Peru municipal elections: New mayors elected in Pacanga and Cayma

Peru's 2026 regional and municipal elections have produced several key local leadership results. In Pacanga, Alan Villalobos Hernández of the Podemos Perú party has been elected mayor for the 2027-2030 term. Villalobos secured 3,782 votes (36.16%), defeating Juan Miguel Leyva Cabanillas of Alianza para el Progreso, who received 3,254 votes. This victory marks Villalobos's return to the district administration; he previously served as mayor from 2020 to 2022 via succession following the removal of the previous official.

In the district of Cayma, Arequipa, Moisés Jesús Chuctaya Huarca of the Ahora Nación party has won the mayoralty for the 2027-2030 period. According to ONPE data, Chuctaya obtained 18,324 votes, surpassing runner-up Jaime Pedro Chávez Flores of Progresemos, who received 10,055 votes. Chuctaya, a systems engineer with experience in municipal administration in Alto Selva Alegre, previously ran for Congress and for the Cayma mayoralty in prior election cycles.