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

Candidate	Votes	%
Juan Rafael Mora Porras	87	92.55
José María Castro Madriz	2	2.13
José María Cañas	1	1.06
Vicente Aguilar Cubero	1	1.06
José Joaquín Mora Porras	1	1.06
Juan José Ulloa Solares	1	1.06
Julián Volio Llorente	1	1.06
Total	94	100.00
Source: TSE [1]

References

1. "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.