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|align=left|[[José Maria Corrales]]||align=left|[[National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)|National Liberation Party]]||618,834||44.6 |
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|align=left|[[Vladimir De la Cruz De Lemos]]||align=left|[[Democratic Force (Costa Rica)|Democratic Force]]||41,710||3.0 |
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|align=left|[[Walter Muñoz Céspedes]]||align=left|[[National Integration Party (Costa Rica)|National Integration Party]]||19,934||1.4 |
|align=left|[[Walter Muñoz Céspedes]]||align=left|[[National Integration Party (Costa Rica)|National Integration Party]]||19,934||1.4 |
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General elections were held in Costa Rica on 1 February 1998.[1] Miguel Ángel Rodríguez of the Social Christian Unity Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 70%, the lowest since the 1950s.[2]
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | Social Christian Unity Party | 652,160 | 47.0 |
| José Maria Corrales | National Liberation Party | 618,834 | 44.6 |
| Vladimir De la Cruz De Lemos | Democratic Force | 41,710 | 3.0 |
| Walter Muñoz Céspedes | National Integration Party | 19,934 | 1.4 |
| Sherman Thomas Jackson | Costa Rican Renovation Party | 19,313 | 1.4 |
| Álvaro González Espinoza | Democratic Party | 12,952 | 0.9 |
| Federico Malavassi Calvo | Movimiento Libertario | 5,874 | 0.4 |
| Jorge González Martén | National Independent Party | 4,218 | 0.3 |
| Alejandro Madrigal Benavides | Christian National Alliance | 3,545 | 0.3 |
| Norma Vargas Duarte | United People | 3,075 | 0.2 |
| Rodrigo Gutiérrez Schwanhäuser | New Democratic Party | 3,025 | 0.2 |
| Yolanda Gutiérrez Ventura | Independent Party | 1,377 | 0.1 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 43,715 | - | |
| Total | 1,431,913 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
Parliament
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Christian Unity Party | 569,792 | 41.2 | 27 | +2 |
| National Liberation Party | 481,933 | 34.8 | 23 | -5 |
| Democratic Force | 79,826 | 5.8 | 3 | +1 |
| Movimiento Libertario | 42,640 | 3.1 | 1 | New |
| National Integration Party | 34,408 | 2.5 | 1 | New |
| Costa Rican Renovation Party | 27,892 | 2.0 | 1 | New |
| Democratic Party | 17,060 | 1.2 | 0 | New |
| Agrarian Labour Action Party | 16,955 | 1.2 | 1 | +1 |
| United People | 15,028 | 1.2 | 0 | New |
| National Independent Party | 12,794 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Generaleña Union | 12,583 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| New Democratic Party | 12,476 | 0.9 | 0 | New |
| National Rescue Party | 9,588 | 0.7 | 0 | New |
| Christian National Alliance | 9,176 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Cartago Agrarian Union Party | 7,138 | 0.5 | 0 | -1 |
| Partido Agrario Nacional | 7,497 | 0.5 | 0 | -1 |
| Alajuelense Democratic Action | 6,614 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent Party | 6,025 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Cambio Ya | 2,223 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Convergencia Nacional | 2,197 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Limonese Authentic Party | 2,167 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cartago Agrarian Force | 1,892 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Independent Guanacaste Party | 1,623 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 47,052 | - | - | - |
| Total | 1,430,579 | 100 | 57 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
