1936 Costa Rican general election

1936 Costa Rican general election
9 February 1936
Presidential election
Turnout68.84% ( 4.62pp)
 
Nominee León Cortés Castro Octavio Béeche Argüello Carlos Luis Sáenz
Party PRN National BOC
Popular vote 52,924 30,331 4,594
Percentage 60.24% 34.53% 5.23%
Official results by province
President before election

Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno
PRN

 Elected President

León Cortés Castro
PRN

Parliamentary election
22 of the 43 seats in the Constitutional Congress
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
PRN León Cortés Castro 59.40 17 +3
National Octavio Béeche Argüello 34.50 5 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 9 February 1936. León Cortés Castro of the National Republican Party won the presidential election, whilst the party also won the parliamentary election, in which they received 59% of the vote. Voter turnout was 69%.

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