1902 Costa Rican general election

The 1901–1902 Costa Rican general election occurred under growing political tensions.^[2] The authoritarian government of Rafael Yglesias was in direct confrontation with the opposition and had re-elected himself as single-candidate in the previous election by a questionable constitutional reform.^[2] The liberal Republican Party represented the most staunch opposition and the country was on the edge of civil war. However, Yglesias managed to negotiate with the moderate branch of the Republicans for a peaceful power exchange.

This new election was called with two candidates: Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra from the newly formed National Union Party and Máximo Fernández Alvarado under the banner of the "Republican Club".^[2] Both liberals. Esquivel won by a large margin.

Results

Second grade electors, first round

Province	Esquivel	Fernández	Yglesias¹
Province
San José Province	204	30	-
Alajuela	132	63	-
Cartago Province	90	12	15
Heredia	60	29	-
Guanacaste	3	-	72
Puntarenas	33	-	-
Limón	27	-	-
Total	549	134	87
Source: ^[3]

¹ Yglesias did not run, but some electors voted for him rather than for Esquivel.

Popular Vote

Esquivel			71.3%
Fernández			17.4%
Yglesias			11.3%

Second grade electors, second round

Province	Esquivel	Fernández
Province
San José Province	199	42
Alajuela	120	70
Cartago Province	96	12
Heredia	59	40
Guanacaste	69	-
Puntarenas	36	-
Limón	27	-
Total	606	164
Source: ^[4]

Popular Vote

Esquivel			78.71%
Fernández			21.15%

References

^ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica (2008). "Historia de las elecciones presidenciales 1824-2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-12-21. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c Molina, Iván (2001). "Elecciones y democracia en Costa Rica, 1885-1913" (PDF). European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. 70: 41–57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
^ Salazar, O. (2003) El apogeo de la República Liberal en Costa Rica, 1870-1914, p 207 ISBN 9977-67-131-1
^ Salazar, O. (2003) El apogeo de la República Liberal en Costa Rica, 1870-1914, p 210 ISBN 9977-67-131-1

[tse-1] Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica (2008). "Historia de las elecciones presidenciales 1824-2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-12-21. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[molina-2] Molina, Iván (2001). "Elecciones y democracia en Costa Rica, 1885-1913" (PDF). European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. 70: 41–57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2018-12-21.

[3] Salazar, O. (2003) El apogeo de la República Liberal en Costa Rica, 1870-1914, p 207 ISBN 9977-67-131-1

[4] Salazar, O. (2003) El apogeo de la República Liberal en Costa Rica, 1870-1914, p 210 ISBN 9977-67-131-1

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