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{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = Costa Rican municipal elections, 2002
| election_name = 2002 Costa Rican municipal elections
| country = Costa Rica
| country = Costa Rica
| type = parliamentary
| type = parliamentary
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| previous_election =
| previous_election =
| previous_year =
| previous_year =
| next_election = Costa Rican municipal elections, 2006
| next_election = 2006 Costa Rican municipal elections
| next_year = 2006
| next_year = 2006
| seats_for_election = 81 mayors, 453 syndics, 1755 district councillors, 8 intendants, 32 municipal district councillors and their alternates<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones |title=Elecciones municipales en cifras 2002-2016 |url=http://www.tse.go.cr/pdf/elecciones/eleccionesmunicipalescifras.pdf |website=tse.go.cr |accessdate=22 March 2019}}</ref>
| seats_for_election = 81 mayors, 463 syndics, 1854 district councillors, 8 intendants, 32 municipal district councillors and their alternates<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones |title=Elecciones municipales en cifras 2002-2016 |url=http://www.tse.go.cr/pdf/elecciones/eleccionesmunicipalescifras.pdf |website=tse.go.cr |accessdate=22 March 2019}}</ref>
| election_date = 1 December 2002
| election_date = 1 December 2002
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| 1blank = Mayors
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| 1data1 = 48
| 1data1 = 47


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Municipal and local elections were held for the first time in Costa Rica on 1 December 2002. This was the first time citizens of the [[Cantons of Costa Rica|81 cantons]] were able to directly choose their mayors as previously the municipal executive was appointed by the city council.<ref name="Georgetown">{{cite web|last1=Georgetown|title=Final Results Municipal Elections 2002|url=http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Elecdata/CR/costmunic02.html|accessdate=13 March 2016}}</ref> A [[syndic]] and 4 [[Districts of Costa Rica|District Councilors]] were also elected for each canton’s district as 8 intendants for especial districts with administrative autonomy.
Municipal and local elections were held for the first time in Costa Rica on 1 December 2002. This was the first time citizens of the [[Cantons of Costa Rica|81 cantons]] were able to directly choose their mayors as previously the municipal executive was appointed by the city council.<ref name="Georgetown">{{cite web|last1=Georgetown|title=Final Results Municipal Elections 2002|url=http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Elecdata/CR/costmunic02.html|accessdate=13 March 2016}}</ref> A [[syndic]] and 4 [[Districts of Costa Rica|District Councilors]] were also elected for each canton’s district as 8 intendants for especial districts with administrative autonomy.


Then ruling [[Social Christian Unity Party]] had its best results in history on a local election gaining most of the mayors and councilors; 48 mayors and 785 syndics and councilors.<ref name="Georgetown"/> [[National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)|National Liberation Party]], then main opposition force, earn the second largest number of both with 27 mayors and 676.<ref name="Georgetown"/> Costa Rica was still pretty much under a [[two-party system]] at the time even when in the [[Costa Rican general election, 2002|recent general election]] the new force [[Citizens' Action Party (Costa Rica)|Citizens Action Party]] surprised with high voting for president and parliament, in this first municipal running achieve only one mayor in [[Montes de Oca Canton|Montes de Oca]] (the party’s hometown).<ref name="Georgetown"/>
Then ruling [[Social Christian Unity Party]] had its best results in history on a local election gaining most of the mayors and councilors; 48 mayors and 785 syndics and councilors.<ref name="Georgetown"/> [[National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)|National Liberation Party]], then main opposition force, earn the second largest number of both with 27 mayors and 676.<ref name="Georgetown"/> Costa Rica was still pretty much under a [[two-party system]] at the time even when in the [[2002 Costa Rican general election|recent general election]] the new force [[Citizens' Action Party (Costa Rica)|Citizens Action Party]] surprised with high voting for president and parliament, in this first municipal running achieve only one mayor in [[Montes de Oca Canton|Montes de Oca]] (the party’s hometown).<ref name="Georgetown"/>


== Results ==
== Results ==
===Mayors===
{| class="wikitable"
{| role="presentation" class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse"
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
| colspan=5|<strong>List of elected mayors by canton</strong>
!colspan="2"|Party
|-
!Syndics
! [[Cantons of Costa Rica|Cantons]]
!District Councilors
! Population
! Mayors
! Elected mayor
! colspan=2|Party
|-
| [[San José (canton)|San José]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:309672}}
| [[Johnny Araya]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Escazú (canton)|Escazú]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:52372}}
| Marco Antonio Segura
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Desamparados (canton)|Desamparados]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:193478}}
| Carlos Alberto Padilla
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Puriscal (canton)|Puriscal]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:29407}}
| Carlos Araya
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Tarrazú (canton)|Tarrazú]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:14160}}
| José Rodolfo Naranjo
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Aserrí (canton)|Aserrí]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:57892}}
| Mario Morales
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Mora (canton)|Mora]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:21666}}
| Alcides Ovidio Araya
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Goicoechea (canton)|Goicoechea]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:117532}}
| Carlos Luis Murillo
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Santa Ana (canton)|Santa Ana]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:48879}}
| Rónald Octavio Traña
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Alajuelita (canton)|Alajuelita]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:70297}}
| Víctor Hugo Echavarría
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Vázquez de Coronado (canton)|Vázquez de Coronado]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:55585}}
| Rolando Méndez
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Acosta (canton)|Acosta]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:18661}}
| Rónald Ricardo Durán
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Tibás (canton)|Tibás]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:72074}}
| Percy Kenneth Rodríguez
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Moravia (canton)|Moravia]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:50419}}
| Alejandro Hidalgo
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Montes de Oca (canton)|Montes de Oca]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:50433}}
| Sonia María Montero
| bgcolor="{{party color|Citizens' Action Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PAC
|-
| [[Turrubares (canton)|Turrubares]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:4877}}
| Roberto González
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Dota (canton)|Dota]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:6519}}
| Mario Enrique Umaña
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Curridabat (canton)|Curridabat]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:60889}}
| Luz de los Ángeles Retana
| bgcolor="#cfcfcf"| || [[21st Century Curridabat|CSXXI]]
|-
| [[Pérez Zeledón (canton)|Pérez Zeledón]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:122187}}
| Rosibel Ramos
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[León Cortés (canton)|León Cortés]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:11696}}
| Sergio Picado
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Alajuela (canton)|Alajuela]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:222853}}
| Fabio Molina
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[San Ramón (canton)|San Ramón]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:67975}}
| Osvaldo Vargas
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Grecia (canton)|Grecia]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:65119}}
| Freddy Barrantes
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[San Mateo (canton)|San Mateo]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:5343}}
| Erwen Yanán Masís
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Atenas (canton)|Atenas]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:22479}}
| Wilberth Martín Aguilar
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Naranjo (canton)|Naranjo]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:37602}}
| Mario Bolívar Solís
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Palmares (canton)|Palmares]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:29766}}
| Mario Alberto Rojas
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Poás (canton)|Poás]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:24764}}
| Carlos Eduardo Soto
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Orotina (canton)|Orotina]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:15705}}
| José Joaquín Peraza
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[San Carlos (canton)|San Carlos]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:127140}}
| Alfredo Córdoba
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Zarcero (canton)|Alfaro Ruiz]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:10845}}
| Manuel Enrique Durán
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Sarchí (canton)|Valverde Vega]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:16239}}
| Víctor Manuel Rojas
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Upala (canton)|Upala]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:37679}}
| Juan Bosco Acevedo
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Los Chiles (canton)|Los Chiles]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:19732}}
| Santiago Millón
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Guatuso (canton)|Guatuso]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:13045}}
| Carlos Luis Corrales
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Cartago (canton)|Cartago]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:132057}}
| Harold Humberto Góngora
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Paraíso (canton)|Paraíso]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:52393}}
| Marvin Solano
| bgcolor="#cfcfcf"| || PAPAR
|-
| [[La Unión (canton)|La Unión]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:80279}}
| Guillermo Arturo Zúñiga
| bgcolor="#002373"| || PIO
|-
| [[Jiménez (canton)|Jiménez]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:14046}}
| Jorge Humberto Solano
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Turrialba (canton)|Turrialba]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:68510}}
| Marvin Gerardo Orocú
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Alvarado (canton)|Alvarado]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:12290}}
| Ángel Raquel López
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Oreamuno (canton)|Oreamuno]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:39032}}
| Gerardo Walter Granados
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[El Guarco (canton)|El Guarco]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:33788}}
| Luis Rafael Flores
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Heredia (canton)|Heredia]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:103894}}
| Javier Carvajal
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Barva (canton)|Barva]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:32440}}
| Omar Enrique Trigueros
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Santo Domingo, Costa Rica|Santo Domingo]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:34748}}
| Erika Lizette Linares
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Santa Bárbara (canton)|Santa Bárbara]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:29181}}
| Luis Paulino Rodríguez
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[San Rafael (canton)|San Rafael]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:37293}}
| Jorge Isaac Herrera
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[San Isidro (canton)|San Isidro]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:16056}}
| Elvia Dicciana Villalobos
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Belén (canton)|Belén]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:19834}}
| Víctor Manuel Víquez
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Flores (canton)|Flores]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:15038}}
| Marvin Murillo
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[San Pablo (canton)|San Pablo]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:20813}}
| Aracelly Salas
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Sarapiquí (canton)|Sarapiquí]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:57147}}
| Pedro Rojas
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Liberia (canton)|Liberia]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:46703}}
| Ricardo Adolfo Samper
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Nicoya (canton)|Nicoya]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:42189}}
| Bernardo Vargas
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Santa Cruz (canton), Costa Rica|Santa Cruz]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:40821}}
| Pastor Gómez
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Bagaces (canton)|Bagaces]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:15972}}
| Guillermo Aragón
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Carrillo (canton)|Carrillo]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:27306}}
| José María Guevara
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Cañas (canton)|Cañas]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:24076}}
| Gilberto Jerez
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Abangares (canton)|Abangares]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:16276}}
| Víctor Julio Cabezas
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Tilarán (canton)|Tilarán]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:17871}}
| Jovel Arias
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Nandayure (canton)|Nandayure]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:9985}}
| Luis Gerardo Rodríguez
| bgcolor="#2e9eff"| || PGI
|-
| [[La Cruz (canton)|La Cruz]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:16505}}
| Junnier Alberto Salazar
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Hojancha (canton)|Hojancha]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:6534}}
| Juan Rafael Marín
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Puntarenas (canton)|Puntarenas]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:102504}}
| Omar Obando
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Esparza (canton)|Esparza]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:23963}}
| Dagoberto Venegas
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Buenos Aires (canton)|Buenos Aires]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:40139}}
| Giovanni Fallas
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Montes de Oro (canton)|Montes de Oro]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:11159}}
| Álvaro Jiménez
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|-
| [[Osa (canton)|Osa]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:25861}}
| José Gabriel Villachica
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Quepos (canton)|Aguirre]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:20188}}
| Alex Max Contreras
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Golfito (canton)|Golfito]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:33823}}
| Mauricio Alvarado
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Coto Brus (canton)|Coto Brus]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:40082}}
| Gerardo Wilson Chaves
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Parrita (canton)|Parrita]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:12112}}
| Ramón Fernando Godínez
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Corredores (canton)|Corredores]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:37274}}
| Augusto César Moya
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Garabito (canton)|Garabito]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:10378}}
| Luis Fernando Villalobos
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Limón (canton)|Limón]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:89933}}
| Róger Mainor Rivera
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Pococí (canton)|Pococí]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:103121}}
| Manuel Hernández
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Siquirres (canton)|Siquirres]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:52409}}
| Miguel Gerardo Quirós
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Talamanca (canton)|Talamanca]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:25857}}
| Rugeli Morales
| bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| || PUSC
|-
| [[Matina (canton)|Matina]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:33096}}
| Rodrigo Gómez
| bgcolor="{{party color|Costa Rican Renovation Party}}"| || PRC
|-
| [[Guácimo (canton)|Guácimo]]
| style="text-align: right" |{{formatnum:34879}}
| Gerardo Fuentes
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| || PLN
|}

{{Pie chart
| thumb = right
| caption = '''Vote percentage'''
| other = yes
| label1 = PUSC
| value1 = 36.72
| color1 = {{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}
| label2 = PLN
| value2 = 32.78
| color2 = {{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}
| label3 = PAC
| value3 = 12.84
| color3 = {{party color|Citizens' Action Party (Costa Rica)}}
| label4 = Cantonal parties
| value4 = 5.77
| color4 = #cfcfcf
| label5 = ML
| value5 = 4.02
| color5 = {{party color|Libertarian Movement (Costa Rica)}}
| label6 = PRC
| value6 = 3.02
| color6 = {{party color|Costa Rican Renovation Party}}
| label7 = FD
| value7 = 1.29
| color7 = {{party color|Democratic Force (Costa Rica)}}
| label8 = PIO
| value8 = 0.95
| color8 = #002373
| label9 = C2000
| value9 = 0.83
| color9 = yellow
| label10 = PRESNA
| value10 = 0.68
| color10 = #DB7093
| label11 = PIN
| value11 = 0.61
| color11 = {{party color|National Integration Party (Costa Rica)}}
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;font-size:95%;"
|-

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Party
! colspan="1" | Mayors
! colspan="2" | Popular vote
|-
! valign="top" | Number
! valign="top" | Votes
! style="text-align: left;" valign="top" | %
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"| ||[[Social Christian Unity Party]]
| 47
| 188,612
| 36,72
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"| ||[[National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)|National Liberation Party]]
| 28
| 168,410
| 32,78
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Citizens' Action Party (Costa Rica)}}"| ||[[Citizens' Action Party (Costa Rica)|Citizens' Action Party]]
| 1
| 65,968
| 12.84
|-
|bgcolor="#cfcfcf"| ||''Total cantonal parties''
| 2
| 30,273
| 5.77
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Libertarian Movement (Costa Rica)}}"| ||[[Libertarian Movement (Costa Rica)|Libertarian Movement]]
|0
|20,655
| 4.02
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Costa Rican Renovation Party}}"| ||[[Costa Rican Renewal Party]]
| 1
| 15,497
| 3.02
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Force (Costa Rica)}}"| ||[[Democratic Force (Costa Rica)|Democratic Force]]
| 0
|6,606
| 1.29
|-
|bgcolor="#002373"| || Independent Workers' Party
| 1
| 4,904
| 0.95
|-
|bgcolor="yellow"| ||[[Coalition Change 2000]]
|0
| 4,272
| 0.83
|-
|bgcolor="#DB7093"| ||[[National Rescue Party]]
| 0
| 3,488
| 0.68
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|National Integration Party (Costa Rica)}}"| ||[[National Integration Party (Costa Rica)|National Integration Party]]
|0
| 3,119
| 0.61
|-
|bgcolor="#2e9eff"| ||[[Independent Guanacaste Party]]
|1
| 1,259
| 0.25
|-
|bgcolor="#8f5100"| ||[[Agrarian Labour Action Party]]
|0
| 569
| 0.11
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Cartago Agrarian Union Party}}"| ||[[Cartago Agrarian Union Party]]
|0
| 532
| 0.10
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|General Union Party}}"| ||General Union Party
|0
|96
| 0.02
|-
|-
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|-
| colspan="2"| '''Total'''
|'''81'''
|'''514,260'''
|'''100%'''
|-
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|-
| colspan=6| Source<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tse.go.cr/declaratorias.html |title=Declaratorias de elección 2002 |language=Spanish |website=tse.go.cr |publisher=Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones |access-date=6 March 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|}

'''By province'''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%"
! rowspan=2| [[Provinces of Costa Rica|Province]]
!width=60px| [[Social Christian Unity Party|PUSC]] %
!width=60px| [[National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)|PLN]] %
!width=60px| [[Citizens' Action Party (Costa Rica)|PAC]] %
!width=60px| Reg. %
!width=60px| [[Libertarian Movement (Costa Rica)|ML]] %
!width=60px| [[Costa Rican Renewal Party|PRC]] %
!width=60px| [[Democratic Force (Costa Rica)|FD]] %
!width=60px| PIO %
!width=60px| [[Coalition Change 2000|C2000]] %
!width=60px| [[National Rescue Party|PRESNA]] %
!width=60px| [[National Integration Party (Costa Rica)|PIN]] %
|-
!style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"|
!style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"|
!style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Citizens' Action Party (Costa Rica)}}"|
!style="color:inherit;background:#cfcfcf"|
!style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Libertarian Movement (Costa Rica)}}"|
!style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Costa Rican Renovation Party}}"|
!style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Democratic Force (Costa Rica)}}"|
!style="color:inherit;background:#002373"|
!style="color:inherit;background:yellow"|
!style="color:inherit;background:#DB7093"|
!style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|National Integration Party (Costa Rica)}}"|
|-
| align="left"| {{nowrap|{{flag|San José Province}}}}
| style="background:#7373dc; color:white;"| 29.90
| style="background:{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}; color:white;"| 35.12
| 13.57
| 12.50
| 3.66
| 1.05
| 1.36
| 1.46
| 0.82
| 0.25
| 0.31
|-
| align="left"| {{flag|Alajuela}}
| style="background:{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}; color:white;"| 39.04
| style="background:#73b987; color:white;"| 38.79
| 11.46
| 1.26
| 2.77
| 1.30
| -
| -
| 1.03
| 2.74
| 1.61
|-
| align="left"| {{flag|Cartago Province}}
| style="background:{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}; color:white;"| 37.35
| style="background:#73b987; color:white;"| 31.03
| 14.43
| 7.75
| 1.52
| -
| 3.06
| 4.58
| -
| -
| 0.28
|-
| align="left"| {{flag|Heredia}}
| style="background:{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}; color:white;"| 34.33
| style="background:#73b987; color:white;"| 34.07
| 17.65
| 3.69
| 3.74
| 4.08
| -
| 0.35
| 0.36
| -
| 1.73
|-
| align="left"| {{nowrap|{{flag|Guanacaste}}}}
| style="background:{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}; color:white;"| 42.84
| style="background:#73b987; color:white;"| 29.13
| 11.97
| 3.41
| 3.00
| 7.06
| 2.07
| -
| 0.36
| 0.16
| -
|-
| align="left"| {{flag|Puntarenas}}
| style="background:{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}; color:white;"| 46.07
| style="background:#73b987; color:white;"| 24.96
| 11.94
| 3.43
| 8.63
| 2.75
| 1.44
| -
| 0.78
| -
| -
|-
| align="left"| {{flag|Limón}}
| style="background:{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}; color:white;"| 36.11
| style="background:#73b987; color:white;"| 24.68
| 9.19
| 4.72
| 7.40
| 13.06
| 2.12
| -
| 2.72
| -
| -
|- style="background:#CDCDCD;"
| align="left"| '''Total'''
| style="background:{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}; color:white;"| 36.72
| 32.78
| 12.84
| 6.26
| 4.02
| 3.02
| 1.29
| 0.95
| 0.83
| 0.68
| 0.61
|-
|align=left colspan=16|Source: [http://atlaselectoral.tse.go.cr/alcaldia/2002 TSE]
|}

===Alderpeople===
The elections of municipal councilors of Costa Rica in 2002 were an electoral process held in parallel with the presidential and legislative elections. In them the 495 tenure aldermen and the 495 alternates that conform the 81 Municipal Councils were chosen.

The [[San José (canton)|Central Canton of San José]], the most populous, named 13 aldermen. [[Desamparados (canton)|Desamparados]] and [[Alajuela (canton)|Alajuela]] named 11. Others less populated ([[Puntarenas (canton)|Puntarenas]], [[Limón (canton)|Limón]], [[Pococí (canton)|Pococí]], [[Heredia (canton)|Heredia]], [[Cartago (canton)|Cartago]], [[La Unión (canton)|La Unión]], [[San Carlos (canton)|San Carlos]], [[Goicoechea (canton)|Goicoechea]], [[Pérez Zeledón (canton)|Pérez Zeledón]], etc.) named 9. Others even smaller ([[Tibás Canton|Tibás]], [[Grecia (canton)|Grecia]], [[Vázquez de Coronado Canton|Vázquez de Coronado]], [[Montes de Oca (canton)|Montes de Oca]], [[Siquirres (canton)|Siquirres]], [[Escazú (canton)|Escazú]], [[Turrialba (canton)|Turrialba]], etc.) appointed 7 council members. Finally, the smallest ([[Turrubares (canton)|Turrubares]], [[San Mateo (canton)|San Mateo]], [[Santa Ana (canton)|Santa Ana]], [[Mora (canton)|Mora]], [[Montes de Oro (canton)|Montes de Oro]], [[Talamanca (canton)|Talamanca]], etc.) named 5.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:97%;"
|-
! style="text-align:centre;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="250"| Parties
! colspan="3"| Popular vote
! colspan="2"| Alderpeople
|-
! width="85"| Votes
! width="50"| %
! width="50"| ±[[Percentage point|pp]]
! width="50"| Total
! width="50"| +/-
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"|
| align="left"| [[Social Christian Unity Party]] (PUSC)
| 469,305 || 30.92 || style="color:red;"| -9.94
| 180 || style="color:red;"| -91
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"|
| align="left"| [[National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)|National Liberation Party]] (PLN)
| 443,320 || 29.21 || style="color:red;"| -6.17
| 178 || style="color:red;"| -48
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Citizens' Action Party (Costa Rica)}}"|
| align="left"| [[Citizens' Action Party (Costa Rica)|Citizens' Action Party]] (PAC)
| 310,201 || 20.44 || ''New''
| 101 || ''New''
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Libertarian Movement (Costa Rica)}}"|
| align="left"| [[Libertarian Movement (Costa Rica)|Libertarian Movement]] (ML)
| 84,167 || 5.55 || style="color:green;"| +3.12
| 13 || style="color:green;"| +9
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Costa Rican Renovation Party}}"|
| align="left"| [[Costa Rican Renewal Party]] (PRC)
| 54,547 || 3.59 || style="color:green;"| +1.73
| 7 || style="color:green;"| +7
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|National Integration Party (Costa Rica)}}"|
| align="left"| [[Democratic Force (Costa Rica)|Democratic Force]] (FD)
| 40,114 || 2.64 || style="color:red;"| -3.53
| 4 || style="color:red;"| -20
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|National Integration Party (Costa Rica)}}"|
| align="left"| [[National Integration Party (Costa Rica)|National Integration Party]] (PIN)
| 25,038 || 1.65 || style="color:red;"| -0.08
| 1 || style="color:red;"| -2
|-
| bgcolor="yellow"|
| align="left"| [[Coalition Change 2000]] (C2000)
| 17,612 || 1.16|| ''New''
| 1 || ''New''
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#8f5100"|
| align="left"| [[Agrarian Labour Action Party]] (PALA)
| 9,225 || 0.61 || style="color:red;"| -0.49
| 2 ||style="color:red;"| -5
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#00d081"|
| align="left"| [[Escazu's Progressive Yoke]] (YPE)
| 7,765 || 0.51 || style="color:red;"| -0.19
| 3 || style="color:red;"| -1
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#FF1493"|
| align="left"| [[National Rescue Party]] (PRESNA)
| 7,510 || 0.49 || style="color:red;"| -0.33
| 1 || ''New''
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#002373"|
| align="left"| Independent Workers' Party (PIO)
| 7,460 || 0.49 || ''New''
| 1 || ''New''
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|National Agrarian Party (Costa Rica)}}"|
| align="left"| National Agrarian Party (PAN)
| 5,032 || 0.33 || style="color:red;"| -0.24
| 1 || style="color:red;"| -4
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#27E3E5"|
| align="left"| Party of the Sun (PdS)
| 4,880 || 0.32|| style="color:green;"| +0.06
| 2 || 0
|-
| bgcolor="SkyBlue"|
| align="left"| Cartago Agrarian Force (FAC)
| 4,024 || 0.27 || style="color:green;"| +0.09
| 0 || ''New''
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#ffff00"|
| align="left"| [[21st Century Curridabat]] (CSXXI)
| 3,726 || 0.25 || style="color:red;"| -0.12
| 1 || style="color:red;"| -1
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#c8ff45"|
| align="left"| Authentic Paraisian Party (PAPAR)
| 3,264 || 0.22 || ''New''
| 1 || ''New''
|-
| bgcolor="black"|
| align="left"| National Convergence Party (PCN)
| 2,927 || 0.19 || style="color:red;"| -0.10
| 0 || style="color:red;"| -1
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|General Union Party}}"|
| align="left"| General Union Party (PUG)
| 2,495 || 0.16 || style="color:red;"| -0.83
| 0 || style="color:red;"| -3
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#a26900"|
| align="left"| Quepeña Action Party (PAQ)
| 1,956 || 0.13 || ''New''
| 2 || ''New''
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#00d02f"|
| align="left"| Authentic Sarapiquenean Party (PASAR)
| 1,779 || 0.12 || ''New''
| 1 || ''New''
|-
| bgcolor="yellow"|
| align="left"| New Alajuelita Party (PALNU)
| 1,773 || 0.12 || style="color:green;"| +0.02
| 1 || 0
|-
| bgcolor="orange"|
| align="left"| Humanist Party of Montes de Oca (PH-MdO)
| 1,212|| 0.08 || style="color:red;"| -0.06
| 0 || style="color:red;"| -1
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#00BFFF"|
| align="left"| Alliance for San José Party (PASJ)
| 1,127 || 0.07 || ''New''
| 0 || ''New''
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#707070"|
| align="left"| Cantonal Action Independent Siquirres Party (PACSI)
| 1,079 || 0.07 || ''New''
| 0 || ''New''
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#61A5AE"|
| align="left"| Ecological Garabito Party (PEG)
| 983 || 0.06 || ''New''
| 2 || ''New''
|-
| bgcolor="orange"|
| align="left"| Humanist Party of San José (PH-SJO)
| 919 || 0.06 || ''New''
| 0 || ''New''
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#7DC9FF"|
| align="left"| Golfitenean Action Party (PAGOL)
| 772 || 0.05 || style="color:red;"| -0.00
| 0 || 0
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#2e9eff"|
| align="left"| [[Independent Guanacaste Party]] (PGI)
| 759 || 0.05 || style="color:red;"| -0.14
| 0 || style="color:red;"| -2
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#e76100"|
| align="left"| Independent Belemite Party (PIB)
| 618 || 0.04 || style="color:red;"| -0.06
| 0 || style="color:red;"| -1
|-
| bgcolor="limegreen"|
| align="left"| Limonense Conscience Party (PCL)
| 617 || 0.04 || ''New''
| 0 || ''New''
|-
| bgcolor="orange"|
| align="left"| Humanist Party of Heredia (PH-Her)
| 517 || 0.03 || style="color:red;"| -0.05
| 0 || 0
|-
| bgcolor="royalblue"|
| align="left"| National Patriotic Party (PPN)
| 485 || 0.03 || ''New''
| 0 || ''New''
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#00735b"|
| align="left"| New Corredores Party (PUG)
| 457 || 0.03 || ''New''
| 0 || ''New''
|-
| bgcolor="orange"|
| align="left"| Humanist Party of Barva (PH-Barva)
| 183 || 0.01 || ''New''
| 0 || ''New''
|-
| colspan="7" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2"| Total
| 1,517,848 || 100.00 || - || 503 || -75
|-
| colspan="7" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|-
| align="left" colspan="2"| Invalid votes
| 51,628 || 3.29 || bgcolor="#E9E9E9" rowspan= "4" colspan="3"|
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2"| Votes cast / turnout
| 1,569,476 || 68.84
|-
| align="left" colspan="2"| Abstentions
| 710,375 || 31.16
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
|-
| align="left" colspan="2"| '''Registered voters'''
| '''2,279,851''' || '''100%'''
|-
| colspan="7" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|-
| align="left" colspan="7"| Sources<ref>{{cite web |url=http://atlaselectoral.tse.go.cr/regiduria/2002/area |title=Elecciones Regidurías 2002 |language=Spanish |website=tse.go.cr |publisher=Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones |access-date= 21 May 2020}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" colspan="7"|
|}

===Syndics and district councils===
{{bar box
| title=Syndics
| titlebar=#ddd
| float=right
| width=450px
| barwidth=250px
| bars=
{{bar percent|PUSC|{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}|49.24}}
{{bar percent|PLN|{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}|41.47}}
{{bar percent|PAC|{{party color|Citizens' Action Party (Costa Rica)}}|3.02}}
{{bar percent|Regionalist|#CFCFCF|3.02}}
{{bar percent|ML|{{party color|Libertarian Movement (Costa Rica)}}|0.86}}
{{bar percent|PRC|{{party color|Costa Rican Renovation Party}}|0.86}}
{{bar percent|PIO|#002373|0.86}}
{{bar percent|C2000|yellow|0.22}}
{{bar percent|PIN|{{party color|National Integration Party (Costa Rica)}}|0.22}}
{{bar percent|PRESNA|#DB7093|0.22}}
}}
{{bar box
| title=District councillors
| titlebar=#ddd
| float=right
| width=450px
| barwidth=250px
| bars=
{{bar percent|PUSC|{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}|43.10}}
{{bar percent|PLN|{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}|36.89}}
{{bar percent|PAC|{{party color|Citizens' Action Party (Costa Rica)}}|9.82}}
{{bar percent|Regionalist|#CFCFCF|3.67}}
{{bar percent|PRC|{{party color|Costa Rican Renovation Party}}|2.59}}
{{bar percent|ML|{{party color|Libertarian Movement (Costa Rica)}}|1.40}}
{{bar percent|PIO|#002373|0.81}}
{{bar percent|PRESNA|#DB7093|0.59}}
{{bar percent|C2000|yellow|0.38}}
{{bar percent|PIN|{{party color|National Integration Party (Costa Rica)}}|0.32}}
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:97%;"
|-
! style="text-align:centre;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="500"| Parties and coalitions
! colspan="2"| Popular vote
! colspan="2"| Syndics
! colspan="1"| District Councillors
|-
! width="85"| Votes
! width="50"| %
! width="50"| Total
! width="50"| +/-
! width="50"| Total
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}"|
| align="left"| [[Social Christian Unity Party]] (PUSC)
| 184,902 || 36.85 || 228 || style="color:red;"| -67 || 799
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}"|
| align="left"| [[National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)|National Liberation Party]] (PLN)
| 169,660 || 33.81 || 192 || style="color:green;"| +47 || 684
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Citizens' Action Party (Costa Rica)}}"|
| align="left"| [[Citizens' Action Party (Costa Rica)|Citizens' Action Party]] (PAC)
| 63,270 || 12.61 || 14 || New || 182
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Libertarian Movement (Costa Rica)}}"|
| align="left"| [[Libertarian Movement (Costa Rica)|Libertarian Movement]] (ML)
| 16,367 || 3.26 || 4 || style="color:green;"| +4 || 26
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Costa Rican Renovation Party}}"|
| align="left"| [[Costa Rican Renewal Party]] (PRC)
| 15,665 || 3.21 || 4 || style="color:green;"| +4 || 48
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Democratic Force (Costa Rica)}}"|
| align="left"| [[Democratic Force (Costa Rica)|Democratic Force]] (FD)
| 6,539 || 1.30 || 0 || 0 || 8
|-
| bgcolor="yellow"|
| align="left"| [[Coalition Change 2000]] (C2000)
| 4,797 || 0.96 || 1 || New || 7
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#002373"|
| align="left"| Independent Workers' Party (PIO)
| 4,444 || 0.89 || 4 || New || 15
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#8bff73"|
| align="left"| Alliance to Advance Party (PAPA)
| 4,421 || 0.88 || 0 || New || 5
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#00BFFF"|
| align="left"| Alliance for San José Party (PASJ)
| 4,037 || 0.80 || 0 || New || 3
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#c8ff45"|
| align="left"| Authentic Paraisian Party (PAPAR)
| 3,586 || 0.71 || 2 || New || 6
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|National Integration Party (Costa Rica)}}"|
| align="left"| [[National Integration Party (Costa Rica)|National Integration Party]] (PIN)
| 3,189 || 0.64 || 1 || style="color:green;"| +1 || 6
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#00A550"|
| align="left"| [[Escazu's Progressive Yoke]] (YPE)
| 2,670 || 0.53 || 1 || style="color:red;"| -2|| 4
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#DB7093"|
| align="left"| [[National Rescue Party]] (PRESNA)
| 2,354 || 0.47 || 1 || style="color:green;"| +1 || 11
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#27E3E5"|
| align="left"| Party of the Sun (PdS)
| 1,844 || 0.37 || 2 || 0 || 8
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#707070"|
| align="left"| Cantonal Action Independent Siquirres Party (PACSI)
| 1,652 || 0.33 || 2 || New || 7
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#ff2eb5"|
| align="left"| We Are All San José Party (SJST)
| 1,651 || 0.33 || 0 || New || 1
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#ffff00"|
| align="left"| [[21st Century Curridabat]] (CSXXI)
| 1,412 || 0.28 || 2 || style="color:green;"| +1 || 4
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#2e9eff"|
| align="left"| Independent Guanacaste Party (PGI)
| 1,181 || 0.24 || 2 || style="color:green;"| +2 || 9
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#00d02f"|
| align="left"| Authentic Sarapiquenean Party (PASAR)
| 978 || 0.19 || 2 || New || 9
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#a26900"|
| align="left"| Quepeña Action Party (PAQ)
| 941 || 0.19 || 0 || New || 3
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#BEF8F7"|
| align="left"| Change Now (CYA)
| 833 || 0.17 || 0 || New || 0
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#61A5AE"|
| align="left"| Ecological Garabito Party (PEG)
| 819 || 0.16 || 1 || New || 3
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#AEA651"|
| align="left"| Authentic Cantonal Option Movement (MOCA)
| 692 || 0.14 || 0 || New || 0
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#ff0047"|
| align="left"| Curridabat Movement (MCur)
| 642 || 0.13 || 0 || New || 1
|-
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#8f5100"|
|{{Party name with color|Social Christian Unity Party}}
| align="left"| [[Agrarian Labour Action Party]] (PALA)
|align="center"|229
| 544 || 0.11 || 0 || style="color:red;"| -2|| 3
|align="center"|785
|align="center"|48
|-
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#e76100"|
|{{Party name with color|National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)}}
|align="center"|192
| align="left"| Independent Belemite Party (PIB)
| 532 || 0.11 || 0 || 0 || 1
|align="center"|676
|align="center"|27
|-
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Cartago Agrarian Union Party}}"|
|{{Party name with color|Citizens' Action Party (Costa Rica)}}
| align="left"| [[Cartago Agrarian Union Party]] (PUAC)
|align="center"|14
| 503 || 0.10 || 0 || 0 || 0
|align="center"|178
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#715973"|
| align="left"| Santacrucean Rebirth Party (PRS)
| 490 || 0.10 || 0 || New || 0
|-
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="orange"|
|{{Party name with color|Costa Rican Renovation Party}}
| align="left"| Humanist Party of Montes de Oca (PH-MdO)
|align="center"|1
| 394 || 0.08 || 0 || 0 || 1
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#00735b"|
|bgcolor=royalblue|
| align="left"| New Corredores Party (PUG)
|[[21st Century Curridabat]]
| 288 || 0.06 || 0 || New || 1
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
|bgcolor=darkblue|
| bgcolor="limegreen"|
| align="left"| Limonense Conscience Party (PCL)
|Independent Worker's Party
| 256 || 0.05 || 0 || New || 0
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|15
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
|bgcolor=lightblue|
| width="1" bgcolor="orange"|
| align="left"| Humanist Party of Heredia (PH-Her)
|[[Independent Guanacaste Party]]
| 125 || 0.02 || 0 || 0 || 0
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|General Union Party}}"|
|{{Party name with color|Libertarian Movement (Costa Rica)}}
|align="center"|4
| align="left"| General Union Party (PUGEN)
| 62 || 0.01 || 0 || 0 || 0
|align="center"|24
|align="center"|0
|-
|-
|bgcolor=deeppink|
| colspan="7" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
|National Rescue
|align="center"|1
| align="left" colspan="2"| Total
| 500,080 || 100.00 || 463 || +16 || 1854
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|0
|-
|-
|bgcolor=green|
| colspan="7" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|Authentic [[Sarapiquí (canton)|Sarapiquean]] Party
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|0
|-
|-
| align="left" colspan="2"| Invalid votes
|bgcolor=#00A5DB|
| 20,803 || 3.98 || colspan="3"|
|[[Party of the Sun (Costa Rica)|Party of the Sun]]
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|8
| align="left" colspan="2"| Votes cast / turnout
| 520,883 || 22.64 || colspan="3"|
|align="center"|0
|-
|-
| align="left" colspan="2"| Abstentions
|bgcolor=black|
| 1,785,510 || 77.36 || colspan="3"|
|Independent [[Siquirres (canton)|Siquirres]] Cantonal Action Party
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|7
| align="left" colspan="2"| Registered voters
| 2,306,393 || bgcolor="#E9E9E9" colspan="4"|
|align="center"|0
|-
|-
| colspan="7" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|{{Party name with color|National Integration Party (Costa Rica)}}
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|0
|-
|-
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Latest revision as of 11:46, 28 June 2024

2002 Costa Rican municipal elections
1 December 2002 2006 →
81 mayors, 463 syndics, 1854 district councillors, 8 intendants, 32 municipal district councillors and their alternates[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jorge Eduardo Sánchez Luis Guillermo Solís Ottón Solís
Party PUSC PLN PAC
Mayors 47 28 1

Municipal and local elections were held for the first time in Costa Rica on 1 December 2002. This was the first time citizens of the 81 cantons were able to directly choose their mayors as previously the municipal executive was appointed by the city council.[2] A syndic and 4 District Councilors were also elected for each canton’s district as 8 intendants for especial districts with administrative autonomy.

Then ruling Social Christian Unity Party had its best results in history on a local election gaining most of the mayors and councilors; 48 mayors and 785 syndics and councilors.[2] National Liberation Party, then main opposition force, earn the second largest number of both with 27 mayors and 676.[2] Costa Rica was still pretty much under a two-party system at the time even when in the recent general election the new force Citizens Action Party surprised with high voting for president and parliament, in this first municipal running achieve only one mayor in Montes de Oca (the party’s hometown).[2]

Results

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Mayors

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Vote percentage

  PUSC (36.72%)
  PLN (32.78%)
  PAC (12.84%)
  Cantonal parties (5.77%)
  ML (4.02%)
  PRC (3.02%)
  FD (1.29%)
  PIO (0.95%)
  C2000 (0.83%)
  PRESNA (0.68%)
  PIN (0.61%)
  Other (0.49%)
Party Mayors Popular vote
Number Votes %
Social Christian Unity Party 47 188,612 36,72
National Liberation Party 28 168,410 32,78
Citizens' Action Party 1 65,968 12.84
Total cantonal parties 2 30,273 5.77
Libertarian Movement 0 20,655 4.02
Costa Rican Renewal Party 1 15,497 3.02
Democratic Force 0 6,606 1.29
Independent Workers' Party 1 4,904 0.95
Coalition Change 2000 0 4,272 0.83
National Rescue Party 0 3,488 0.68
National Integration Party 0 3,119 0.61
Independent Guanacaste Party 1 1,259 0.25
Agrarian Labour Action Party 0 569 0.11
Cartago Agrarian Union Party 0 532 0.10
General Union Party 0 96 0.02
Total 81 514,260 100%
Source[3]

By province

Province PUSC % PLN % PAC % Reg. % ML % PRC % FD % PIO % C2000 % PRESNA % PIN %
 San José Province 29.90 35.12 13.57 12.50 3.66 1.05 1.36 1.46 0.82 0.25 0.31
 Alajuela 39.04 38.79 11.46 1.26 2.77 1.30 - - 1.03 2.74 1.61
 Cartago Province 37.35 31.03 14.43 7.75 1.52 - 3.06 4.58 - - 0.28
 Heredia 34.33 34.07 17.65 3.69 3.74 4.08 - 0.35 0.36 - 1.73
 Guanacaste 42.84 29.13 11.97 3.41 3.00 7.06 2.07 - 0.36 0.16 -
 Puntarenas 46.07 24.96 11.94 3.43 8.63 2.75 1.44 - 0.78 - -
 Limón 36.11 24.68 9.19 4.72 7.40 13.06 2.12 - 2.72 - -
Total 36.72 32.78 12.84 6.26 4.02 3.02 1.29 0.95 0.83 0.68 0.61
Source: TSE

Alderpeople

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The elections of municipal councilors of Costa Rica in 2002 were an electoral process held in parallel with the presidential and legislative elections. In them the 495 tenure aldermen and the 495 alternates that conform the 81 Municipal Councils were chosen.

The Central Canton of San José, the most populous, named 13 aldermen. Desamparados and Alajuela named 11. Others less populated (Puntarenas, Limón, Pococí, Heredia, Cartago, La Unión, San Carlos, Goicoechea, Pérez Zeledón, etc.) named 9. Others even smaller (Tibás, Grecia, Vázquez de Coronado, Montes de Oca, Siquirres, Escazú, Turrialba, etc.) appointed 7 council members. Finally, the smallest (Turrubares, San Mateo, Santa Ana, Mora, Montes de Oro, Talamanca, etc.) named 5.

Parties Popular vote Alderpeople
Votes % ±pp Total +/-
Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) 469,305 30.92 -9.94 180 -91
National Liberation Party (PLN) 443,320 29.21 -6.17 178 -48
Citizens' Action Party (PAC) 310,201 20.44 New 101 New
Libertarian Movement (ML) 84,167 5.55 +3.12 13 +9
Costa Rican Renewal Party (PRC) 54,547 3.59 +1.73 7 +7
Democratic Force (FD) 40,114 2.64 -3.53 4 -20
National Integration Party (PIN) 25,038 1.65 -0.08 1 -2
Coalition Change 2000 (C2000) 17,612 1.16 New 1 New
Agrarian Labour Action Party (PALA) 9,225 0.61 -0.49 2 -5
Escazu's Progressive Yoke (YPE) 7,765 0.51 -0.19 3 -1
National Rescue Party (PRESNA) 7,510 0.49 -0.33 1 New
Independent Workers' Party (PIO) 7,460 0.49 New 1 New
National Agrarian Party (PAN) 5,032 0.33 -0.24 1 -4
Party of the Sun (PdS) 4,880 0.32 +0.06 2 0
Cartago Agrarian Force (FAC) 4,024 0.27 +0.09 0 New
21st Century Curridabat (CSXXI) 3,726 0.25 -0.12 1 -1
Authentic Paraisian Party (PAPAR) 3,264 0.22 New 1 New
National Convergence Party (PCN) 2,927 0.19 -0.10 0 -1
General Union Party (PUG) 2,495 0.16 -0.83 0 -3
Quepeña Action Party (PAQ) 1,956 0.13 New 2 New
Authentic Sarapiquenean Party (PASAR) 1,779 0.12 New 1 New
New Alajuelita Party (PALNU) 1,773 0.12 +0.02 1 0
Humanist Party of Montes de Oca (PH-MdO) 1,212 0.08 -0.06 0 -1
Alliance for San José Party (PASJ) 1,127 0.07 New 0 New
Cantonal Action Independent Siquirres Party (PACSI) 1,079 0.07 New 0 New
Ecological Garabito Party (PEG) 983 0.06 New 2 New
Humanist Party of San José (PH-SJO) 919 0.06 New 0 New
Golfitenean Action Party (PAGOL) 772 0.05 -0.00 0 0
Independent Guanacaste Party (PGI) 759 0.05 -0.14 0 -2
Independent Belemite Party (PIB) 618 0.04 -0.06 0 -1
Limonense Conscience Party (PCL) 617 0.04 New 0 New
Humanist Party of Heredia (PH-Her) 517 0.03 -0.05 0 0
National Patriotic Party (PPN) 485 0.03 New 0 New
New Corredores Party (PUG) 457 0.03 New 0 New
Humanist Party of Barva (PH-Barva) 183 0.01 New 0 New
Total 1,517,848 100.00 - 503 -75
Invalid votes 51,628 3.29
Votes cast / turnout 1,569,476 68.84
Abstentions 710,375 31.16
Registered voters 2,279,851 100%
Sources[4]

Syndics and district councils

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Syndics
PUSC
 
 49.24%
PLN
 
 41.47%
PAC
 
 3.02%
Regionalist
 
 3.02%
ML
 
 0.86%
PRC
 
 0.86%
PIO
 
 0.86%
C2000
 
 0.22%
PIN
 
 0.22%
PRESNA
 
 0.22%
District councillors
PUSC
 
 43.10%
PLN
 
 36.89%
PAC
 
 9.82%
Regionalist
 
 3.67%
PRC
 
 2.59%
ML
 
 1.40%
PIO
 
 0.81%
PRESNA
 
 0.59%
C2000
 
 0.38%
PIN
 
 0.32%
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Syndics District Councillors
Votes % Total +/- Total
Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) 184,902 36.85 228 -67 799
National Liberation Party (PLN) 169,660 33.81 192 +47 684
Citizens' Action Party (PAC) 63,270 12.61 14 New 182
Libertarian Movement (ML) 16,367 3.26 4 +4 26
Costa Rican Renewal Party (PRC) 15,665 3.21 4 +4 48
Democratic Force (FD) 6,539 1.30 0 0 8
Coalition Change 2000 (C2000) 4,797 0.96 1 New 7
Independent Workers' Party (PIO) 4,444 0.89 4 New 15
Alliance to Advance Party (PAPA) 4,421 0.88 0 New 5
Alliance for San José Party (PASJ) 4,037 0.80 0 New 3
Authentic Paraisian Party (PAPAR) 3,586 0.71 2 New 6
National Integration Party (PIN) 3,189 0.64 1 +1 6
Escazu's Progressive Yoke (YPE) 2,670 0.53 1 -2 4
National Rescue Party (PRESNA) 2,354 0.47 1 +1 11
Party of the Sun (PdS) 1,844 0.37 2 0 8
Cantonal Action Independent Siquirres Party (PACSI) 1,652 0.33 2 New 7
We Are All San José Party (SJST) 1,651 0.33 0 New 1
21st Century Curridabat (CSXXI) 1,412 0.28 2 +1 4
Independent Guanacaste Party (PGI) 1,181 0.24 2 +2 9
Authentic Sarapiquenean Party (PASAR) 978 0.19 2 New 9
Quepeña Action Party (PAQ) 941 0.19 0 New 3
Change Now (CYA) 833 0.17 0 New 0
Ecological Garabito Party (PEG) 819 0.16 1 New 3
Authentic Cantonal Option Movement (MOCA) 692 0.14 0 New 0
Curridabat Movement (MCur) 642 0.13 0 New 1
Agrarian Labour Action Party (PALA) 544 0.11 0 -2 3
Independent Belemite Party (PIB) 532 0.11 0 0 1
Cartago Agrarian Union Party (PUAC) 503 0.10 0 0 0
Santacrucean Rebirth Party (PRS) 490 0.10 0 New 0
Humanist Party of Montes de Oca (PH-MdO) 394 0.08 0 0 1
New Corredores Party (PUG) 288 0.06 0 New 1
Limonense Conscience Party (PCL) 256 0.05 0 New 0
Humanist Party of Heredia (PH-Her) 125 0.02 0 0 0
General Union Party (PUGEN) 62 0.01 0 0 0
Total 500,080 100.00 463 +16 1854
Invalid votes 20,803 3.98
Votes cast / turnout 520,883 22.64
Abstentions 1,785,510 77.36
Registered voters 2,306,393
Sources[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. "Elecciones municipales en cifras 2002-2016" (PDF). tse.go.cr. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Georgetown. "Final Results Municipal Elections 2002". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Declaratorias de elección 2002". tse.go.cr (in Spanish). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. Retrieved 6 March 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Elecciones Regidurías 2002". tse.go.cr (in Spanish). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Elecciones Municipales 2020". tse.go.cr (in Spanish). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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