1886 Costa Rican general election
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Presidential election |
| | | Nominee | Bernardo Soto Alfaro | | | Electoral vote | 547 | | Percentage | 100% | | |
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General elections were held in Costa Rica on 4 April 1886.[1] After the death of Próspero Fernández Oreamuno in March 1885, Bernardo Soto Alfaro took over the presidency temporarily for the remainder of the term. Soto was a thirty-year-old young man who had to command the country in the war against Guatemala that sought to re-establish the Federal Republic of Central America. Soto was a freemason and liberal, belonging to "The Olympus", a group of liberal intellectuals who would have a great influence on Costa Rican politics and many would hold the Presidency of the Republic.[2]
Soto managed to prevent through various tricks the candidacy of Víctor Guardia Gutiérrez, brother of the late dictator Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez, becoming sole and unanimous candidate in a two-degree type of election in which all male citizens allowed by law choose second-degree electors who selected the President.[2]
Results
In Alajuela there were 140 electors, but 145 voted.[1]
Candidate | Votes | % |
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Bernardo Soto Alfaro | 547 | 100.00 |
Total | 547 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 542 | – |
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Source: TSE |
By province
References
- ^ a b "Historia de las elecciones presidenciales 1824–2014" (PDF). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica. 2017.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Salazar, O. (2003) El apogeo de la República Liberal en Costa Rica, 1870-1914, p 177 ISBN 9977-67-131-1