2021 Chilean gubernatorial elections

The first election of regional governors was held on May 15 and 16, 2021, alongside elections for members of the Constitutional Convention and local authorities. The process included the direct election of regional governors for Chile's 16 regions, the country's first-level administrative divisions. Their term extends from July 17, 2021, to January 6, 2025.[1] If none of the candidates received more than 40% of the votes, a second round was held on June 13, 2021.

2021 Chilean regional elections

May 15–16, 2021 2024 →
Registered14,900,190
Turnout43.38% (1st round)
19.62% (2nd round)
 
Party Constituent Unity Chile Vamos Broad Front
Popular vote 1,571,623 1,177,517 1,002,432
Percentage 25.9% 19.4% 16.5%

A map presenting the results of the first round

The election of regional governors was originally scheduled for October 25, 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic altered the entire election schedule in Chile, moving the 2020 national plebiscite from April 26 to October 25. The election of regional governors was then rescheduled for April 21, 2021, extending the term of the mayors elected in the previous election.[2]

Due to the pandemic, the election of regional governors along with other concurrent elections was extended to two days (April 10 and 11) to avoid crowding, making it the first election in Chile to be held over more than one day.

Eventually, the elections were once again postponed to May 15 and 16, 2021, due to a rise in COVID-19 cases,[1] while election of regional board members was held on November 21, 2021, alongside the presidential and parliamentary elections.

Results

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Overall

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PartyFirst roundSecond roundTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Constituent Unity1,571,62325.8921,198,34347.48810
Chile Vamos1,177,51719.400340,21313.4811
Broad Front1,002,43216.511723,85628.6812
Ecologists and Independents706,86711.64065,5502.6011
Let's Humanize Chile360,4965.94000
For Regional Dignity232,1853.82000
Republicans207,9133.42000
Green Regionalists183,3323.02000
Equality for Chile135,5082.23000
Patriotic Union62,0241.02000
Independent Christians33,3200.55000
Revolutionary Workers Party21,4420.35000
National Citizen Party16,4130.27000
Independents359,9045.930196,1287.7722
Total6,070,976100.0032,524,090100.001316
Valid votes6,065,50793.832,524,09098.64
Invalid/blank votes398,8136.1734,8721.36
Total votes6,464,320100.002,558,962100.00
Registered voters/turnout14,900,19043.3813,040,81919.62
Source: SERVEL

Results per region

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Region Total votes Constituent Union Chile Vamos Broad Front Other candidate Others
Votes Turnout Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Votes %
  Arica and Parinacota 70,452 36.8% Jorge Díaz (PDC) 18,407 27.4% Enrique Lee (Ind.) 21,126 31.5% Orlando Vargas (Ind.) 17,936 26.7% 9,621 14.3%
35,974 18.8% 20,385 57.7% 14,971 42,3%
  Tarapacá 96,270 37.1% Marco A. Pérez (Ind.) 23.313 25.5% Jorge Fistonic (UDI) 19,668 21.5% José M. Carvajal (COM) 26,088 28.6% 22,232 24.4%
35,085 13.5% 14,793 43.0% 19,629 57.0%
  Antofagasta 177,378 36.9% Ricardo Díaz (Ind.) 66,478 39.6% Marco Díaz (RN) 36,144 21.5% Paulina Orellana (RD) 27,540 16.4% Lester Calderón (PTR) 21,442 12.8% 16,220 9.7%
58,716 12.2% 41,863 72.0% 16,252 28.0%
  Atacama 97,264 40.1% Carlo Pezo (Ind.) 27,635 30.2% Fernando Ghiglino (RN) 11,672 12.8% Miguel Vargas (Ind.) 21,692 23.7% 30,499 33.3%
30,694 12.7% 12,039 40.6% 17,604 59.4%
  Coquimbo 253,459 41.3% Ricardo Cifuentes (PDC) 60,909 25.4% Marco Sulantay (UDI) 62,640 27.3% Krist Naranjo (I-PEV) 65,435 26.1% 50,875 21.2%
106,873 17.4% 40,238 38.0% 65,550 62.0%
  Valparaíso 722,752 45.2% Aldo Valle (Ind.) 136,819 20.0% Manuel Millones (Ind.) 161,715 23.7% Rodrigo Mundaca (Ind.) 298,398 43.7% Marco Oyanedel (Ind.) 43,625 6.4% 42,165 6.2%
Elected 1st round
  Santiago Metropolitan 2,653,345 45.3% Claudio Orrego (PDC) 654,117 25.5% Catalina Parot (EVO) 382,918 14.9% Karina Oliva (COM) 599,418 23.4% Nathalie Joignant (PEV) 389,814 15.2% 539,135 21.0%
1,505,266 25.7% 785,023 52.7% 704.227 47.3%
  O'Higgins 366,329 47.4% Pablo Silva (PS) 80,779 24.3% Eduardo Cornejo (UDI) 73,623 22.2% Esteban Valenzuela (FREVS) 67,836 20.4% 110,081 33.1%
119,991 15.5% 67,576 57.7% 49,617 42.3%
  Maule 386,670 43.7% Cristina Bravo (PDC) 98,772 28.3% George Bordachar (RN) 62,944 18.0% Francisco Pulgar (Ind.) 83,585 24.0% 103,638 29.7%
121,323 13.7% 68,261 57.3% 50,832 42.7%
  Ñuble 182,900 42.7% Óscar Crisóstomo (PS) 50,594 31.2% Jezer Sepúlveda (UDI) 43,855 27.1% Ignacio Marín (RD) 22.205 13.7% Julio Becerra (I-PEV) 17,861 11.0% 27,424 16.9%
69,825 16.3% 36,372 52.9% 32,324 47.1%
  Biobío 549,968 41.2% Eric Aedo (PDC) 71,822 14.3% Flor Weisse (UDI) 97,419 19.4% Rodrigo Díaz (Ind.) 138,439 27.5% 195,584 38.9%
182,436 13.7% 51,248 28.6% 127,692 71.4%
  Araucanía 348,436 39.4% Eugenio Tuma (PPD) 92,083 30.3% Luciano Rivas (Ind.) 60,611 19.9% Luis Levi (Ind.) 48,891 16.1% 102,327 33.7%
124,201 14.1% 50,840 41.8% 70,804 58.2%
  Los Ríos 144,312 41.1% Luis Cuvertino (PS) 43,892 32.5% M. José Gatica (RN) 49,742 36.8% Elías Sabat (Ind.) 17,238 12.8% 24,002 17.8%
73,999 21.1% 43,370 59.2% 29,915 40.8%
  Los Lagos 305,868 41.3% Patricio Vallespín (PDC) 99,842 36.4% Ricardo Kuschel (RN) 70,532 25.8% Jaime Saez (RD) 26,356 9.6% Alfonso Belmar (PEV) 44,592 16.3% 32,614 11.9%
94,579 12.8% 57,821 62.4% 34,844 37.6%
  Aysén 40,701 41.3% Andrea Macías (PS) 18,283 48.7% Raúl Rudolphi (RN) 12,860 34.3% Jorge Sepúlveda (Ind.) 6,381 17.0%
Elected 1st round
  Magallanes and Antarctica 62,855 39.3% Jorge Flies (Ind.) 24,768 42.1% Juan José Arcos (PRI) 8,689 14.8% Christian Matheson (Ind.) 13,118 22.3% 12,196 20.8%
Elected 1st round
Source: SERVEL (100% counted)

References

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  1. ^ a b Ministerio Secretaría General de la Presidencia. "Ley 21324: Posterga las próximas elecciones municipales, de gobernadores regionales y de convencionales constituyentes por motivo del covid-19". Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  2. ^ "Los vacíos que dejó el cambio del Plebiscito y la recalendarización electoral". La Tercera. 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2021-05-17.