

Chapeltique	CD	885	42.69%

San Gerardo	ARENA	8	49.92%

Carolina	ARENA	407	53.74%

Quelepa	FMLN	368	53.31%

San Luis de la Reina	FMLN	413	52.09%

Nuevo Edén de San Juan	ARENA	12

Nueva Guadalupe	FMLN	138	35.31%

Uluazapa	FMLN	51	49.86%

Comacarán	FMLN	783	69.3%

San Antonio del Mosco	ARENA	560

La Libertad	Santa Tecla**	FMLN/CD***	648

Quezaltepeque	ARENA	164

Ciudad Arce	FMLN/CD***	167	52.86%

San Juan Opico	ARENA	1,163

Colón	ARENA	4,527

FMLN/PES***	731

Antiguo Cuscatlán	ARENA	9,666	74.34%

Comasagua	FMLN	356	42.14%

San Pablo Tacachico	FMLN	285

Jayaque	ARENA	887	56.53%

Huizúcar	ARENA	690	53.45%

Tepecoyo	GANA	403

Teotepeque	ARENA	1,090

Chiltiupán	ARENA	1,377	62.23%

Nuevo Cuscatlán	FMLN/CD***	108

Tamanique	ARENA	1,520	52.18%

Sacacoyo	ARENA	1,422	59.87%

San José Villanueva	CN	420	35.61%

Zaragoza	CN	42

Talnique	ARENA	978

San Matías	ARENA	672	50.94%

Jicalapa	ARENA	1,175

Usulután	Usulután**	CN	82

Jiquilisco	FMLN	4,469

Berlín	CN	267

Santiago de María	CN	553

Jucuapa	FMLN	510

Santa Elena ·	FMLN	1,074

Jucuarán	FMLN	282	39.64%

San Agustín	FMLN	329	53.75%

Ozatlán	FMLN	210	50.37%

Estanzuelas	FMLN	60	39.38%

Mercedes Umaña	FMLN	378

Alegría	FMLN	1,591

Concepción Batres	FMLN	412

San Francisco Javier	FMLN	76

Puerto El Triunfo	CD	371

Tecapán	FMLN	36	50.26%

San Dionisio	ARENA	492	43.76%

Ereguayquín	ARENA	339	52.35%

Santa María	ARENA	747

Nueva Granada	ARENA	435	55.12%

El Triunfo·	ARENA	549	49.3%

San Buenaventura	FMLN	250

California	ARENA	507	70.45%

Sonsonate	Sonsonate**	ARENA	7,206

Izalco	ARENA	597

Acajutla	FMLN	3,014

Armenia	ARENA	4,082	63.96%

Nahuizalco	FMLN	2,901	41.85%

Juayúa	CN	1,171	27.76%

San Julián	FMLN	394	37.17%

Sonzacate	ARENA	765

San Antonio del Monte	CD	679

Nahuilingo	ARENA	565

Cuisnahuat	FMLN	38	36.09%

Santa Catarina Masahuat	FMLN/CD***	203

Caluco	CN	749	41.96%

Santa Isabel Ishuatán	ARENA	818

Salcoatitán	PES	122	27.3%

Santo Domingo de Guzman	CN	108

La Unión	La Unión**	ARENA	2,698

Santa Rosa de Lima	ARENA	217

Pasaquina	GANA	48

San Alejo	ARENA	1,068

Anamorós	FMLN	126

El Carmen	GANA	519	37.42%

Conchagua	ARENA	142	39.36%

El Sauce	GANA	25	34.91%

Lislique	ARENA	1,677

Yucuaiquín	ARENA	188

Nueva Esparta	ARENA	175	40.54%

Polorós	ARENA	306

Bolivar	ARENA	775	62.43%

Concepción de Oriente ·	ARENA	409	49.74%

Intipucá	ARENA	369	46.69%

San Jose las Fuentes	ARENA	100

Yayantique	ARENA	637	44.24%

Meanguera del Golfo	ARENA	227	58.64%

La Paz	Zacatecoluca**	FMLN	5,084

Santiago Nonualco	GANA	481

San Juan Nonualco	ARENA	295

San Pedro Masahuat	FMLN	905

Olocuilta	ARENA	1,920

San Pedro Nonualco	FMLN	265

San Francisco Chinameca	ARENA	188	39.35%

San Juan Talpa	GANA	590

El Rosario	FMLN	419

San Rafael Obrajuelo	ARENA	1,188

Santa María Ostuma	ARENA	632

San Luis Talpa	GANA	1,222

San Antonio Masahuat	ARENA	184	39.87%

San Miguel Tepezontes	CN	60

San Juan Tepezontes	CN	34	48.1%

Tapalhuaca	FMLN	292	43.27%

Cuyultitán	ARENA	49	32.47%

Paraíso de Osorio	CN	1	47.21%

San Emigdio	FMLN	12	35.67%

Jerusalén	FMLN	237	56.56%

Mercedes La Ceiba	GANA	428	71.01%

San Luis La Herradura	FMLN	1,521

Chalatenango	Chalatenango**	ARENA	439

Nueva Concepción	FMLN	81	41.17%

La Palma	FMLN	261

Tejutla	CN	882

La Reina	CN	395

Arcatao	FMLN	223

San Ignacio	ARENA	256

Dulce Nombre de María	ARENA	42	42.06%

Citalá	ARENA	1,030	59.28%

Agua Caliente	ARENA	352	38.2%

Concepción Quezaltepeque	FMLN	222	52.01%

Nueva Trinidad	FMLN	364	68.09%

Las Vueltas	FMLN	630	86%

Comalapa	ARENA	458	58.11%

San Rafael	ARENA	39	27.53%

Las Flores	FMLN	611	88.25%

Ojos de Agua	ARENA	348	41.02%

Nombre de Jesús	FMLN	392	57.96%

Potonico	ARENA	11	50.04%

San Francisco Morazán	ARENA	134	39.22%

Santa Rita	ARENA	606	62.21%

La Laguna	ARENA	168

San Isidro Labrador	FMLN	158	71.34%

San Antonio de la Cruz	FMLN	130	55.34%

El Paraíso	ARENA	124	37.45%

San Miguel de Mercedes	CN	805	75.43%

San Luis del Carmen	FMLN	143	50.07%

San José Cancasque	FMLN	42	50.94%

San Antonio Los Ranchos	FMLN	306	76.37%

El Carrizal	FMLN	329	59.53%

San Fernando	ARENA	60	52.25%

Azacualpa	FMLN	142	58.15%

San Francisco Lempa	FMLN	21	36.95%

Cuscatlán	Cojutepeque**	ARENA	3,079

Suchitoto	FMLN	3,730

San Pedro Perulapán	FMLN	3,337	43.4%

San José Guayabal	ARENA	751	52.88%

Tenancingo	FMLN	133	44.4%

San Rafael Cedros	ARENA	291

Candelaria	CN	1,745

El Carmen	ARENA	799	49.98%

Monte San Juan	PES	605	34.51%

San Cristobal	ARENA	398

Santa Cruz Michapa	CN	141	36.99%

San Bartolomé Perulapía	FMLN	146

San Ramon	ARENA	40	41.2%

El Rosario	ARENA	315	44.9%

Oratorio de Concepción	CN	139	35.6%

Santa Cruz Analquito	GANA	464	61.41%

Ahuachapán	Ahuachapán**	ARENA	5,395

Atiquizaya	ARENA	1,049

San Francisco Menéndez	PES	1,188

Tacuba	ARENA	167

Concepción de Ataco	ARENA	1,229	54.55%

Jujutla	ARENA	2,398

Guaymango	FMLN	1,793

Apaneca	ARENA	944

San Pedro Puxtla	FMLN/CD***	8	50.36%

San Lorenzo	FMLN	434

Turín	CN	1,390

El Refugio	ARENA	493	42.68%

Morazán	San Francisco Gotera**	ARENA	3,210	56.94%

Jocoro	FMLN	796

Corinto	ARENA	1,305	54.08%

Sociedad	FMLN	450

Cacaopera	FMLN	280

Guatajiagua	ARENA	259	34.09%

El Divisadero	FMLN	907

Jocoaitique	ARENA	108	52.06%

Osicala	GANA	436

Chilanga	ARENA	407

Meanguera	FMLN	573

Torola	FMLN	30

San Simon	FMLN	461	42%

Delicias de Concepción	GANA	24	49.6%

Joateca	GANA	78	50.38%

Arambala	FMLN	133	40.09%

Lolotiquillo	ARENA	416	55.02%

Yamabal	ARENA	69	37.76%

Yoloaiquín	ARENA	714

San Carlos	ARENA	461	51.99%

El Rosario	GANA	8	39.24%

Perquín	FMLN	178	41.59%

Sensembra	ARENA	271

Gualococti	ARENA	195	45.3%

San Fernando	GANA	134

San Isidro	FMLN	237	50.94%

San Vicente	San Vicente**	ARENA	6,386

Tecoluca	FMLN	1,025

San Sebastián	ARENA	1,210	53.54%

Apastepeque	GANA	1,356

San Esteban Catarina	FMLN	507

San Ildefonso	FMLN	93

Santa Clara	FMLN	119	52.28%

San Lorenzo	FMLN	371

Verapaz	FMLN	132

Guadalupe	CN/PES***	4

Santo Domingo	CN/PES***	7

San Cayetano Istepeque	ARENA	69	49.28%

Tepetitán	FMLN	74	40.46%

Cabañas	Sensuntepeque**	ARENA	5,394

Ilobasco	ARENA	2,780	48.35%

Victoria	ARENA	722

San Isidro	ARENA	641	42.71

Jutiapa	ARENA	1,275	63.74%

Tejutepeque	ARENA	169

Dolores	ARENA	84	50.44%

Cinquera	FMLN	39	49.45%

Guacotecti	CN	280	34.39%

*Incumbent. **Department capitals. ***Joint candidates.

Totals	262

Source: Supreme Electoral Tribunal (pdf)

Sentence(s)

The election chose mayors for 262 municipalities.

final_sentence: The election chose mayors for 262 municipalities.