Elections in Costa Rica gives information on elections and election results in Costa Rica .
Costa Rica elects on national level a head of state – the president – 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 (Asamblea Legislativa) has 57 members, elected for four-year terms by proportional representation in each of the country's seven province.
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
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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%)
Candidate
Political party
Ballots cast
Valid votes
Christian National Alliance (right)
4,980
0.33%
Christian Social Unity Party (center right)
711,328
47.74%
José Maria Figueres
National Liberation Party (center left)
739,339
49.62%
Democratic Force (left)
28,274
1.90%
National Independent Party (independent)
2,426
0.16%
Independent (independent)
1,600
0.11%
Generalena Union (independent)
2,150
0.14%
Presidential election of 4 February 1990
Registered voters: 1,692,050
Voters: 1,384,326 (81.81%)
Valid votes: 1,349,014 (97.45%)
Candidate
Political party
Ballots cast
Valid votes
Christian National Alliance (right, conservative)
4,209
0.31%
Social Christian Unity Party (center right)
694,705
51.50%
National Liberation Party (center left)
636,701
47.20%
United People (left)
9.101
0.67%
Workers Revolutionary Party (extreme left)
1,005
0.07%
Progress Party (independent)
2,547
0.19%
Independent (independent)
746
0.06%
Presidential election of 2 February 1986
Registered voters: 1,486,474
Voters: 1,216,053 (81.81%)
Valid votes: 1,194,222 (98.20%)
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%
Presidential election of 7 February 1982
Registered voters: 1,261,127
Voters: 991,679 (78.63%)
Valid votes: 966,578 (97.47%)
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%)
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%)
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
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
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
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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