Electoral Calendar and Outcome
Archive - Dominican Republic
The table below displays all Dominican elections for which SIGLA has gathered data, up to the most recent election.
| Country - Election (Year) | Date of Election | Result of Election | Electoral Process that Governed Election | Electoral Integrity | Date of Next Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic - President (2024) | 1st Round: 19 May 2024 [1] 2nd Round: Not applicable: according to Article 209 of the Constitution (2015) [2], the election does not need a 2nd round if the 1st place candidate obtained more than 50% of the valid votes. [1] Junta Central Electoral, "Resultados Definitivos Presidencial y Congresual," https://elecciones2024.jce.gob.do/ [2] Tribunal Constitucional, "Constitución de la República Dominicana," https://www.tribunalconstitucional.gob.do/transparencia/base-legal-de-la-instituci%C3%B3n/constituci%C3%B3n-de-la-rep%C3%BAblica-dominicana/ | 1st Round: Elected: Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona — Modern Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Moderno) See Electoral Authority data here: https://elecciones2024.jce.gob.do/ 2nd Round: Not applicable: according to Article 209 of the Constitution (2015) [1], the election does not need a 2nd round if the 1st place candidate obtained more than 50% of the valid votes. [1] Tribunal Constitucional, "Constitución de la República Dominicana," https://www.tribunalconstitucional.gob.do/transparencia/base-legal-de-la-instituci%C3%B3n/constituci%C3%B3n-de-la-rep%C3%BAblica-dominicana/ | According to Article 209 of the Constitution (2015) [1], the Dominican Republic's president is elected in 2 rounds by direct popular vote by a single national constituency. In the event that the 1st place candidate obtains more than 50% of the valid votes during the 1st round election, they are immediately elected without the need for a 2nd round. [1] Tribunal Constitucional, "Constitución de la República Dominicana," https://www.tribunalconstitucional.gob.do/transparencia/base-legal-de-la-instituci%C3%B3n/constituci%C3%B3n-de-la-rep%C3%BAblica-dominicana/ | Freedom House: Not available, awaiting publication of updated metrics. V-Dem: Not available, awaiting publication of updated metrics. | Not yet announced: according to Article 209 of the Constitution (2015) [1], presidential elections are held on the 3rd Sunday of May every 4 years. The next election is expected to take place on 21 May 2024. [1] Tribunal Constitucional, "Constitución de la República Dominicana," https://www.tribunalconstitucional.gob.do/transparencia/base-legal-de-la-instituci%C3%B3n/constituci%C3%B3n-de-la-rep%C3%BAblica-dominicana/ |
| Dominican Republic - Chamber of Deputies [Lower House] (2024) | 19 May 2024 [1] [1] Junta Central Electoral, "Resultados Definitivos Presidencial y Congresual," https://elecciones2024.jce.gob.do/ | Elections through a Proportional Representation System by Domestic Constituencies -- National-level results are not available. Disaggregated figures for parties and coalitions' performance in district elections can be accessed via the Electoral Authority data below. Elections through a Proportional Representation System by Overseas Constituencies -- National-level results are not available. Disaggregated figures for parties and coalitions' performance in district elections can be accessed via the Electoral Authority data below. See Electoral Authority data here; select "Resultados Diputados" for domestic constituencies and "Resultados Exterior" for overseas constituencies: https://elecciones2024.jce.gob.do/ | According to Article 81 of the Constitution (2015) [1] and Articles 266 and 268 of the Organic Law of Electoral Regime [2], elections for the Dominican Republic's Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) involve 3 methods of voting. Domestically, 183 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system: 178 of them are elected in multi-member districts and the remaining 5 are elected on the national level based on the accumulation of parties' votes received in all the districts. In overseas districts, 7 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system. [1] Constitute Project, "Dominican Republic 2015," https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Dominican_Republic_2015?lang=en [2] Observatorio de Justicia y Género, "Ley núm. 20-23 Orgánica del Régimen Electoral," https://observatoriojusticiaygenero.poderjudicial.gob.do/documentos/PDF/normativas/NOR_Ley_20_23_organica_Regimen_Electoral.pdf | Freedom House: Not available, awaiting publication of updated metrics. V-Dem: Not available, awaiting publication of updated metrics. | Not yet announced: according to Article 209 of the Constitution (2015) [1], legislative elections are held on the 3rd Sunday of May every 4 years. The next election is expected to take place on 21 May 2024. [1] Tribunal Constitucional, "Constitución de la República Dominicana," https://www.tribunalconstitucional.gob.do/transparencia/base-legal-de-la-instituci%C3%B3n/constituci%C3%B3n-de-la-rep%C3%BAblica-dominicana/ |
| Dominican Republic - Senate [Upper House] (2024) | 19 May 2024 [1] [1] Junta Central Electoral, "Resultados Definitivos Presidencial y Congresual," https://elecciones2024.jce.gob.do/ | Plurality Elections in Single-Member Districts -- National-level results are not available. Disaggregated figures for parties and coalitions' performance in district elections can be accessed via the Electoral Authority data below. See Electoral Authority data below: -- National-level results are not available. Disaggregated figures for parties and coalitions' performance in district elections can be accessed via the Electoral Authority data below. See Electoral Authority data here: https://elecciones2024.jce.gob.do/ | According to Article 266 of the Organic Law of Electoral Regime [1], members of the Dominican Republic's Senate are elected by plurality in single-member districts. [1] Observatorio de Justicia y Género, "Ley núm. 20-23 Orgánica del Régimen Electoral," https://observatoriojusticiaygenero.poderjudicial.gob.do/documentos/PDF/normativas/NOR_Ley_20_23_organica_Regimen_Electoral.pdf | Freedom House: Not available, awaiting publication of updated metrics. V-Dem: Not available, awaiting publication of updated metrics. | Not yet announced: according to Article 209 of the Constitution (2015) [1], legislative elections are held on the 3rd Sunday of May every 4 years. The next election is expected to take place on 21 May 2024. [1] Tribunal Constitucional, "Constitución de la República Dominicana," https://www.tribunalconstitucional.gob.do/transparencia/base-legal-de-la-instituci%C3%B3n/constituci%C3%B3n-de-la-rep%C3%BAblica-dominicana/ |
| Dominican Republic - President (2020) | 1st Round: 5 July 2020 [1] 2nd Round: Not applicable: according to Article 209 of the Constitution (2015) [2] (Constitución de la República Dominicana), the election does not need a 2nd round if the 1st place candidate obtained more than 45% of the valid votes. [1] Junta Central Electoral (Internet Archive - 23 September 2020), "Pleno JCE pospone por emergencia sanitaria elecciones de mayo," https://web.archive.org/web/20200923161358/https://jce.gob.do/Noticias/pleno-jce-pospone-por-emergencia-sanitaria-elecciones-de-mayo [2] Tribunal Constitucional (Internet Archive - 15 August 2023), "Constitución de la República Dominicana," https://web.archive.org/web/20230815164038/https://tribunalsitestorage.blob.core.windows.net/media/3558/constitucion-dominicana-2015.pdf | 1st Round: Elected: Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona — Modern Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Moderno) See Electoral Authority data here: https://web.archive.org/web/20200806082041/https://jce.gob.do/Noticias/pleno-de-la-jce-realiza-declaracion-de-ganadores-de-las-candidaturas-presidencial-y-vicepresidencial-de-las-elecciones-del-5-de-julio-para-el-periodo-constitucional-2020-2024 2nd Round: Not applicable: according to Article 209 of the Constitution (2015) [1], the election does not need a 2nd round if the 1st place candidate obtained more than 50% of the valid votes. [1] Tribunal Constitucional (Internet Archive - 15 August 2023), "Constitución de la República Dominicana," https://web.archive.org/web/20230815164038/https://tribunalsitestorage.blob.core.windows.net/media/3558/constitucion-dominicana-2015.pdf | According to Article 209 of the Constitution (2015) [1], the Dominican Republic's president is elected in 2 rounds by direct popular vote by a single national constituency. In the event that the 1st place candidate obtains more than 50% of the valid votes during the 1st round election, they are immediately elected without the need for a 2nd round. [1] Tribunal Constitucional (Internet Archive - 15 August 2023), "Constitución de la República Dominicana," https://web.archive.org/web/20230815164038/https://tribunalsitestorage.blob.core.windows.net/media/3558/constitucion-dominicana-2015.pdf | Freedom House [1]: 3 V-Dem [2]: 3.19 [1] Freedom House (Internet Archive - 27 March 2023), "Freedom in the World 2022: Dominican Republic," https://web.archive.org/web/20230327132135/https://freedomhouse.org/country/dominican-republic/freedom-world/2022 [2] Varieties of Democracy, "The V-Dem Dataset," https://v-dem.net/data/the-v-dem-dataset/ | 19 May 2024 [1] [1] Junta Central Electoral (Internet Archive - 1 December 2022), "Pleno JCE presenta calendario electoral procesos electorales de 2024," https://web.archive.org/web/20221201103137/https://jce.gob.do/Noticias/pleno-jce-presenta-calendario-electoral-procesos-electorales-de-2024 |
| Dominican Republic - Chamber of Deputies [Lower House] (2020) | 5 July 2020 [1] [1] Junta Central Electoral (Internet Archive - 23 September 2020), "Pleno JCE pospone por emergencia sanitaria elecciones de mayo," https://web.archive.org/web/20200923161358/https://jce.gob.do/Noticias/pleno-jce-pospone-por-emergencia-sanitaria-elecciones-de-mayo | Elections through a Proportional Representation System by Domestic Constituencies -- 1st place: Modern Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Moderno): 1,568,168 votes (40.40% of valid votes) -- 2nd place: Dominican Liberation Party (Partido de la Liberación Dominicana): 1,245,048 votes (32.08% of valid votes) -- 3rd place: Dominican Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Dominicano) 215,287 votes (5.55% of valid votes) Elections through a Proportional Representation System by Overseas Constituencies -- 1st place: Modern Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Moderno): 66,692 votes (54.71% of valid votes) -- 2nd place: Dominican Liberation Party (Partido de la Liberación Dominicana): 16,754 votes (13.74% of valid votes) -- 3rd place: People's Force Party (Partido Fuerza del Pueblo): 8,088 votes (6.63% of valid votes) See Electoral Authority data below: -- Publication of Results: Domestic Districts: https://web.archive.org/web/20200913042736/https://jce.gob.do/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?EntryId=18721&Command=Core_Download&language=es-ES&PortalId=1&TabId=190 -- Publication of Results: Overseas Districts: https://web.archive.org/web/20200913043109/https://jce.gob.do/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?EntryId=18723&Command=Core_Download&language=es-ES&PortalId=1&TabId=190 -- Declaration of Elected Candidates: https://web.archive.org/web/20220124181618/https://jce.gob.do/DesktopModules/EasyDNNNews/DocumentDownload.ashx?portalid=0&moduleid=416&articleid=3188&documentid=281 | According to Article 81 of the Constitution (2015) [1] and Articles 266 and 268 of the Organic Law of Electoral Regime [2], elections for the Dominican Republic's Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) involve 3 methods of voting. Domestically, 183 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system: 178 of them are elected in multi-member districts and the remaining 5 are elected on the national level based on the accumulation of parties' votes received in all the districts. In overseas districts, 7 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system. [1] Tribunal Constitucional (Internet Archive - 15 August 2023), "Constitución de la República Dominicana," https://web.archive.org/web/20230815164038/https://tribunalsitestorage.blob.core.windows.net/media/3558/constitucion-dominicana-2015.pdf [2] Observatorio de Justicia y Género (Internet Archive - 19 January 2022), "Ley Orgánica de Régimen Electoral No. 15-19 del 18 de febrero de 2019. G. O. No. 10933 del 20 de febrero de 2019," https://web.archive.org/web/20220119021722/https://observatoriojusticiaygenero.poderjudicial.gob.do/documentos/PDF/normativas/NOR_ley_15_19_Organica_de_Regimen_Electoral.pdf | Freedom House [1]: 3 V-Dem [2]: 3.19 [1] Freedom House (Internet Archive - 27 March 2023), "Freedom in the World 2022: Dominican Republic," https://web.archive.org/web/20230327132135/https://freedomhouse.org/country/dominican-republic/freedom-world/2022 [2] Varieties of Democracy, "The V-Dem Dataset," https://v-dem.net/data/the-v-dem-dataset/ | 19 May 2024 [1] [1] Junta Central Electoral (Internet Archive - 1 December 2022), "Pleno JCE presenta calendario electoral procesos electorales de 2024," https://web.archive.org/web/20221201103137/https://jce.gob.do/Noticias/pleno-jce-presenta-calendario-electoral-procesos-electorales-de-2024 |
| Dominican Republic - Senate [Upper House] (2020) | 5 July 2020 [1] [1] Junta Central Electoral (Internet Archive - 23 September 2020), "Pleno JCE pospone por emergencia sanitaria elecciones de mayo," https://web.archive.org/web/20200923161358/https://jce.gob.do/Noticias/pleno-jce-pospone-por-emergencia-sanitaria-elecciones-de-mayo | Plurality Elections in Single-Member Districts -- 1st place: Modern Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Moderno): 1,768,588 votes (45.24% of valid votes) -- 2nd place: Dominican Liberation Party (Partido de la Liberación Dominicana): 1,267,168 votes (32.41% of valid votes) -- 3rd place: People's Force Party (Partido Fuerza del Pueblo): 141,836 votes (3.63%% of valid votes) See Electoral Authority data below: -- Publication of Results: https://web.archive.org/web/20210522074853/https://jce.gob.do/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?EntryId=18730 -- Declaration of Elected Candidates: https://web.archive.org/web/20220121212838/https://jce.gob.do/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?EntryId=18731&Command=Core_Download&Method=attachment&language=es-ES&PortalId=1&TabId=240 | According to Article 266 of the Organic Law of Electoral Regime [1], members of the Dominican Republic's Senate are elected by plurality in single-member districts. [1] Observatorio de Justicia y Género (Internet Archive - 19 January 2022), "Ley Orgánica de Régimen Electoral No. 15-19 del 18 de febrero de 2019. G. O. No. 10933 del 20 de febrero de 2019," https://web.archive.org/web/20220119021722/https://observatoriojusticiaygenero.poderjudicial.gob.do/documentos/PDF/normativas/NOR_ley_15_19_Organica_de_Regimen_Electoral.pdf | Freedom House [1]: 3 V-Dem [2]: 3.19 [1] Freedom House (Internet Archive - 27 March 2023), "Freedom in the World 2022: Dominican Republic," https://web.archive.org/web/20230327132135/https://freedomhouse.org/country/dominican-republic/freedom-world/2022 [2] Varieties of Democracy, "The V-Dem Dataset," https://v-dem.net/data/the-v-dem-dataset/ | 19 May 2024 [1] [1] Junta Central Electoral (Internet Archive - 1 December 2022), "Pleno JCE presenta calendario electoral procesos electorales de 2024," https://web.archive.org/web/20221201103137/https://jce.gob.do/Noticias/pleno-jce-presenta-calendario-electoral-procesos-electorales-de-2024 |