2026 Bolivian regional elections
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22 March 2026
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The 2026 Bolivian regional elections were held on 22 March 2026 to elect the nine governor and assembly members of the nine departments or regions, the vice-governors of the departments of Santa Cruz, Tarija, Pando and Beni, and the sub-governors and corregidores in the department of Beni. The 335 municipal governments (mayors) and 2,044 municipal councilors were also elected. Additionally, a Regional Executive and two development executives were elected in the Autonomous Regional Government of Gran Chaco, in the department of Tarija.[1] A second round is scheduled for 19 April.[2]
The assembly members from the nine departments will be elected as follows: 144 departmental assembly members by territory, 105 departmental assembly members by population, and 28 departmental assembly members representing the Indigenous and Native Peasant Nations and Peoples (NPIOC) and the Afro-Bolivian people. Six regional assembly members will also be elected by territory, three regional assembly members by population, and three regional assembly members representing Indigenous and Native Peasant peoples, along with their respective alternates, throughout the country.[3]
In total, 4962 political authorities will be elected nationwide: 583 at the departmental level, 27 at the regional level, and 4352 at the municipal level, including both elected officials and alternates.[2]
The call for departmental elections has been delayed by the holding of the general elections between August and October 2025, as well as the economic crisis in the country. On 9 October 2025, the Electoral Body submitted the draft law "Transitional Law for Holding Elections of Departmental, Regional, and Municipal Political Authorities" to the Plurinational Legislative Assembly for its consideration and subsequent approval,[4] but the Committee of Deputies suspended its consideration due to the absence of its members. On October 27, the acting president of the Plurinational Electoral Organ (TSE), Óscar Hassenteufel, announced that the 2026 subnational elections would be called by mid-November and that the mass registration of new voters would take place from 1 to 10 December.[5]
On 30 October, TSE member Gustavo Ávila requested that the new Bolivian parliament approve and enact the law submitted by the electoral body. He stressed that the law should be addressed immediately, since the constitutional term begins on November 8 and "there is no time for the usual organizational process".[6]
On 20 November, the TSE launched the call for subnational elections for the 2026–2031 period. The resolution confirmed the date of said elections, to be held on March 22, 2026 in the nine departments of the country and in the 340 municipalities of Bolivia.[7]
Electoral system
At the departamental level, governors are elected by departmental constituency. If no candidate for governor obtains more than 50% of the valid votes cast, or a minimum of 40% with a 10% lead over the second-place candidate, a second round of voting will be held. In the departments of Pando, Santa Cruz, Tarija, and Beni, a vice-governor is elected, while in the department of Beni, eight sub-governors are elected. In the department of Tarija, there is the special case of the election of regional executives in the Gran Chaco Province.[8]
Authorized political organizations
Political parties
| Candidacy | Party | Department | |||||||||
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| Acción Democrática Nacionalista (ADN) | |||||||||||
| Autonomía para Bolivia Súmate (APB SÚMATE) | |||||||||||
| Frente Revolucionario de Izquierda (FRI) | |||||||||||
| Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS-IPSP) | |||||||||||
| Movimiento Demócrata Social (DEMÓCRATAS) | |||||||||||
| Movimiento de la Izquierda Revolucionaria-Nueva Mayoría (MIR-NM) | |||||||||||
| Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario (MNR) | |||||||||||
| Movimiento de Renovación Nacional (MORENA) | |||||||||||
| Third System Movement (MTS) | |||||||||||
| New Patriotic Generation (NGP) | |||||||||||
| Partido Demócrata Cristiano (PDC) | |||||||||||
| Liberty and Republic (LIBRE) | |||||||||||
| Unidad Cívica Solidaridad (UCS) | |||||||||||
Political alliances
| Alianza | Siglas | Composición | Ámbito | Líder | Ref. | |
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| Somos LIBRE | LIBRE | List
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Nacional | Jorge Quiroga Ramírez | ||
| Unidos por los Pueblos | A-UPP | List
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| Proyecto País | A.P.P. | List
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Marco Antonio Pumari | |||
| Unidad por la Patria | PATRIA | List
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Rodrigo Paz, Jaime Paz Zamora y Samuel Doria Medina | |||
| Despierta | List
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Departamento del Beni | ||||
| Vamos por el Progreso | List
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| Fuerza y Esperanza | TUFE | List
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| Nueva República | NEO | List
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Departamento de Chuquisaca | Horacio Poppe Inch | ||
| Charcas Revolucionaria | CH.R | List
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Enrique Leaño | |||
| Nueva Ideas | N.I | Departamento de Cochabamba | Roberto Perrogón | [9] | ||
| Soluciones con Todos | S.C.T | List
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Mario Severich | [10] | ||
| Primero El Alto | El Alto (departamento de La Paz) | José Luis Paredes | ||||
| Patria | PATRIA | La Paz (departamento de La Paz) | Luis Revilla | |||
| Somos La Paz | List
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Departamento de La Paz | Ingvar Ellefsen | |||
| Patria SOL | PATRIA | Luis Revilla | ||||
| Suma por el Bien Común | List
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Iván Arias | ||||
| Recuperemos La Paz | List
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| Renovación 2026 | List
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Departamento de Oruro | ||||
| Somos Oruro | List
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| Patria | PATRIA | |||||
| Libre Pando | List
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Departamento de Pando | ||||
| Unidad por la Patria-Primero Pando | PATRIA | |||||
| Unidos | UNIDOS | List
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Pasorapa (departamento de Cochabamba) | Esther Soria
Rocío Molina |
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| SAO-ADN | SAO-ADN | List
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Departamento de Santa Cruz | Juan Carlos Medrano Víctor Hugo Núñez del Prado |
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| Primero Santa Cruz | José Gary Áñez | |||||
| Libre | List
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Juan Pablo Velasco Jorge Quiroga Ramírez |
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| Creemos Patria | PATRIA | Luis Fernando Camacho | ||||
| Primero Tarija | List
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Departamento de Tarija | Johnny Torres | |||
| Unidad por la Patria | PATRIA | Adrián Oliva Alcázar | ||||
Citizen and indigenous groups
| La Paz | |||
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| Alianza Social Patriótica | A.S.P. | ||
| Ciudad Humana | C.H. | ||
| Juntos Al Llamado de Los Pueblos | J.A.LLA.LLA.L.P. | ||
| Mirando el Desarrollo de Luribay | MIDELUR | ||
| Movimiento por la Soberanía | M.P.S. | ||
| Movimiento Tierra y Libertad | M.T.L. | ||
| Movimiento Yungas Productivo | M.Y.P. | ||
| Nueva Opción Social | N.O.S. | ||
| Proyecto Alternativo de Cambio Hacia un Amanecer | P.A.C.H.A. | ||
| Poder de los Pueblos Originarios | PODER-O | ||
| Por Un Municipio Alternativo | P.U.M.A. | ||
| Soberanía y Libertad para Bolivia | SOL.bo | ||
| SOMOS Movimiento Social | SOMOS | ||
| Suma Escoma | S.E. | ||
| Unión por el Cambio | U.P.C. | ||
| Venceremos | VENCEREMOS | ||
| Chuquisaca | |||
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| Asociación de Comunidades Originarias e Indígenas de Poroma | ASOCOIN | ||
| Charcas | C.C. | ||
| Consejo de Caciques Marka Payaqullu (NPIOC) | COKASAL | ||
| Faro de Unión con Empoderamiento y Representación Zonal Autonómica | FUERZA | ||
| Libertad y Democracia Renovadora | LIDER | ||
| Movimiento Multicultural Productivo | M.M.P. | ||
| Pacto de Integración Social | P.A.I.S. | ||
| Por Siempre Chuquisaca | XS-CH | ||
| República 2025 | R2025 | ||
| San Lucas y la Capitanía Zona Macharetí (NPIOC) | CZM-APG | ||
| Todos por Camargo | TPC | ||
| Unidos para Renovar-Huacareta | UNIR | ||
| Unidos para Renovar-Villa Vaca Guzmán | UNIR | ||
| Cochabamba | |||
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| Agrupación de Renovación Independiente | A.R.I. | ||
| Cambio y Renovación | CREE | ||
| Frente Amplio Patriótico | F.A.P. | ||
| Fuerza Social | F.S. | ||
| Gualberto Villarroel | G.V. | ||
| Proyecto Progresista Social | P.P.S. | ||
| Pueblo Originario Kirkiawi (NPIOC) | POKUY | ||
| Renovación Total | RETO | ||
| Tarata Unida | TU | ||
| Unidad Nacional de Esperanza | UNE | ||
| Unidos Por Aiquile | UNPA | ||
| Unidos por Cliza | U.P.C. | ||
| Oruro | |||
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| Ayllu Jilanko Tayaquira (NPIOC) | IO Tayaquira-MD | ||
| Ayllus y Nacionalidades con Identidad (NPIOC) | A.Y.N.I. | ||
| Cuerpo de Autoridades Originarias Saucari (NPIOC) | CAO-S | ||
| Lucha Estratégica de Acción Local | LEAL | ||
| Federación Sindical Originaria Regional de Caracollo (NPIOC) | FERSORC | ||
| Movimiento Ciudadano San Felipe de Austria | MCSFA | ||
| Nación Originaria Jach’a Karangas (NPIOC) | N.O.J.K. | ||
| Nación Originaria Jatun Killacas Asanajaqui (NPIOC) | JAKISA | ||
| Participación Popular | P.P. | ||
| Sartayañani Utasa Marka Askichañapataqi | SUMA | ||
| Sol Oruro | SOL.ORURO | ||
| Unión QhamachA | U.Q. | ||
| Potosí | |||
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| Alianza de Ayllus Originarios del Qullasuyo (NPIOC) | A.A.O.Q. | ||
| Alianza Social | A.S. | ||
| Asociación con Identidad de la Nación Indígena | A.I.N.I | ||
| Consejo de Ayllus Originarios Chaqui (NPIOC) | C.A.O.CH. | ||
| Consejo Originario de la Nación Chichas Wisijsa (NPIOC) | CONACH-W | ||
| Frente de Unidad Ciudadana | F.U.C. | ||
| Jatun Ayllu Parantaca (NPIOC) | Potosí-JAP | ||
| Jatun Ayllu Yura (NPIOC) | J.A.Y. | ||
| Movimiento Cívico Popular | M.C.P. | ||
| Partido Socialista Revolucionario | P.S.R. | ||
| Pueblo Unido | P.U. | ||
| Somos Potosí | S.P. | ||
| Beni | |||
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| Beni Un Solo Corazón | BUSCO | ||
| Central de Pueblos Étnicos Mojeños del Beni | CPEM-B | ||
| Construyendo Futuro | C.F. | ||
| Fuerza Social Demócrata | F.S.D. | ||
| Orden y Desarrollo Amazónico | AVANZAR | ||
| Vanguardia Movilización Social | VAMOS | ||
| Pando | ||
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| Auténtica Alianza Gonzaleña y Pandina | AAGyP | |
| Columna de Integración | C.I. | |
| Movimiento Democrático Autonomista | M.D.A. | |
| Primero Pando | P.P. | |
| Tarija | ||
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| Alianza de Integración Regional | A.I.R. | |
| Camino Democrático para el Cambio | C.D.C. | |
| Consejo de Capitanes Guaraní de Tarija (NPIOC) | C.C.G.T. | |
| Frente Agropecuario Unido | F.A.U. | |
| Integración Seguridad y Autonomía | I.S.A. | |
| Madre Tierra | M.T. | |
| Movimiento Autonomista de Trabajo y Esperanza | MATE | |
| Nueva Alianza Sur | NASUR | |
| Primero la Gente | P.G. | |
| Somos Chaco | SOMOS CHACO | |
| Todos | TODOS | |
| Unidos para Renovar | UNIR | |
| Santa Cruz | |||
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| Agrupación de Propuesta Ciudadana | A.P.C. | ||
| Alianza Solidaria Popular | ASIP | ||
| Cambio Posible | CAMPO | ||
| Creemos | CREEMOS | ||
| Fuerza y Esperanza | FE | ||
| Guarayos Hoy | G.H. | ||
| Integrando a Pailón y sus Comunidades | IPC | ||
| Jichi Compromiso Ciudadano | P.C. | ||
| Juntos Somos Portachuelo | JSP | ||
| Libertad y Democracia Renovadora | LIDER | ||
| Libertad, Renovación y Solidaridad | LIBRES | ||
| Matieños de Corazón | MATICO | ||
| Modernidad Nacional | M.N. | ||
| Movimiento Solidario Popular | M.S.P. | ||
| Nuevo Poder Ciudadano | N.P.C. | ||
| Paz y Progreso | P.P. | ||
| Primero Conce | P.C. | ||
| Santa Cruz Autónoma y Ordenada | SAO | ||
| Seguridad, Orden y Libertad | SOL | ||
| Somos Warnes | |||
| Todos Por Porongo | TPP | ||
| Todos por Roboré | T.P.R. | ||
| Unidad, Democracia y Oportunidad Social | UNIDOS | ||
| Un Nuevo Instrumento Revolucionario | UNIR.bo | ||
| Vallegrande Para Todos | V.P.T. | ||
| Voluntad Ciudadana y Equidad Socia | VOCES | ||
| Vos | VOS | ||
Electoral organization and timetable
| Year | Date | Event |
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2025 |
November 20 | Call for subnational elections 2026 |
| November 26 | Approval of the electoral calendar | |
| December 1-10 | Appointment of electoral judges | |
| December 1-15 | Registration of organizations of Indigenous and peasant Nations and peoples before the TEDs | |
| December 4-16 | Mass biometric registration | |
| December 12-15 | Register of political alliances | |
| December 17-22 | Registration of candidates | |
| December 22, 2025 to March 18, 2026 | Dissemination of electoral propaganda at public campaign events | |
| December 23, 2025 to February 5, 2026 | Replacement due to withdrawal of candidacies | |
2026 |
January 3 | TED review report of nominations |
| January 9 | Publication of candidate lists | |
| January 16 | Ballot placement draw | |
| January 21 | Ballot design approval | |
| February 20 | Drawing of electoral jurors | |
| March 22 | Bolivian subnational elections of 2026 | |
| April 19 | Second round |
Departmental elections for Governors
Beni Department
22 March 2026
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The incumbent governor, Alejandro Unzueta, was nominated under the alliance "El Beni se Desarrolla Hoy" (Beni Develops Today), made up of the Social Democratic Movement and the citizens' group "Beni Un Solo Corazón" (Beni One Heart). The Patria Alliance formally nominated Jesús Egüez Rivero as its gubernatorial candidate, while the Unidos Por los Pueblos (United for the People) Alliance nominated Mario Alberto Almeida as its candidate. Other gubernatorial candidates include Hugo Vargas Roca of the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement, Karina Casta of the Third System Movement, and Luis Rowers of the Patriotic New Generation,
| Candidacy
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Candidates | Result of the first round | 2nd round result | Ref. | ||||
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| Votes (%) | Votes | Votes (%) | Votes | |||||
| Unidad por la Patria List |
Jesús Egüez Rivero | 36.56 % | ||||||
Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario |
Hugo Vargas Roca | 20.12 % | ||||||
| Despierta El Beni se Desarrolla Hoy List
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Alejandro Unzueta | 15.94 % | ||||||
![]() Transformación Unidad Fuerza y Esperanza |
Miguel Ángel Rivero | 13.74 % | ||||||
| Movimiento Tercer Sistema | Casta Karina Salinas | 4.35 % | 8 408 | |||||
| CPEM-B Central de Pueblos Étnicos Mojeños del Beni List
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Consuelo Núñez Molina | 3.64 % | 7 048 | |||||
List
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Mario Alberto Almeida | 3.52 % | 6 818 | |||||
Nueva Generación Patriótica |
Luis Rowers Perdriel | 2.14 % | 4 134 | |||||
| Valid votes | 82.35% | 193,473 | ||||||
| Blank and invalid votes | 17.65% | 41,478 | ||||||
| Electorate | 100.00% | 234,951 | 100.00% | |||||
| Registered voters | 81.19% | 289,397 | ||||||
| Fuente: Órgano Electoral Plurinacional | Atlas Electoral | ||||||||


