2025 Ecuadorian general election

General elections were held in Ecuador on 9 February 2025. Incumbent president Daniel Noboa is running for re-election after his 2023 victory. He will face leftist candidate Luisa González in the runoff, as no candidate secured a majority in the first round.

The elections also include the selection of members for the National Assembly, Assemblies of the 21 Provinces of Ecuador and representatives for the Andean Parliament which will serve a full four-year term. The presidential runoff will be held on 13 April 2025.

### Advanced to run-off

|scope="col" colspan=2|Name|Born|class="unsortable"|Experience|Home province|Campaign|Ref||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|data-sort-value="Gonzalez, Luisa"|**Luisa González**|style="background:;"||(age ) Quito, Pichincha|**Member of the National Assembly** (2021–2023) Secretary of Public Administration (2017) 2023 presidential candidate|Manabí|Citizen Revolution<hr/>||
|data-sort-value="Noboa, Daniel"|**Daniel Noboa**|style="background:#63267D;"||(age ) Miami, Florida, U.S.|**48th President of Ecuador** (2023–present) Member of the National Assembly (2021–2023)|Santa Elena|ADN<hr/>||

### Eliminated in first round

The following candidates have officially submitted their candidacy through the CNE and were eliminated in the first round of voting:
|scope="col" colspan=2|Name|Born|class="unsortable"|Experience|Home province|Campaign|Ref||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|data-sort-value="Jairala, Jimmy"|**Jimmy Jairala**|style="background:#F39220;"||(age ) Guayaquil, Guayas|**Leader of the Democratic Center** (2012–present) Prefect of Guayas Province (2009–2018) Member of the National Congress (2007)|Guayas|MCD nomination<hr/>||
|data-sort-value="Escala, Jorge"|**Jorge Escala**|style="background:;"||(age ) Ventanas, Los Ríos|**Member of the National Assembly** (2009–2013)|Los Ríos|Popular Unity<hr/>||
|data-sort-value="Gonzalez Nader, Andrea"|**Andrea González Náder**|style="background:;"||(age ) Guayaquil, Guayas|**Environmental activist** 2023 vice presidential candidate|Guayas|PSP<hr/>||
|data-sort-value="Kronfle, Henry"|**Henry Kronfle**|style="background:;"||(age ) Guayaquil, Guayas|**President of the National Assembly** (2023–present) Member of the National Assembly (2017–present)|Pichincha|PSC nomination<hr/>||
|data-sort-value="Rabascall, Carlos"|**Carlos Rabascall**|style="background:;"||(age ) Guayaquil, Guayas|**Businessman** 2021 vice presidential candidate|Guayas|ID nomination<hr/>||
|data-sort-value="Iza, Leonidas"|**Leonidas Iza**|style="background:;"||(age ) Latacunga, Cotopaxi|**President of CONAIE** (2021–present)|Cotopaxi|Pachakutik nomination<hr/>||
|data-sort-value="Saquicela, Iván"|**Iván Saquicela**|style="background:#DC143C;"||(age ) Cuenca, Azuay|**President of the National Justice Court** (2021–2024)|Azuay|Democracy Yes<hr/>||
|data-sort-value="Tabacchi, Francesco"|**Francesco Tabacchi**|style="background:#1B5090;"||(age ) Guayaquil, Guayas|**Governor of Guayas** (2023)|Guayas|CREO<hr/>||
|data-sort-value="Cucalon, Henry"|**Henry Cucalón**|style="background:;"||(age ) Guayaquil, Guayas|**Minister of the Government** (2023) Member of the National Assembly (2013–2021)|Guayas|MC25 nomination<hr/>||

#### Minor candidates

The following pre-candidates have also been selected in the primaries of the national parties and are eligible for inscription but have not been notable enough due to lack of coverage or not being present in a national opinion poll:

- Víctor Araus (People, Equality and Democracy), former General of the National Police of Ecuador
- Juan Iván Cueva (AMIGO), businessman
- Pedro Granja (PSE), criminal lawyer
- Eduardo Sánchez (RETO), businessman
- Luis Tillería (Avanza), businessman, council member of the City of London Corporation
- Enrique Gómez (SUMA Party), psychologist

### Withdrawn

|Name|Born|class="unsortable"|Experience|Home province|Campaign|Ref|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|data-sort-value="Serrano, Jose"|**José Serrano**|(age ) Cuenca, Azuay|**President of the National Assembly** (2017–2018) Member of the National Assembly (2017–2021) Minister of the Interior (2011–2016)|Pichincha|MCD nomination<hr/>||
|data-sort-value="Pabon, Paola"|**Paola Pabón**|(age ) Ibarra, Imbabura|**Prefect of Pichincha Province** (2019–present) Member of the National Assembly (2009–2015)|Pichincha|RC nomination<hr/>||

### Declined

The following notable individuals have been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy but have publicly denied interest in running or were rejected as pre-candidates and declined to pursue their candidacies.

- Bolívar Armijos Velasco, President of the National Council of Rural Parochial Governments of Ecuador (2014–2019) and 2023 presidential candidate
- Pedro Freile, Director of the Inter-American Development Bank Ecuadorian Division (2004–2005), 2021 presidential candidate (_endorsed Topić)_
- Lucio Gutiérrez, member of the National Assembly (2023–present) and 43rd President of Ecuador (2003–2005) _(endorsed González Náder)_
- Guillermo Lasso (CREO), 47th President of Ecuador (2021–2023) (_endorsed Tabacchi_)
- Claudia Ormaza Loor (MCD), engineer
- Edwin Ortega (Gente Buena), retired Captain of the Ecuadorian Army (_did not find support from any national party_)
- Dallyana Passailaigue, member of the National Assembly (2017–present) _(running for vice president; endorsed Kronfle)_
- Cristina Reyes, President of the Andean Parliament (2023–present), Member of the National Assembly (2013–2021), Municipal Councillor of Guayaquil (2009–2012) _(running for vice president; endorsed Cueva)_
- Diana Salazar Méndez, Attorney General of Ecuador (2019–present)

## Polling

|rowspan="2"|Date|rowspan="2"|Polling source|rowspan="2"|Sample size|rowspan="2"|Margin of error (**+/-)**|Luisa González (RC)|Daniel Noboa (ADN)|rowspan="2"|Null|rowspan="2"|Blank|rowspan="2"|Undecided|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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|rowspan="2"|14–22 Feb 2025|rowspan="2"|MR Analítica|rowspan="2"|10,005|rowspan="2"|1.5%|style="background:; color:#FFFFFF;"|**52.56%**|47.44%|colspan="2"|_|rowspan="2"|_||
|style="background:; color:#FFFFFF;"|**47.91%**|43.24%|colspan="2"|8.85%||||||||||||
|rowspan="2"|11–13 Feb 2025|rowspan="2"|TresPuntoZero|rowspan="2"|1,000|rowspan="2"|3.2%|style="background:; color:#FFFFFF;"|**51.2%**|47%|colspan="2"|_|rowspan="2"|1.2%||
|style="background:;color:#FFFFFF;"|**50.6%**|46.5%|colspan="2"|1.7%||||||||||||

## Infobox (legislative election)

- **embed**: yes
- **election name**: Parliamentary election
- **seats for election**: All 151 seats in the National Assembly (Ecuador), National Assembly
- **majority seats**: 76
- **leader1**: Rafael Correa
- **party1**: Citizen Revolution Movement, Citizen Revolution-RETO Movement, RETO
- **last election1**: 54
- **seats1**: 67
- **percentage1**: 41.32
- **leader2**: Anabella Azín, Annabella Azín
- **party2**: National Democratic Action (Ecuador)
- **last election2**: 14
- **seats2**: 66
- **percentage2**: 43.34
- **party3**: Pachakutik
- **last election3**: 4
- **seats3**: 9
- **percentage3**: non-available
- **leader4**: Úrsula Strenge
- **party4**: Christian Social Party (Ecuador)
- **last election4**: 14
- **seats4**: 5
- **percentage4**: 3.17
- **leader5**: Andrés Quishpe
- **party5**: Popular Unity (Ecuador)
- **last election5**: 3
- **seats5**: 1
- **percentage5**: 1.72
- **leader6**: María Paula Romo
- **party6**: Movimiento Construye
- **last election6**: 29
- **seats6**: 1
- **percentage6**: n/a
- **leader7**: –
- **party7**: Local lists
- **party7 link**: no
- **last election7**: 6
- **seats7**: 2
- **percentage7**: n/a
- **title**: President of the National Assembly of Ecuador, National Assembly President
- **before election**: Viviana Veloz
- **before party**: Citizen Revolution Movement
- **after election**: TBD
- **after party**: TBD


## Infobox (election)

- **embed**: yes
- **election name**: Presidential election
- **type**: presidential
- **ongoing**: no
- **image1**:
- **candidate1**: Daniel Noboa
- **party1**: National Democratic Action (Ecuador)
- **color1**: 663399
- **running mate1**: María José Pinto
- **image2**:
- **candidate2**: Luisa González
- **party2**: Citizen Revolution Movement
- **color2**: 00BFFF
- **running mate2**: Diego Borja
- **map image**: File:2025 Ecuadorian presidential election, first round.svg
- **map size**: 300px
- **map caption**: Results of the first round by province.
- **title**: President of Ecuador, President
- **before election**: Daniel Noboa
- **before party**: National Democratic Action (Ecuador)
- **after election**: Daniel Noboa
- **after party**: National Democratic Action (Ecuador)
- **1blank**: First round votes
- **1data1**: 5,451,487
55.88%
- **1data2**: 4,304,523
44.12%


## Infobox (election)

- **country**: Ecuador
- **previous election**: 2023 Ecuadorian general election
- **previous year**: 2023
- **next election**: 2029 Ecuadorian general election
- **next year**: _2029_