At Stake in this Election: 

• The Presidency of the Dominican Republic 

Elections for the Senate and Chamber of Deputies will occur concurrently.

Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: President Luís Rodolfo ABINADER Corona (since 16 August 2020) 

• Head of Government: President Luís Rodolfo ABINADER Corona (since 16 August 2020) 

• Assembly: bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) with a 32-seat Senate (Senado) and a 190-seat Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados)

Electoral System:  

• The president is directly elected (on a slate with the Vice President) by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds. The President may serve up to two 4-year terms, which must be consecutive (i.e., if an incumbent runs for reelection and is defeated, they may not run again). 

• In the Senate, 26 members are directly elected by plurality vote from single-seat constituencies. An additional 6 members are indirectly elected based on province-level party-list votes in the Chamber of Deputies election. 

• In the Chamber of Deputies, 178 members are directly elected by closed-list proportional representation vote from multi-seat constituencies. An additional 5 members are elected from a nationwide constituency, and 7 members are elected from a diaspora constituency, all via plurality vote. All 190 members serve 4-year terms.

Last Election: 

In the 2020 presidential election, Luís ABINADER Corona (PRM) won in the first round with 52.53% of the vote, defeating four other candidates. Voter turnout was 54.78%.

Information for Voters: 

Como votar / How to vote (in Spanish)

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 4 March 2024 

• Voter registration deadline: 20 January 2024 

• 21 January 2024 for overseas voters

Main Candidates in this Election: 

• Luís ABINADER Corona 

• Partido Revolucionario Moderno (PRM) 

• Abel Atahualpa MARTÍNEZ Durán 

• Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD) 

• Leonel Antonio FERNÁNDEZ Reyna  

• Partido Fuerza del Pueblo (PFP) 

• Miguel Octavio VARGAS Maldonado 

• Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD) 

• Maria Teresa CABRERA Ulloa 

• Frente Amplo (FAMP) 

• Fulgencio Marcelo SEVERINO Cruz 

• Partido Patria para Todos y Todas (PPT) 

• Carlos Manuel PEÑA Batista 

• Partido Generación de Servidores (PGS) 

• Virginia Antares RODRÍGUEZ Grullón 

• Partido Opción Democrática (POD) 

• Roque Alejandro ESPAILLAT Tavarez 

• Partido Esperanza Democrática (PED)

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 11,228,820 (2022 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 8,145,548 (2024)

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 5,594,560 (2022 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Signed 17 July 1980, Ratified 2 September 1982 

• Gender Quota:  Party lists for Chamber of Deputies elections must consist of 40-60% men and 40-60% women. 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 53 out of 190 (27.9%) in the Chamber of Deputies and 4 out of 32 (12.5%) in the Senate 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.766, High, Rank 82 (2022)  

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 14.8 (2023)

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 30 March 2007, Ratified 18 August 2009 

• Projected population with a disability: 1,796,611 (2022 est.)

IFES Resources: 

• Does IFES have a presence in the Dominican Republic: No 

• Election Access: Yes 

• Election Judgements:  Yes, 8 resources