1859 Costa Rican general election

1859 Costa Rican general election
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Presidential election
 
Nominee Juan Rafael Mora Porras José María Castro Madriz
Electoral vote 87 2
Percentage 92.55% 2.13%
President before election

Juan Rafael Mora Porras

 Elected President

Juan Rafael Mora Porras

General elections were held in Costa Rica between 3 and 7 April 1859.[1] Juan Rafael Mora Porras, hero of the Filibuster War, was re-elected for a third time. However, Mora would not finish his term because he would be overthrown by his political opponents on 14 August later the same year.[2]

The 1859 constitution in force at that time only allowed men over 25 years old and owners of a property valued at least 200 pesos to cast the vote.[1]

Results

CandidateVotes%
Juan Rafael Mora Porras8792.55
José María Castro Madriz22.13
José María Cañas11.06
Vicente Aguilar Cubero11.06
José Joaquín Mora Porras11.06
Juan José Ulloa Solares11.06
Julián Volio Llorente11.06
Total94100.00
Source: TSE

References

  1. ^ a b "Historia de las elecciones presidenciales 1824–2014" (PDF). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica. 2017.
  2. ^ Molina, Iván. "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 2018-12-20.