# 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.
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
| Party | Party | Mayors | Mayors | Popular vote | Popular vote |
| Party | Party | 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 | Total | 81 | | 782,409 | 100% |
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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 |
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#### Municipal councils, syndics, district councils

Syndics :
| PLN | PLN | 72.13% | 72.13% |
| PUSC | PUSC | 9.57% | 9.57% |
| PAC | PAC | 5.74% | 5.74% |
| Regionalist | Regionalist | 5.74% | 5.74% |
| ML | ML | 3.19% | 3.19% |
| PIN | PIN | 1.06% | 1.06% |
| PASE | PASE | 0.85% | 0.85% |
| PRC | PRC | 0.85% | 0.85% |
District councillors :
| PLN | PLN | 49.20% | 49.20% |
| PUSC | PUSC | 15.13% | 15.13% |
| PAC | PAC | 11.94% | 11.94% |
| Regionalist | Regionalist | 10.51% | 10.51% |
| ML | ML | 7.91% | 7.91% |
| PASE | PASE | 2.12% | 2.12% |
| PRC | PRC | 1.33% | 1.33% |
| PIN | PIN | 1.33% | 1.33% |
| AP | AP | 0.32% | 0.32% |
| FA | FA | 0.21% | 0.21% |
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Syndics | Syndics | District Councillors | District Councillors |
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | 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 | Total | 767,769 | 100.00 | | 470 | +2 | 1884 | +8 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 18,799 | 2.36 | -0.49 | | | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 786,568 | 27.82 | +4.21 | | | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 2,066,319 | 72.18 | | | | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 2,852,887 | | | | | | |
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