El Salvador general election 2027
Polling day · date declared · local times in America/El_Salvador (hover for UTC) · last verified 2026-09-24
| Race | Body | Seats | Polls close | Now | Counting authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President and Vice President | head-of-state | Scheduled | Supreme Electoral Tribunal | ||
| Legislative Assembly | legislature-unicameral | 60 | Scheduled | Supreme Electoral Tribunal | |
| Municipal councils | subnational-executive | Scheduled | Supreme Electoral Tribunal |
President and Vice President
Count stages
| Stage | Expected from | Expected by | Replaced on the live page | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| election-night | intermediate-count · | announced | Código Electoral art. 198: 'La votación será continua y terminará a las diecisiete horas' (17:00 local, 23:00 UTC). TSE Calendario Electoral 2027, row 164: 'Transmisión, procesamiento y divulgación de resultados electorales preliminares (Art. 209 CE)', 28 Feb to 1 Mar 2027. The preliminary count may never reach 100%: on 4 Feb 2024 transmission failed and the TSE went to the final scrutiny without finishing it (VOA, 6 Feb 2024). | ||
| intermediate-count | final-result · | announced | The final scrutiny (escrutinio final, Art. 214 CE) is the TSE's own count from the polling-station records; it runs 2-15 Mar 2027 for all races (row 180) and 2-5 Mar 2027 for the presidential election (row 183). In 2024 the same portal switched from the preliminary count to an 'Escrutinio final 2024 (en proceso)' view (Wayback, 7 Mar 2024). A partial final-scrutiny tally is not the final result. | ||
| final-result | — | announced | TSE Calendario Electoral 2027: final scrutiny of the presidential election 2-5 Mar 2027 (row 183); 'Levantamiento y notificación del acta de escrutinio final correspondiente a la Elección Presidencial' 6-7 Mar 2027 (row 184). The window opens on 6 Mar and, to err late, closes at the end of the whole final-scrutiny phase, 15 Mar 2027 (row 180, 'Escrutinio final (Art. 214 CE)'). 2024 precedent: vote 4 Feb, presidential final-scrutiny acta dated 9 Feb 2024 (El Mundo, on the D.O. decree), and the TSE portal showed the presidential final scrutiny last updated 2024-02-09 (Wayback, 7 Mar 2024). Settle on the acta de escrutinio final, not on the preliminary count. | ||
| court-validation | — | announced | Not a separate court: the TSE rules on nullity appeals against the final scrutiny (7-10 Mar, Art. 272 CE; ruling from 12 Mar, Art. 270 CE) and then issues the 'Decreto de Declaratoria Firme de Resultados Elección Presidencial (Art. 220 CE)', 12-16 Mar 2027 (row 190), published with the acta 13-19 Mar 2027 (row 191, Art. 221 CE). 2024 precedent: firmness decree signed 22 Feb 2024, published in the Diario Oficial 27 Feb 2024 (El Mundo). The new term begins 1 June 2027 (Constitution art. 154 and transitional article, as reformed 31 Jul 2025). |
Sources
| URL | Role | Kind | Can answer a results question | Last check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| divulgacion.tse.gob.sv/administracion/dashboard/index/1 | results-live | other | no | |
| tse.gob.sv/docs/calendarios/CALENDARIO-TSE-NACIONAL.pdf | timetable | other | no | |
| asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/documents/acuerdos/C79865CB-147B-486D-B077-0617585BB0F4.pdf | see-also | other | no | |
| en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2027_Salvadoran_presidential_election | see-also | other | no | |
| divulgacion.tse.gob.sv | results-index | emb home | no | |
| tse.gob.sv | authority-home | emb home | no |
Legislative Assembly
Count stages
| Stage | Expected from | Expected by | Replaced on the live page | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| election-night | intermediate-count · | announced | Código Electoral art. 198: voting ends at 17:00 local (23:00 UTC). TSE Calendario Electoral 2027, row 164: preliminary results transmitted and published 28 Feb to 1 Mar 2027. In 2024 the preliminary count failed and the TSE recounted the legislative packages vote by vote in the final scrutiny (VOA, 6 Feb 2024). | ||
| intermediate-count | final-result · | announced | The final scrutiny (escrutinio final, Art. 214 CE) runs 2-15 Mar 2027 (row 180); the presidential race comes first (2-5 Mar, row 183) and the legislative and municipal acta follows from 9 Mar (row 192). In 2024 the same portal showed the final scrutiny 'en proceso' race by race (Wayback, 7 Mar 2024). A partial final-scrutiny tally is not the final result. | ||
| final-result | — | announced | TSE Calendario Electoral 2027, row 192: 'Levantamiento y notificación del acta de escrutinio final Elecciones Legislativas y Municipales', 9-17 Mar 2027. The window closes at the end of 17 Mar local. 2024 precedent: vote 4 Feb; the TSE portal showed the Legislative Assembly final scrutiny last updated 2024-02-18, day 14 (Wayback, 7 Mar 2024). Settle on the acta de escrutinio final, not on the preliminary count. | ||
| court-validation | — | announced | Not a separate court: the TSE rules on nullity appeals (10-30 Mar, Art. 272 CE) and issues the 'Decreto de Declaratoria Firme de Resultados Elecciones Legislativas y Municipales (Art. 220 CE)', 16 Mar-6 Apr 2027 (row 198), published with the acta 17 Mar-9 Apr 2027 (row 199). Credentials to elected deputies: 17 Mar-12 Apr 2027 (row 201). |
Sources
| URL | Role | Kind | Can answer a results question | Last check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| divulgacion.tse.gob.sv/administracion/dashboard/index/3 | results-live | other | no | |
| tse.gob.sv/docs/calendarios/CALENDARIO-TSE-NACIONAL.pdf | timetable | other | no | |
| en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2027_Salvadoran_legislative_election | see-also | other | no | |
| divulgacion.tse.gob.sv | results-index | emb home | no | |
| tse.gob.sv | authority-home | emb home | no |
Municipal councils
Count stages
| Stage | Expected from | Expected by | Replaced on the live page | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| election-night | intermediate-count · | announced | Código Electoral art. 198: voting ends at 17:00 local (23:00 UTC). TSE Calendario Electoral 2027, row 164: preliminary results transmitted and published 28 Feb to 1 Mar 2027. | ||
| intermediate-count | final-result · | announced | The final scrutiny (escrutinio final, Art. 214 CE) runs 2-15 Mar 2027 (row 180); the presidential race comes first (2-5 Mar, row 183) and the legislative and municipal acta follows from 9 Mar (row 192). In 2024 the same portal showed the final scrutiny 'en proceso' race by race (Wayback, 7 Mar 2024). A partial final-scrutiny tally is not the final result. | ||
| final-result | — | announced | TSE Calendario Electoral 2027, row 192: acta de escrutinio final for the legislative and municipal elections, 9-17 Mar 2027. In 2024 (municipal vote on a separate day) the TSE portal still showed the mayors' final scrutiny 'en proceso' on 6 Mar 2024 (Wayback, 7 Mar 2024). | ||
| court-validation | — | announced | Not a separate court: TSE firmness decree for the legislative and municipal elections (Art. 220 CE), 16 Mar-6 Apr 2027 (row 198), published 17 Mar-9 Apr 2027 (row 199). Credentials to municipal councils 17 Mar-12 Apr 2027 (row 202, Art. 224 CE). |
Sources
| URL | Role | Kind | Can answer a results question | Last check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| divulgacion.tse.gob.sv/administracion/dashboard/index/4 | results-live | other | no | |
| tse.gob.sv/docs/calendarios/CALENDARIO-TSE-NACIONAL.pdf | timetable | other | no | |
| en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2027_Salvadoran_general_election | see-also | other | no | |
| divulgacion.tse.gob.sv | results-index | emb home | no | |
| tse.gob.sv | authority-home | emb home | no |
Questions and answers
- When is the El Salvador general election 2027?
- Polling day is 2027-02-28 (declared).
- When will the final result of the President and Vice President race be official?
- Expected between 2027-03-06T06:00:00Z and 2027-03-16T05:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. TSE Calendario Electoral 2027: final scrutiny of the presidential election 2-5 Mar 2027 (row 183); 'Levantamiento y notificación del acta de escrutinio final correspondiente a la Elección Presidencial' 6-7 Mar 2027 (row 184). The window opens on 6 Mar and, to err late, closes at the end of the whole final-scrutiny phase, 15 Mar 2027 (row 180, 'Escrutinio final (Art. 214 CE)'). 2024 precedent: vote 4 Feb, presidential final-scrutiny acta dated 9 Feb 2024 (El Mundo, on the D.O. decree), and the TSE portal showed the presidential final scrutiny last updated 2024-02-09 (Wayback, 7 Mar 2024). Settle on the acta de escrutinio final, not on the preliminary count.
- When will the final result of the Legislative Assembly race be official?
- Expected between 2027-03-09T06:00:00Z and 2027-03-18T05:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. TSE Calendario Electoral 2027, row 192: 'Levantamiento y notificación del acta de escrutinio final Elecciones Legislativas y Municipales', 9-17 Mar 2027. The window closes at the end of 17 Mar local. 2024 precedent: vote 4 Feb; the TSE portal showed the Legislative Assembly final scrutiny last updated 2024-02-18, day 14 (Wayback, 7 Mar 2024). Settle on the acta de escrutinio final, not on the preliminary count.
- When will the final result of the Municipal councils race be official?
- Expected between 2027-03-09T06:00:00Z and 2027-03-18T05:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. TSE Calendario Electoral 2027, row 192: acta de escrutinio final for the legislative and municipal elections, 9-17 Mar 2027. In 2024 (municipal vote on a separate day) the TSE portal still showed the mayors' final scrutiny 'en proceso' on 6 Mar 2024 (Wayback, 7 Mar 2024).
- Where are the official President and Vice President results?
- No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Supreme Electoral Tribunal (https://www.tse.gob.sv/).
- Where are the official Legislative Assembly results?
- No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Supreme Electoral Tribunal (https://www.tse.gob.sv/).
- Where are the official Municipal councils results?
- No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Supreme Electoral Tribunal (https://www.tse.gob.sv/).