A mayoral election was held in Quetzaltenango on 16 June 2019.
The elections were held next to the presidential, legislative, municipal and Central American Parliament elections. Twenty candidates were presented.Listado de candidatos a la alcaldía de Xela
The previous mayor, Luis Grijalva Minera, did not run for re-election due to possible cases of corruption, as well as ideological discrepancies with the party that postulated him.
Results CandidatePartyVotes%Fernando LópezHumanist Party of Guatemala13,55121.76Francisco SantosFuerza5,794 9.30Patrick GramajoValor5,785 9.29Hugo SotoCommitment, Renewal and Order4,754 7.63María Teresa CastilloWinaq3,5795.75 Julio AceitunoVision with Values3,301 5.30Jesús CifuentesVamos3,251 5.22Marvin de LeónNational Change Union3,059 4.91 Natán RodasCitizen Prosperity3,054 4.90Donald UrizarSemilla2,836 4.55Miguel de LeónNational Advancement Party2,423 3.89Frank RíosIndependent1,951 3.13Francisco MéridaPodemos1,864 2.99Oswaldo TorresLibre1,065 1.71Soraya HernándezBienestar Nacional984 1.58 Jorge IxquiacGuatemalan National Revolutionary Unity950 1.53 Labrenty CabreraAvanza778 1.25Pedro Luis ChávezNational Unity of Hope751 1.21Francisco LaraTodos603 0.97 Elvia BarrundiaUnionist Party576 0.93Juan de LeónProductivity and Work Party489 0.79 Edwin CastroUnidos257 0.51 Invalid/blank votes3,995— Total66,265— Registered voters/turnout106,44362.25Source: Supreme Electoral Tribunal
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