Costa Rican general election, 1948

Costa Rican general election, 1948
Costa Rica
February 8, 1948

 
Nominee Otilio Ulate Rafael Calderón
Party National Union National Republican
Popular vote 54.931 44,438
Percentage 55.3% 44.7%

President before election

Teodoro Picado
National Republican

Elected President

Otilio Ulate
National Union

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General elections were held in Costa Rica on 8 February 1948.[1] Otilio Ulate Blanco of the National Union Party won the presidential election with 55.3% of the vote, although the elections were deemed fraudulent and annulled by Congress, leading to the Costa Rican Civil War later that year.[2] Following the war, the results of the parliamentary election were also annulled.[1] Voter turnout was 43.8% in the vice-presidential election and 49.2%.[3]

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Otilio Ulate BlancoNational Union Party54,93155.3
Rafael Ángel Calderón GuardiaNational Republican Party44,43844.7
Invalid/blank votes0-
Total99,369100
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. 1 2 Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p178
  3. Nohlen, p156
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