2010 Bolivian regional elections

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The 2010 Bolivian regional elections were held on 4 April 2010. Departmental and municipal authorities were elected by an electorate of approximately 5 million people. Among the officials elected are:

Political parties participating

The political parties contesting elections in each department are as follows: Including these parties, a total of 191 political forces contested municipal elections. Only the Movement towards Socialism was involved in all 337 municipal contests. Other parties participating in large numbers of contests are as follows:

Irregularities, alleged fraud, and additional voting

Irregularities and fraud in the voting have been alleged in at least four departments, those of the so-called media luna, Beni, Pando, Tarija, and Santa Cruz. In all four departments, the MAS-IPSP has denounced fraud and called for legal action against those responsible, some times joined by opposing political parties. Departmental Electoral Courts have invalidated votes at a number of voting tables where fraud or irregularities have been confirmed. Voters enrolled at these tables were called to cast votes again on April 18.

Results

Departmental results

As of 12 Abril, with counting nearly complete, all Governor's contests were effectively decided. The MAS-IPSP won 6 governorships, in Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Oruro, Pando, and Potosí. Victors in other races were: Beni First's Ernesto Suárez, Rubén Costas of the Greens in Santa Cruz, and Mario Cossío of the Path towards Change in Tarija. Complete vote totals are as follows:

Beni

! colspan="2" | Gubernatorial Candidate ! Party ! Votes for Governor ! Percentage ! Assembly Members 24 elected by territory The indigenous representatives were elected separately in an Assembly of the Indigenous People of Beni held in the Pastoral Center of the Apostolic Vicarate of Beni on 22 March 2010. Lola Tabo (of the Cavineño people, nominated by the Central Indígena de la Región Amazónica de Bolivia, CIRABO) and William Cuellar (Sirionó, nominated by the Central de Pueblos Indígenas del Beni, CPIB) were elected as departmental assembly members. Inocencio Yubanure (Mojeño-Ignaciano, nominated by the Central de Pueblos Étnicos Mojeños del Beni, CPEMB) and Dolores Muiba Noza (Mojeño-Trinitario, nominated by the Central de Mujeres Indígenas Beni, CMIB) were the chosen alternates.

Chuquisaca

! colspan="2" | Gubernatorial Candidate ! Party ! Votes for Governor ! Percentage ! Assembly Members by Territory ! Votes for Assembly by Population ! Percentage ! Assembly Members by Population ! Total Assembly Members

Cochabamba

! colspan="2" | Gubernatorial Candidate ! Party ! Votes for Governor ! Percentage ! Assembly Members by Territory ! Votes for Assembly by Population ! Percentage ! Assembly Members by Population ! Total Assembly Members

La Paz

Oruro

Pando

! colspan="2" | Gubernatorial Candidate ! Party ! Votes for Governor ! Percentage ! Assembly Members by Territory ! Total Assembly Members

Potosí

! colspan="2" | Gubernatorial Candidate ! Party ! Votes for Governor ! Percentage ! Assembly Members by Territory ! Votes for Assembly by Population ! Percentage ! Assembly Members by Population ! Total Assembly Members

Santa Cruz

! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Gubernatorial Candidate ! style="text-align:center;" | Party ! style="text-align:center;" | Votes for Governor ! style="text-align:center;" | Percentage ! style="text-align:center;" | Assembly Members by Territory ! style="text-align:center;" | Votes for Assembly by Population ! style="text-align:center;" | Percentage ! style="text-align:center;" | Assembly Members by Population ! style="text-align:center;" | Total Assembly Members

Tarija

! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Gubernatorial Candidate ! style="text-align:center;" | Party ! style="text-align:center;" | Votes for Governor ! style="text-align:center;" | Percentage ! style="text-align:center;" | Assembly Members by Territory ! style="text-align:center;" | Assembly Members by Population ! style="text-align:center;" | Total Assembly Members

Mayors results

As of 12 April, MAS-IPSP had won the Mayor's race in 229 of the country's 337 municipalities. However, among major cities (the departmental capitals plus El Alto) it won just three, Cochabamba, Cobija (Pando Department), and El Alto. Without Fear Movement candidates will be Mayors of La Paz (Luis Revilla) and Oruro. Regional candidates won in the following major cities: Jaime Barrón (PAÍS) in Sucre, Óscar Montes (Unidos para Renovar) in Tarija, Percy Fernández in Santa Cruz, Moisés Shriqui (Beni First) in Trinidad, and René Joaquino (Social Alliance) in Potosí. Other municipal results are as follows:

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