Toward the end of her term as mayor, in 2019, López was selected to be the running mate of Ricardo Quintela in the Frente de Todos gubernatorial ticket. Quintela and López won with 44.89% of the vote, and, on 11 December 2019, she was sworn in as Vice Governor of La Rioja. López was succeeded in her post as mayor of Arauco by her sister, Virginia López.
