Costa Rican general election, 1936

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General elections were held in Costa Rica on 9 February 1936.^[1] León Cortés Castro of the Independent National Republican Party won the presidential election, whilst the party also won the parliamentary election, in which they received 59.4% of the vote.^[2] Voter turnout was 68.8% in the presidential election and 68.9% in the parliamentary election.^[3]

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
León Cortés Castro	Independent National Republican Party	52,924	60.2
Octavio Beeche Argüello	National Party	30,331	34.5
Carlos Luis Saénz	Workers and Farmers Party	4,594	5.3
Invalid/blank votes		0	-
Total		75,897	100
Source: Nohlen

Parliament

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Independent National Republican Party	53,047	59.4
National Party	30,815	34.5
Workers and Farmers Party	5,448	6.1
Invalid/blank votes	0	-	-
Total	89,310	100
Source: Nohlen

References

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
↑ Nohlen, p167
↑ Nohlen, p156

Elections and referendums in Costa Rica

Presidential elections	1844 1847 1853 1859 1860 1863 1866 1889 1893 1897 1901 1905 1909 1913 1917 1919 1923 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1953 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Parliamentary elections	1844 1847 1853 1859 1860 1863 1866 1889 1893 1897 1901 1905 1909 1913 1915 1917 1919 1921 1923 1925 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 (Feb) 1948 (Dec) 1949 1953 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Local elections	2002 2006 2010 2016

Referendums	1870 2007

See also: Elections in the Federal Republic of Central America

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