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{{Politics of Costa Rica}}
{{Politics of Costa Rica}}
[[Costa Rica]] elects a [[President (government title)|president]] (who is the [[head of state]]), two vice-presidents and a [[legislature]]. The [[President of Costa Rica]] and the vice-presidents are elected for a four-year term by the people. The [[Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica|Legislative Assembly]] ''(Asamblea Legislativa)'' has 57 members, elected for four-year terms by [[closed list]] [[proportional representation]] in each of the country's seven provinces. Voting is mandatory for registered citizens under Article 93 of the [[Constitution of Costa Rica]], but this is not enforced.
'''Elections in Costa Rica''' gives information on [[election]]s and election results in [[politics of Costa Rica|Costa Rica]].


==Schedule==
[[Costa Rica]] elects on national level a [[head of state]] &ndash; the [[president]] &ndash; and a [[legislature]]. The [[President of Costa Rica]] is, together with two vice-presidents, elected for a four-year term by the people. The [[Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica|Legislative Assembly]] ''(Asamblea Legislativa)'' has 57 members, elected for four-year terms by [[proportional representation]] in each of the country's seven province.
===Election===

{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
Costa Rica had a [[two-party system]], which means that there were two dominant [[political parties]], making it extremely difficult for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party. In the most recent elections, more parties have achieved electoral success.

==Latest elections==
{{main|Costa Rican presidential election, 2006}}
{{Costa Rica presidential election, 2006}}
{{main|Costa Rican parliamentary election, 2006}}
{{Costa Rica parliamentary election, 2006}}

==Past elections==
===Presidential election of 6 February 1994===
*Registered voters: 1,881,348
*Voters: 1,525,979 (81.11%)
*Valid votes: 1,490,097 (97.65%)

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
|-
!Position !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022
! Candidate
! Political party
! Ballots cast
! Valid votes
|-
|-
!Type
|
| Christian National Alliance (right)
| Presidential (February)<br />National Congress (February)
|None
| 4,980
|Municipal (February)
| 0.33%
|None|| Presidential (February)<br />National Congress (February)
|-
|-
!President and<br />vice president
|
|'''President and vice president''' ||None
| Christian Social Unity Party (center right)
|None
| 711,328
|None||'''President and vice president'''
| 47.74%
|-
|-
!National Congress
| José Maria Figueres
|'''All seats''' ||None
| National Liberation Party (center left)
|None
| 739,339
|None||'''All seats'''
| 49.62%
|-
|-
!Provinces, cities and municipalities
|
|None ||None
| Democratic Force (left)
|'''All positions'''
| 28,274
|None||None
| 1.90%
|-
|
| National Independent Party (independent)
| 2,426
| 0.16%
|-
|
| Independent (independent)
| 1,600
| 0.11%
|-
|
| Generalena Union (independent)
| 2,150
| 0.14%
|}
|}


===Inauguration===
===Presidential election of 4 February 1990===
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
*Registered voters: 1,692,050
*Voters: 1,384,326 (81.81%)
*Valid votes: 1,349,014 (97.45%)

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
|-
!Position !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022
! Candidate
! Political party
! Ballots cast
! Valid votes
|-
|-
!Type
|
| Christian National Alliance (right, conservative)
| Presidential (May)<br />National Congress (May)||None
|Municipal
| 4,209
(May)
| 0.31%
|None|| Presidential (May)<br />National Congress (May)<br />
|-
|-
!President and<br />vice president
|
|'''8 May''' ||None
|Rafael Angel Calderon Founier| Social Christian Unity Party (center right)
|None
| 694,705
|None||'''8 May'''
| 51.50%
|-
|-
!National Congress
|
|'''1 May'''||None
| National Liberation Party (center left)
|None
| 636,701
|None||'''1 May'''
| 47.20%
|-
|-
!Provinces, cities and municipalities
|
|None ||None
| United People (left)
|'''1 May'''
| 9.101
|None||None
| 0.67%
|-
|
| Workers Revolutionary Party (extreme left)
| 1,005
| 0.07%
|-
|
| Progress Party (independent)
| 2,547
| 0.19%
|-
|
| Independent (independent)
| 746
| 0.06%
|}
|}


==2010 elections==
===Presidential election of 2 February 1986===
{{Main|2010 Costa Rican general election}}
*Registered voters: 1,486,474
*Voters: 1,216,053 (81.81%)
*Valid votes: 1,194,222 (98.20%)


==2014 elections==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
{{Main|2014 Costa Rican general election}}
|-
! Candidate
! Political party
! Ballots cast
! Valid votes
|-
| Alejandro Madrigal Benavides
| Christian National Alliance (right)
| 5,647
| 0.47%
|-
| Rafael Angel Calderon Fournier
| Social Christian Unity Party (right)
| 542,434
| 45.42%
|-
| Oscar Arias Sanchez
| National Liberation Party (center left)
| 629,314
| 52.70%
|-
| Alvaro Montero Mejia
| United People (left)
| 6,599
| 0.55%
|-
| Rodrigo Gutierrez Saenz
| People's Alliance (Communist)
| 9,099
| 0.76%
|-
| Eugenio Jimenez Sancho
| Independent (independent)
| 1,129
| 0.10%
|}


==2018 elections==
===Presidential election of 7 February 1982===
{{Main|2018 Costa Rican general election}}


==2022 elections==
*Registered voters: 1,261,127
{{Main|2022 Costa Rican general election}}
*Voters: 991,679 (78.63%)
*Valid votes: 966,578 (97.47%)

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Candidate
! Political party
! Ballots cast
! Valid votes
|-
|
| Democrat Party (right)
| 1,747
| 0.18%
|-
|
| Unity (center right)
| 325,187
| 33.64%
|-
| Alberto Monge
| National Liberation Party (center left)
| 568,374
| 58.80%
|-
|
| United People (Communist)
| 32,186
| 3.34%
|-
|
| National Movement (independent)
| 37,127
| 3.84%
|-
|
| Independent (independent)
| 1,955
| 0.20%
|}

===Presidential election of 5 February 1978===
*Registered voters: 1,058,455
*Voters: 859,042 (81.16%)
*Valid votes: 831,141 (96.75%)

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Candidate
! Political party
! Ballots cast
! Valid votes
|-
|
| Democrats (right)
| 1,613
| 0.19%
|-
| Rodrigo Carazo
| Unity (center right)
| 419,824
| 50.51%
|-
|
| National Unification Party (center right)
| 13,666
| 1.64%
|-
| Alberto Monge
| National Liberation Party (center left)
| 364,285
| 43.83%
|-
|
| United People (Communist)
| 22,740
| 2.74%
|-
|
| Socialist Workers' Organisation (extreme left)
| 1,868
| 0.22%
|-
|
| Independent (independent)
| 3,822
| 0.46%
|-
|
| National Independent Party (independent)
| 3,323
| 0.38%
|}

===Presidential election of 3 February 1974===
*Registered voters: 875,041
*Voters: 699,340 (79.92%)
*Valid votes: 678,157 (96.97%)

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Candidate
! Political party
! Ballots cast
! Valid votes
|-
| Fernando Trejos Escalante
| National Unification Party (right)
| 206,149
| 30.40%
|-
|
| Democrat Party (right)
| 18,832
| 2.78%
|-
|
| Christian Democrats (center right)
| 3,461
| 0.51%
|-
|
| Democratic Renovation (center)
| 61,820
| 9.12%
|-
| Daniel Oduber
| National Liberation Party (center left)
| 294,609
| 43.44%
|-
|
| Socialist Action (Communist)
| 16,081
| 2.37%
|-
|
| Socialist Party of Costa Rica (extreme left)
| 3,417
| 0.50%
|-
|
| National Independent Party (independent)
| 73,788
| 10.88%
|}

===Presidential election of 1 February 1970===
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Candidate
! Political party
! Ballots cast
! Valid votes
|-
|
| National Front (right)
| 9,554
| 1.77%
|-
| Echandi Jimenez
| National Union Party (right)
| 222,372
| 41,18%
|-
| Arturo Monge
| Christian Democracy (center right)
| 5,015
| 0.93%
|-
| José Figueres Ferrer
| PLN (center left)
| 295,883
| 54.79%
|-
| Sisimaco Leida
| Communist
| 7,221
| 1,33%
|}

===Presidential election of 6 February 1966===

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Candidate
! Political party
! Ballots cast
! Valid votes
|-
| José Joaquin Trejos Fernandez
| National Union Party (right)
| 222,810
| 51.68%
|-
| Daniel Oduber Quiroa
| National Liberation Party (center left)
| 218,590
| 48.32%
|}

===Presidential election of 4 February 1962===
*Registered voters: 483,980
*Voters: 391,406 (79.01%)
*Valid votes: 382,462 (97.71%)

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Candidate
! Political party
! Ballots cast
! Valid votes
|-
| Otilio Ulate Blanco
| National Union Party (right)
| 51,740
| 13.49%
|-
| Rafael Calderon Guardia
| Republican Party (center)
| 135,533
| 35.34%
|-
| J. Orlich Bolmarcich
| PLN (center left)
| 192,850
| 50.29%
|-
| Enrique Obregon Valverde
| Popular Democrat Action (left)
| 3,339
| 0.88%
|}

===Presidential election of 2 February 1958===
*Registered voters: 354,779
*Voters: 229,507 (64.69%)
*Valid votes: 221,549 (96.53%)

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Candidate
! Political party
! Ballots cast
! Valid votes
|-
| Mario Echandi Jimenez
| National Union Party (right)
| 102,851
| 46.42%
|-
| J. Orlich Bolmarcich
| National Liberation Party (center left)
| 94,788
| 42.78%
|-
| Jorge Rossi
| Independent
| 23,910
| 10.80%
|}

===Presidential election of 8 November 1953===
*Registered voters: 294,016
*Valid votes: 190,768 (64.88%)

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Candidate
! Political party
! Ballots cast
! Valid votes
|-
| Fernando Castro Cervantes
| National Union (right)
| 67,324
| 35.29%
|-
| Jose Figueres Ferrer
| National Liberation Party (center left)
| 123,444
| 64.71%
|}

===Presidential election of 6 February 1948===
*Registered voters: 165,564
*Valid votes: 103,451 (62.48%)

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Candidate
! Political party
! Ballots cast
! Valid votes
|-
| Ulate
| National Union (conservatives and social democrats)
| 54,931
| 53.10%
|-
| Calderon Guardia
| National Republican Party (social Christians and Communists)
| 44,438
| 42.96%
|-
|
| Others
| 4,082
| 3.94%
|}

===Presidential election of 13 February 1944===
*Registered voters: 163,100
*Valid votes: 136,806 (83.88%)

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Candidate
! Political party
! Ballots cast
! Valid votes
|-
| Teodoro Picado Michalski
| (Christian socialists and communists)
| 90,403
| 66.08%
|-
| Léon Cortes
| Democrat (center right opposition)
| 46,403
| 33.92%
|}

===Presidential election of 11 February 1940===
*Registered voters: 135,803
*Valid votes: 109,916 (80.94%)

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Candidate
! Political party
! Ballots cast
! Valid votes
|-
| Doctor Calderon Guardia
| National Republican Party (center right)
| 92,849
| 84.47%
|-
|
| Communists (left)
| 10,825
| 9.85%
|-
|
| Regionalists
| 6,242
| 5.68%
|}

===Presidential election of 9 February 1936===
*Registered voters: 123,035
*Voters: 89,290 (72.57%)
*Valid votes: 87,849 (98.39%)

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Candidate
! Political party
! Ballots cast
! Valid votes
|-
| Octavio Beeche
| National Party (right)
| 30,331
| 34.53%
|-
| Angel Léon Cortes Castro
| Republican Party (right)
| 52,924
| 60.24%
|-
| Léon Mora
| Communist (left)
| 4,594
| 5.23%
|}

===Presidential election of 11 February 1932===
*Registered voters: 118,186
*Voters: 75,897 (64.22%)
*Valid votes: 75,827 (99.91%)

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Candidate
! Political party
! Ballots cast
! Valid votes
|-
| Max Kobert Bolandi
| National Party (right)
| 1,094
| 1.44%
|-
| Ricardo Jimenez Oeramuno
| Republican Union Party (center right)
| 22,032
| 29.06%
|-
| Manuel Carlos Maria Jimenez
| Republican Party (center right)
| 17,302
| 22.82%
|-
| Jimenez
| National Republican Party (center right)
| 35,399
| 46.68%
|}

===Presidential election of 12 February 1928===
*Registered voters: 100,195
*Votes: 72,817 (72.68%)
*Valid votes: 72,240 (99.21%)

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Candidate
! Political party
! Ballots cast
! Valid votes
|-
| Cleto Gonzalez Visquez
| National Union (right)
| 42,765
| 59.20%
|-
| Jimenez
| Republican Union (center)
| 29,475
| 40.80%
|}

===Presidential election of 2 December 1923===
*Registered voters: 92,664
*Voters: 71,545 (77.21%)
*Valid votes: 69,059 (96.53%)

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Candidate
! Political party
! Ballots cast
! Valid votes
|-
| Ehandi
| Agriculture Party (right)
| 25,758
| 37.30%
|-
| Ricardo Jimenez Oreamuno
| Republican Party (center right)
| 29,238
| 42.34%
|-
| Volio
| Reform Party (center left)
| 14,063
| 20.36%
|}

===Presidential election of 7 December 1919===
*Registered voters: 84,987
*Voters: 49,099 (57.77%)
*Valid votes: 49,092 (99.99%)

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Candidate
! Political party
! Ballots cast
! Valid votes
|-
| Julio Acosta Garcia
| Constitutional Party (right)
| 43,832
| 89.29%
|-
| Soto Alfaro
| Democrat Party (center right)
| 5,260
| 10.71%
|}

===Presidential election of 1 April 1917===
*Registered voters: 85,139
*Valid votes: 63,066 (74.07%)

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Candidate
! Political party
! Ballots cast
! Valid votes
|-
| [[Federico Tinoco Granados]] (dictator)
| Peliquista Party
| 63,036
| 99.95%
|-
|
| Others
| 249
| 0.05%
|}

===Presidential election of 1913===
*Registered voters: 82,211
*Votes: 64,830 (78.86%)
*Valid votes: 64,056 (98.80%)

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Candidate
! Political party
! Ballots cast
! Valid votes
|-
| Ricardo Jimenez Oreamuno
| Republican Party (right)
| 27,094
| 42.30%
|-
| Rafael Iglesias
| Civilian Party (center right)
| 17,215
| 26.87%
|-
| Carlos Duran
| National Unity Party (center right)
| 19,747
| 30.83%
|}

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==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of political parties in Costa Rica]]
* [[Electoral calendar]]
* [[Electoral system]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/c/costarica/ Costa Rica on Adam Carr's Election Archive]
* [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/c/costarica/ Costa Rica] Adam Carr
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110710175126/http://www.eleccionescr.com/ Eleccionescr] Neutral Site of Political Information

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Costa Rica elects a president (who is the head of state), two vice-presidents and a legislature. The President of Costa Rica and the vice-presidents are elected for a four-year term by the people. The Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) has 57 members, elected for four-year terms by closed list proportional representation in each of the country's seven provinces. Voting is mandatory for registered citizens under Article 93 of the Constitution of Costa Rica, but this is not enforced.

Schedule

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Election

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Position 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Type Presidential (February)
National Congress (February) 		None Municipal (February) None Presidential (February)
National Congress (February)
President and
vice president 		President and vice president None None None President and vice president
National Congress All seats None None None All seats
Provinces, cities and municipalities None None All positions None None

Inauguration

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Position 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Type Presidential (May)
National Congress (May)		 None Municipal

(May)

None Presidential (May)
National Congress (May)
President and
vice president 		8 May None None None 8 May
National Congress 1 May None None None 1 May
Provinces, cities and municipalities None None 1 May None None

2010 elections

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Main article: 2010 Costa Rican general election

2014 elections

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Main article: 2014 Costa Rican general election

2018 elections

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Main article: 2018 Costa Rican general election

2022 elections

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Main article: 2022 Costa Rican general election

See also

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