The 2024 Chilean municipal elections were held on 26–27 October 2024 to choose mayors and municipal councillors across Chile's 346 communes.
These elections marked a return to Chile's regular municipal cycle following the COVID-19 pandemic, which had postponed the 2020 vote to 2021. They were the first municipal elections held under Chile's reinstated compulsory voting law.
Voters cast ballots for local and regional offices simultaneously, including regional governors and councillors, as part of Chile's ongoing decentralization reforms. Primary elections to select mayoral and regional governor candidates were held on 9 June 2024.
Electoral alliances
The formation of electoral alliances began in early April 2024, with several coalitions announcing their participation. On 7 April, the parties Amarillos por Chile, Democrats, and Sentido Común joined forces to create the "Centro Democrático" alliance for the municipal elections. The following day, the Christian Social Party registered its own electoral pact with independent candidates, scheduling mayoral primaries in key communes including Independencia and Concepción.
The center-right Chile Vamos coalition, comprising RN, the UDI, and Evópoli, formally registered on 9 April. Their pact included provisions for primaries to select both regional governor and mayoral candidates. For municipal council elections, Chile Vamos initially filed three separate lists—one for each member party alongside independent candidates. However, in a strategic shift the next day, the UDI and Evópoli lists were merged into a single pact with separate sub-sections for each party.
Also on 9 April, the governing coalition's "Contigo Chile Mejor" alliance was registered, bringing together the ruling parties with the Christian Democratic Party. For council elections, the coalition declared four distinct lists to field candidates across different municipalities.
Agreed pacts PactPartyMayorsCouncillors B. Popular Ecologist Left Equality Party Humanist Party People's Party F. Social Christian Party and Independents Christian Social Party H. Contigo Chile Mejor A. For Chile, We Continue Broad Front Communist Party of Chile Humanist Action G. Green Liberals for a Safe Commune Social Green Regionalist Federation Liberal Party of Chile T. Your Radical Commune Radical Party of Chile U. A Much Better Chile Socialist Party of Chile Party for Democracy Christian Democratic Party of Chile K. Workers' Left and Independents Revolutionary Workers' Party P. People's Party and Independents People's Party R. Democratic Centre Amarillos por Chile Democrats X. Ecologists, Animalists and Independents Popular Green Alliance Party Y. Republicans and Independents Republican Party of Chile Z. Chile Vamos E. Chile Vamos UDI-Evópoli and Independents Independent Democratic Union Political Evolution I. Chile Vamos Renovación Nacional - Independientes National Renewal
Primary results Primary elections to select mayoral and gubernatorial candidates were held on 9 June 2024. The results held by each participating pact were as follows:
Pact/PartyVotes %CandidatesNominees A. Chile Vamos 112,191 55 20Independents 66,371 59.16% 27 8Renovación Nacional 22,868 20.38% 13 6Unión Demócrata Independiente 17,747 15.82% 9 3Evolución Política 5,205 4.64% 6 3 B. Contigo Chile Mejor 168,288 152 47Independents 41,050 24.39% 40 11Partido Socialista de Chile 33,773 20.07% 23 10Partido Demócrata Cristiano 22,909 13.61% 19 3Partido Comunista de Chile 18,011 10.70% 18 5Partido por la Democracia 12,013 7.14% 14 7Convergencia Social 9,735 5.78% 6 3Revolución Democrática 8,448 5.02% 4 1Partido Radical de Chile 7,557 4.49% 9 2Federación Regionalista Verde Social 7,274 4.32% 9 2Partido Liberal de Chile 3,639 2.16% 5 0Comunes 3,309 1.97% 4 1Acción Humanista 570 0.34% 1 0 C. Partido Social Cristiano & independents 3,892 2 1 Valid votes 284,371 95.50% Null votes 9,255 3.11% Blank votes 4,141 1.39% Total votes cast 297,767 100.0% Source: Electoral Service of Chile.
Election results
Nationwide results Preliminary results. Coalition/Party Mayors Councillors Votes Seats Votes Seats Contigo Chile Mejor 30.08% 111 41.02% 1,026 Chile Vamos 26.55% 122 28.16% 835 Independents 30.41% 103 0.82% 7 Republicans and independents 4.18% 8 13.81% 233 Christian Social Party 3.30% 1 3.68% 24 People's Party and independents 1.64% 0 2.87% 23 Ecologists, Animalists and Independents 1.43% 0 2.57% 16 Democratic Centre 1.36% 0 4.42% 70 Popular Ecologist Left 0.98% 0 2.51% 17 Workers' Left and Independents 0.08% 0 0.13% 0 Total 100% 345 100% 2,256 Valid votes 11,700,818 10,273,326 Null votes 899,902 1,689,440 Blank votes 505,098 1,117,220 Total votes cast 13,105,818 13,079,986 Voter turnout 84.83% 84.66% Registered voters 15,450,377 Source: Electoral Service.
Results by selected communes The following table lists party control in regional capitals, as well as in communes with an electoral population above 70,000.