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

1. ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 9780199283576
2. ^ Nohlen, p167
3. ^ Nohlen, p156