Overview
- Official tallies give Kast about 59.16% to Jeannette Jara’s 40.84%, a margin near 20 points under mandatory voting.
- Jara called Kast to concede, and authorities reported a normal voting day as President Gabriel Boric affirmed institutional order.
- Blank and null ballots accounted for roughly 6.95% of votes, suggesting limited impact from Franco Parisi’s call to invalidate ballots as many of his voters appear to have shifted to Kast.
- Security, irregular migration and economic stagnation dominated the campaign, shaping voter behavior and reinforcing Kast’s law‑and‑order message.
- Kast will take office on March 11, 2026, and must negotiate with a divided legislature; the electoral authority is reviewing Jara’s complaint over alleged Lipigas messages after the company reported a hack.