Overview

• Polling runs from 8:00 to 18:00 across the province, with early delays in setting up some tables followed by normal operations, according to local authorities and on-the-ground reports.
• Seven tickets seek to replace term-limited Gustavo Valdés, including officialist Juan Pablo Valdés, ex-governor Ricardo Colombi (ECO), Peronist Martín “Tincho” Ascúa, and libertarian Lisandro Almirón.
• A candidate needs over 45% of votes to win outright or at least 40% with a 10-point lead; otherwise a runoff is scheduled for 21 September.
• The provincial election board plans to release provisional results from 21:00, with the definitive count beginning on Tuesday 2 September at 18:00.
• Opposition concerns over logistics prompted expanded oversight of Andreani and the state firm Telco, LLA faces reputational pressure from the ANDIS case, and Governor Valdés decried a “dirty” campaign after incidents at a libertarian rally.