The 2026 Bolivian regional elections were held on 22 March 2026 to elect the nine 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. A second round is scheduled for 19 April.
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.
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.
Preparations
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, 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.
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".
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.
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.
Authorized political organizations
Political parties CandidacyPartyDepartment Chuquisaca La Paz Santa Cruz Cochabamba Tarija Potosí Oruro Beni PandoAcción 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 (MIR-NM) Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario (MNR)Movimiento de Renovación Nacional (MORENA) (MTS) (NGP)Partido Demócrata Cristiano (PDC) (LIBRE)Unidad Cívica Solidaridad (UCS)
Political alliances AlianzaSiglasComposiciónÁmbitoLíderRef.Somos LIBRELIBRENacionalJorge Quiroga RamírezUnidos por los PueblosA-UPPProyecto PaísA.P.P.PATRIARodrigo Paz, Jaime Paz Zamora y Samuel Doria MedinaDespiertaDepartamento del BeniVamos por el ProgresoFuerza y EsperanzaTUFENueva RepúblicaNEODepartamento de ChuquisacaHoracio Poppe InchCharcas RevolucionariaCH.RNueva IdeasN.IDepartamento de CochabambaRoberto PerrogónSoluciones con TodosS.C.TMario SeverichPrimero El AltoEl Alto (departamento de La Paz)José Luis ParedesPATRIALa Paz (departamento de La Paz)Luis RevillaSomos La PazDepartamento de La PazIngvar EllefsenPatria SOLPATRIALuis RevillaSuma por el Bien ComúnIván AriasRecuperemos La PazRenovación 2026Departamento de OruroSomos OruroPatriaPATRIALibre PandoDepartamento de PandoUnidad por la Patria-Primero PandoPATRIAUnidosUNIDOSPasorapa (departamento de Cochabamba)Esther Soria Rocío MolinaSAO-ADNSAO-ADNDepartamento de Santa CruzJuan Carlos Medrano del PradoPrimero Santa CruzJosé Gary ÁñezLibreJuan Pablo VelascoJorge Quiroga RamírezCreemos PatriaPATRIALuis Fernando CamachoPrimero TarijaDepartamento de TarijaJohnny TorresUnidad por la PatriaPATRIA
Citizen and indigenous groups La PazAlianza Social PatrióticaA.S.P.Ciudad HumanaC.H.Juntos Al Llamado de Los PueblosJ.A.LLA.LLA.L.P.Mirando el Desarrollo de LuribayMIDELURMovimiento por la SoberaníaM.P.S.Movimiento Tierra y LibertadM.T.L.Movimiento Yungas ProductivoM.Y.P.Nueva Opción SocialN.O.S.Proyecto Alternativo de Cambio Hacia un AmanecerP.A.C.H.A.Poder de los Pueblos OriginariosPODER-OPor Un Municipio AlternativoP.U.M.A.Soberanía y Libertad para BoliviaSOL.boSOMOS Movimiento SocialSOMOSSuma EscomaS.E.Unión por el CambioU.P.C.VenceremosVENCEREMOS ChuquisacaAsociación de Comunidades Originarias e Indígenas de PoromaASOCOINCharcasC.C.Consejo de Caciques Marka Payaqullu ()COKASALFaro de Unión con Empoderamiento y Representación Zonal AutonómicaFUERZALibertad y Democracia RenovadoraLIDERMovimiento Multicultural ProductivoM.M.P.Pacto de Integración SocialP.A.I.S.Por Siempre ChuquisacaXS-CHRepública 2025R2025San Lucas y la Capitanía Zona Macharetí ()CZM-APGTodos por CamargoTPCUnidos para Renovar-HuacaretaUNIRUnidos para Renovar-Villa Vaca GuzmánUNIR CochabambaAgrupación de Renovación IndependienteA.R.I.Cambio y RenovaciónCREEFrente Amplio PatrióticoF.A.P.Fuerza SocialF.S.Gualberto VillarroelG.V.Proyecto Progresista SocialP.P.S.Pueblo Originario Kirkiawi ()POKUYRenovación TotalRETOTarata UnidaTUUnidad Nacional de EsperanzaUNEUnidos Por AiquileUNPAUnidos por ClizaU.P.C. OruroAyllu Jilanko Tayaquira ()IO Tayaquira-MDAyllus y Nacionalidades con Identidad ()A.Y.N.I.Cuerpo de Autoridades Originarias Saucari ()CAO-SLucha Estratégica de Acción LocalLEALFederación Sindical Originaria Regional de Caracollo ()FERSORCMovimiento Ciudadano San Felipe de AustriaMCSFANación Originaria Jach’a Karangas ()N.O.J.K.Nación Originaria Jatun Killacas Asanajaqui ()JAKISAParticipación PopularP.P.Sartayañani Utasa Marka AskichañapataqiSUMASol OruroSOL.ORUROUnión QhamachAU.Q. PotosíAlianza de Ayllus Originarios del Qullasuyo ()A.A.O.Q.Alianza SocialA.S.Asociación con Identidad de la Nación IndígenaA.I.N.IConsejo de Ayllus Originarios Chaqui ()C.A.O.CH.Consejo Originario de la Nación Chichas Wisijsa ()CONACH-WFrente de Unidad CiudadanaF.U.C.Jatun Ayllu Parantaca ()Potosí-JAPJatun Ayllu Yura ()J.A.Y.Movimiento Cívico PopularM.C.P.Partido Socialista RevolucionarioP.S.R.Pueblo UnidoP.U.Somos PotosíS.P. BeniBeni Un Solo CorazónBUSCOCentral de Pueblos Étnicos Mojeños del BeniCPEM-BConstruyendo FuturoC.F.Fuerza Social DemócrataF.S.D.Orden y Desarrollo AmazónicoAVANZARVanguardia Movilización SocialVAMOS PandoAuténtica Alianza Gonzaleña y PandinaAAGyPColumna de IntegraciónC.I.Movimiento Democrático AutonomistaM.D.A.Primero PandoP.P. TarijaAlianza de Integración RegionalA.I.R.Camino Democrático para el CambioC.D.C.Consejo de Capitanes Guaraní de Tarija ()C.C.G.T.Frente Agropecuario UnidoF.A.U.Integración Seguridad y AutonomíaI.S.A.Madre TierraM.T.Movimiento Autonomista de Trabajo y EsperanzaMATENueva Alianza SurNASURP.G.Somos ChacoSOMOS CHACOTodosTODOSUnidos para RenovarUNIR Santa CruzAgrupación de Propuesta CiudadanaA.P.C.Alianza Solidaria PopularASIPCambio PosibleCAMPOCreemosCREEMOS Fuerza y EsperanzaFEGuarayos HoyG.H.Integrando a Pailón y sus ComunidadesIPCJichi Compromiso CiudadanoP.C.Juntos Somos PortachueloJSPLibertad y Democracia RenovadoraLIDERLibertad, Renovación y SolidaridadLIBRESMatieños de CorazónMATICOModernidad NacionalM.N.Movimiento Solidario PopularM.S.P.Nuevo Poder CiudadanoN.P.C.Paz y ProgresoP.P.Primero ConceP.C.Santa Cruz Autónoma y OrdenadaSAOSeguridad, Orden y LibertadSOLSomos WarnesTodos Por PorongoTPPTodos por RoboréT.P.R.Unidad, Democracia y Oportunidad SocialUNIDOSUn Nuevo Instrumento RevolucionarioUNIR.boVallegrande Para TodosV.P.T.Voluntad Ciudadana y Equidad SociaVOCESVosVOS
Electoral organization and timetable +Electoral calendar for the subnational elections of 22 March 2026YearDateEventNovember 20Call for subnational elections 2026November 26Approval of the electoral calendarDecember 1-10Appointment of electoral judgesDecember 1-15Registration of organizations of Indigenous and peasant Nations and peoples before the TEDsDecember 4-16Mass biometric registrationDecember 12-15Register of political alliancesDecember 17-22Registration of candidatesDecember 22, 2025 to March 18, 2026Dissemination of electoral propaganda at public campaign eventsDecember 23, 2025 to February 5, 2026Replacement due to withdrawal of candidaciesJanuary 3TED review report of nominationsJanuary 9Publication of candidate listsJanuary 16Ballot placement drawJanuary 21Ballot design approvalFebruary 20Drawing of electoral jurorsMarch 22Bolivian subnational elections of 2026April 19Second round
Departmental elections for Governors
Beni Department
The incumbent governor, , 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 , and Luis Rowers of the Patriotic New Generation, Candidacy (parties, groups and alliances)CandidatesResult of the first round2nd round resultRef.Votes (%)VotesVotes (%)Votes Unidad por la PatriaJesús Egüez Rivero36.56 % Movimiento Nacionalista RevolucionarioHugo Vargas Roca20.12 %El Beni se Desarrolla Hoy15.94 %Transformación Unidad Fuerza y EsperanzaMiguel Ángel Rivero13.74 % Movimiento Tercer SistemaCasta Karina Salinas4.35 %8 408Central de Pueblos Étnicos Mojeños del BeniConsuelo Núñez Molina3.64 %7 048 Unidos por los PueblosMario Alberto Almeida3.52 %6 818Nueva Generación PatrióticaLuis Rowers Perdriel2.14 %4 134Valid votes82.35%193,473Blank and invalid votes17.65%41,478Electorate100.00%234,951100.00%Registered voters81.19%289,397Fuente: Órgano Electoral Plurinacional | Atlas Electoral
Chuquisaca
Cochabamba
La Paz
Pando
Potosí
Santa Cruz
Tarija
Municipal elections The following table lists the partisan control of the main cities and departmental capitals of Bolivia. The change of leadership of a political organization is highlighted by the colour of that party.