The 2006 Costa Rica local elections were held on December 3, 2006. In the February 2006 general elections, Costa Rica elected president, vice-presidents, deputies of the Legislative Assembly and municipal councilors in the general elections. The December 2006 elections were held to elect cantonal mayors, members of the District Councils of each of the nation’s districts and intendants of eight special autonomous districts and islands.

The ruling National Liberation Party won most of the seats and mayors with 59 as the seven provincial capitals. The main opposition party, Citizens' Action Party, was unsuccessful in keep the support it had in the presidential election. In the February 2006 elections, this party had almost tied the PLN. The Social Christian Unity Party become the second largest force at municipal level. Libertarian Movement achieved it first ever municipal government. Additionally, three local parties were successful in Curridabat, Aguirre and Siquirres.

Results Mayors List of elected mayors by canton Cantons Population Incumbent mayorParty Elected mayorParty San José Johnny Araya PLN Johnny Araya PLN Escazú Marco Antonio Segura PLN Marco Antonio Segura PLN Desamparados Carlos Alberto Padilla PLN Maureen Fallas PLN Puriscal Carlos Araya PUSC Jorge Luis Chaves PLN Tarrazú José Rodolfo Naranjo PUSC Iván Suárez PLN Aserrí Mario Morales PLN Mario Morales PLN Mora Alcides Ovidio Araya PLN Gilberto Monge PLN Goicoechea Carlos Luis Murillo PUSC Óscar Enrique Figueroa PLN Santa Ana Ronald Octavio Traña PUSC Gerardo Oviedo PLN Alajuelita Víctor Hugo Echavarría PUSC Tomás Poblador PLN Vázquez de Coronado Rolando Méndez PUSC Leonardo Herrera PLN Acosta Ronald Ricardo Durán PLN Ronald Ricardo Durán PLN Tibás Percy Kenneth Rodríguez PUSC Jorge Antonio Salas PAC Moravia Alejandro Hidalgo PLN Edgar Vargas PAC Montes de Oca Sonia María Montero PAC Fernando Trejos UpC Turrubares Roberto González PUSC Rafael Vindas PUSC Dota Mario Enrique Umaña PLN José Valverde PLN Curridabat Luz de los Ángeles Retana CSXXI Edgar Eduardo Mora CSXXI Pérez Zeledón Rosibel Ramos PUSC Rosibel Ramos PUSC León Cortés Sergio Picado PUSC Leonardo Quesada PLN Alajuela Fabio Molina PLN Joyce Mary Zurcher PLN San Ramón Osvaldo Vargas PUSC Raúl Antonio Gómez PLN Grecia Freddy Barrantes PUSC Giovanny Arguedas PLN San Mateo Erwen Yanan Masís PUSC Erwen Yanan Masís PUSC Atenas Wilberth Martín Aguilar PUSC Wilberth Martín Aguilar PUSC Naranjo Mario Bolívar Solís PLN Eugenio Padilla PLN Palmares Mario Alberto Rojas PUSC Luis Carlos Castillo PLN Poás Carlos Eduardo Soto PUSC José Joaquín Brenes PLN Orotina José Joaquín Peraza PUSC Emilio Jesús Rodríguez PLN San Carlos Alfredo Córdoba PLN Alfredo Córdoba PLN Alfaro Ruiz Manuel Enrique Durán PUSC Marco Vinicio Rodríguez PLN Valverde Vega Víctor Manuel Rojas PUSC Víctor Manuel Rojas PUSC Upala Juan Bosco Acevedo PLN Juan Bosco Acevedo PLN Los Chiles Santiago Millón PLN Santiago Millón PLN Guatuso Carlos Luis Corrales PUSC Fidel Condega PLN Cartago Harold Humberto Góngora PUSC Rolando Alberto Rodríguez PLN Paraíso Marvin Solano PAPAR Marvin Solano ML La Unión Guillermo Arturo Zúñiga PIO Julio Antonio Rojas PLN Jiménez Jorge Humberto Solano PLN Jorge Humberto Solano PLN Turrialba Marvin Gerardo Orocú PUSC Luis Alfonso Pérez PLN Alvarado Ángel Raquel López PLN Ángel Raquel López PLN Oreamuno Gerardo Walter Granados PUSC Marco Vinicio Redondo PAC El Guarco Luis Rafael Flores PUSC William Adolfo Cerdas PLN Heredia Javier Carvajal PUSC José Manuel Ulate PLN Barva Omar Enrique Trigueros PUSC Mercedes Hernández PLN Santo Domingo Erika Lizette Linares PLN Raúl Isidro Bolaños PLN Santa Bárbara Luis Paulino Rodríguez PUSC Rolando Hidalgo PLN San Rafael Jorge Isaac Herrera PLN Alberto Vargas PAC San Isidro Elvia Dicciana Villalobos PLN Elvia Dicciana Villalobos PLN Belén Víctor Manuel Víquez PLN Horacio Alvarado PUSC Flores Marvin Murillo PUSC Jenny Alfaro PAC San Pablo Aracelly Salas PUSC Aracelly Salas PUSC Sarapiquí Pedro Rojas PLN Pedro Rojas PLN Liberia Ricardo Adolfo Samper PLN Carlos Luis Marín PLN Nicoya Bernardo Vargas PLN Lorenzo Rosales PLN Santa Cruz Pastor Gómez PUSC Jorge Enrique Chavarría PLN Bagaces Guillermo Aragón PUSC Luis Ángel Rojas PLN Carrillo José María Guevara PUSC Carlos Gerardo Cantillo PLN Cañas Gilberto Jerez PLN Katia María Solórzano PLN Abangares Víctor Julio Cabezas PUSC Jorge Calvo PLN Tilarán Jovel Arias PUSC Jovel Arias PUSC Nandayure Luis Gerardo Rodríguez PGI Luis Gerardo Rodríguez PUN La Cruz Junnier Alberto Salazar PUSC Carlos Matías Gonzaga PLN Hojancha Juan Rafael Marín PLN Juan Rafael Marín PLN Puntarenas Omar Obando PUSC Agne Gómez PLN Esparza Dagoberto Venegas PUSC Dagoberto Venegas PUSC Buenos Aires Giovanni Fallas PUSC Primo Feliciano Álvarez PLN Montes de Oro Álvaro Jiménez PLN Álvaro Jiménez PLN Osa José Gabriel Villachica PUSC Jorge Alberto Cole PLN Aguirre Alex Max Contreras PUSC Óscar Octavio Monge OLA Golfito Mauricio Alvarado PUSC Jimmy José Cubillo PLN Coto Brus Gerardo Wilson Chaves PUSC Rafael Ángel Navarro PUSC Parrita Ramón Fernando Rodríguez PUSC Gerardo Roger Acuña PLN Corredores Augusto César Moya PUSC Gerardo Ramírez PLN Garabito Luis Fernando Villalobos PUSC Marvin Elizondo PLN Limón Róger Mainor Rivera PUSC Eduardo Barboza PLN Pococí Manuel Hernández PUSC Enrique Alfaro PLN Siquirres Miguel Gerardo Quirós PUSC Edgar Cambronero PACSI Talamanca Rugeli Morales PUSC Rugeli Morales PUSC Matina Rodrigo Gómez PRC Lorenzo Colphan PLN Guácimo Gerardo Fuentes PLN Gerardo Fuentes PLN

Party Mayors Popular vote Number Change Votes % National Liberation Party 59 31 277,589 45.87 Social Christian Unity Party 11 36 107,007 17.68 Citizens' Action Party 54 88,630 14.64 Libertarian Movement 1134,073 5.63 Total cantonal parties 31 31,408 5.19 National Union Party 1 New16,101 2.66 Union for Change Party 1 New15,107 2.50 Costa Rican Renewal Party019,883 1.63 National Integration Party08,516 1.41 Independent Guanacaste Party 016,925 1.14 Green Ecologist Party0New3,265 0.54 Democratic Force02,827 0.47 National Rescue Party01,609 0.27 Democratic Nationalist Alliance0New1,132 0.19 Broad Front0New502 0.08 Homeland First Party0New297 0.05 People's Vanguard Party0New245 0.04 Agrarian Labour Action Party079 0.01 Total81602,755100% Source

By province Province PLN % PUSC % PAC % ML % Reg. % PUN % UpC % PRC % PIN % FD % PRESNA % ADN % PPP % PVP % 45.59 16.64 16.60 2.95 9.62 1.75 2.26 0.32 4.27 - - - - - 55.41 11.17 17.77 4.60 5.32 1.49 3.65 0.59 - - - - - - 44.06 18.04 12.47 11.32 6.32 5.60 2.19 - - - - - - - 43.76 20.88 21.49 2.23 4.54 0.75 3.82 1.93 0.46 - - - - 0.14 43.19 14.69 9.54 2.98 11.41 8.41 4.03 0.71 - 2.41 0.76 1.87 - - 43.30 27.03 8.76 6.19 3.70 1.50 - 8.45 0.63 - - - 0.44 - 34.93 24.46 9.07 16.50 4.06 1.53 0.87 2.83 0.30 2.77 2.34 - - 0.34 Total 45.87 17.68 14.64 5.63 6.95 2.66 2.50 1.64 1.41 0.47 0.27 0.19 0.05 0.04Source: TSE

Alderpeople The elections of municipal councilors of Costa Rica in 2006 were an electoral process held in parallel with the presidential and legislative elections. In them the 495 tenure aldermen and the 495 alternates that conform the 81 Municipal Councils were chosen.

The Central Canton of San José, the most populous, named 13 aldermen. Desamparados and Alajuela named 11. Others less populated (Puntarenas, Limón, Pococí, Heredia, Cartago, La Unión, San Carlos, Goicoechea, Pérez Zeledón, etc.) named 9. Others even smaller (Tibás, Grecia, Vázquez de Coronado, Montes de Oca, Siquirres, Escazú, Turrialba, etc.) appointed 7 council members. Finally, the smallest (Turrubares, San Mateo, Santa Ana, Mora, Montes de Oro, Talamanca, etc.) named 5.

Parties Popular vote Alderpeople Votes % ±pp Total +/- National Liberation Party (PLN) 585,809 36.41 +7.20 228 +50 Citizens' Action Party (PAC) 394,854 24.54 +4.10 139 +38 Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) 143,008 8.89 -22.03 59 -121 Libertarian Movement (ML) 135,148 8.40 +2.85 36 +49 Costa Rican Renewal Party (PRC) 50,416 3.13 -0.46 4 -3 Union for Change Party (UpC) 45,885 2.85 New 1 New National Union Party (PUN) 42,853 2.66 New 3 New National Restoration Party (PREN) 22,579 1.40 New 2 New Homeland First Party (PPP) 19,326 1.20 New 0 New Democratic Nationalist Alliance (ADN) 14,982 0.93 New 0 New National Integration Party (PIN) 14,162 0.88 -0.77 0 -1 Democratic Force (FD) 13,912 0.86 -1.78 0 -4 Patriotic Union (UP) 13,075 0.81 New 0 New Cartago Agrarian Union Party (PUAC) 9,029 0.56 +0.56 2 +2 Agrarian Labour Action Party (PALA) 8,979 0.56 -0.05 3 +1 Broad Front (FA) 8,068 0.50 New 0 New Independent Guanacaste Party (PGI) 6,536 0.41 +0.36 2 +2 Escazu's Progressive Yoke (YPE) 6,116 0.38 -0.13 2 -1 United Left Coalition (IU) 6,108 0.38 New 0 New 21st Century Curridabat (CSXXI) 5,643 0.35 +0.10 2 +1 Authentic Heredian Party (PAH) 5,479 0.34 New 0 New Alajuelense Democratic Action (PADA) 5,357 0.33 +0.33 0 New Palmarenean Union Party (PUPal) 5,015 0.31 New 2 New Provincial Integration Three Party (PIP-3) 4,425 0.28 New 0 New Party of the Sun (PdS) 3,999 0.25 -0.07 2 0 Goicoechea in Action Party (PGEA) 3,536 0.22 New 0 New Authentic Labourer of Coronado Party (PALABRA) 3,098 0.19 New 1 New Green Ecologist Party (PVE) 3,070 0.19 New 0 New Progressive Moravia Party (PMP) 2,929 0.18 New 1 New The Bridge and Paths of Mora (PYCM) 2,815 0.17 New 2 New Communal Pro-Curri Party (PCPC) 2,664 0.17 New 1 New New Alajuelita Party (PALNU) 2,076 0.13 +0.01 1 0 Cantonal Action Independent Siquirres Party (PACSI) 1,870 0.12 +0.05 1 +1 Cartago Agrarian Force (FAC) 1,735 0.11 -0.16 0 New Workers' and Peasants' Movement (MTC) 1,718 0.11 New 0 New Desamparadenean Communal Force Party (FCD) 1,676 0.10 New 0 New Authentic Sarapiquenean Party (PASAR) 1,460 0.09 -0.03 1 0 Quepeña Action Party (PAQ) 1,452 0.09 -0.04 2 0 Independent Belemite Party (PIB) 1,303 0.08 +0.04 1 +1 Authentic Turrialban Cartago Party (PATC) 1,217 0.08 New 0 New Humanist Party of Heredia (PH-Her) 1,047 0.07 +0.05 0 0 Humanist Party of Montes de Oca (PH-MdO) 986 0.06 -0.02 0 -1 Autonomous Oromontan Party (PAO) 859 0.05 New 1 New Authentic Pilaric Party (PAUPI) 830 0.05 New 0 New Ecological Garabito Party (PEG) 770 0.05 -0.01 1 -2 Alliance for San José Party (PASJ) 542 0.03 -0.05 0 New Aguirre Labour Organization Party (OLA) 505 0.03 New 0 New New Feminist League Party (NLF) 79 0.01 New 0 New Total 1,609,000 100.00 - 500 -3 Invalid votes 53,796 3.24 Votes cast / turnout 1,662,796 65.19 Abstentions 887,817 34.81 Registered voters 2,550,613 100% Sources

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