Electoral Split: Jujuy, Salta, and Chaco Distance Themselves from October, While Catamarca Aligns with Presidential Elections

The 2027 electoral calendar shows a fragmented map as the government of Jujuy confirmed it will advance its provincial elections, with no set date; Salta is already targeting May; the governor of Chaco, Leandro Zdero, confirmed the split but without a fixed date; and the governor of Catamarca, Raúl Jalil, chose to keep them aligned with the national elections, as happened in 2023.

The government of Jujuy confirmed its intention to separate the provincial elections of 2027 from the national presidential and legislative elections. The decision was communicated by the spokesperson of the provincial administration, Alberto Siufi, who reaffirmed the plan to advance the local contest to a date different from October, although the exact day has not yet been specified.

This measure, which responds to an increasingly widespread strategy among governors in the interior of the country, is not without controversy. According to preliminary estimates, the split could generate an additional cost of up to USD 10 million for the provincial government, an expense that the opposition has already begun to question amid budgetary constraints, although the administration of radical Carlos Sadir assured that provisions have been made. In the official environment, possible dates being considered are May or June, in line with what is happening in other provinces of the Northern Grande.

In Salta, according to consultations from Ámbito, the calendar is about to be defined: the provincial elections would take place in mid-May 2027. An official source from the government of Gustavo Sáenz stated that they are considering two possible dates: May 16 or May 23. Salta had already voted in May in both 2023 and 2025, so the decision deepens a strategy that the provincial government considers successful in decoupling the local contest from the national electoral climate. Initially, Sáenz would not seek re-election, which makes these elections an open contest for succession.

In Chaco, Governor Leandro Zdero confirmed that the provincial elections of 2027 will take place on a different date from the national elections, although he clarified that the Executive Power has not yet resolved when the people of Chaco will be called to the polls. Unlike other provinces, in the case of Chaco, the split is not a strategic decision of the ruling party, but a provision established by the provincial Constitution itself. Article 90, section 7 of the local Constitution expressly states that "provincial and municipal elections will be held separately from presidential elections."

"This is what the current regulations tell us," Zdero stated when asked about the reasons for the separation. Regarding the exact timing of the elections, he was blunt: "We do not have a date." The discussion that the Chaco Executive must resolve is not about determining whether there will be a split, but about establishing how much time will separate both elections.

In contrast to most of his peers in the Northern Grande, the governor of Catamarca, Raúl Jalil, opted for a different path as he will call for provincial elections on October 24, 2027, the same day the next president of the Nation will be elected. This decision replicates what was done in 2023, when Catamarca also voted simultaneously with the presidential elections. On that occasion, the Catamarca Peronism managed to maintain its provincial hegemony despite the national victory of Javier Milei in the first round. Jalil, like his counterpart from La Rioja, Ricardo Quintela, will not compete for a new term, so he needs time to organize the succession without the economic crisis and social wear and tear falling solely on his administration.

The electoral split is consolidating as the general rule for 2027. In addition to Jujuy, Salta, and Chaco, the governor of Tucumán, Osvaldo Jaldo, has already announced that elections in his district will be held on May 9, while in Córdoba (Martín Llaryora), Misiones (Hugo Passalacqua), and Santa Fe (Maximiliano Pullaro), elections are also projected for the first half of the year. The logic behind this fragmentation is, in most cases, to avoid the national polarization and the figure of President Milei from conditioning provincial results.

Thus, the 2027 electoral calendar already outlines a scenario of multiple stations with nearly twenty provincial elections scattered throughout the year and presidential elections that, for now, seem to be increasingly isolated in the final stretch.

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