1932 Costa Rican general election

1932 Costa Rican general election

14 February 1932
Presidential election
Registered118,186
Turnout64.22% ( 1.75pp)
 
Nominee Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno Manuel Castro Quesada Carlos María Jiménez Ortiz
Party PRN Republican Union Republican
Popular vote 35,408 22,077 17,316
Percentage 46.65% 29.09% 22.82%

Official results by province

President before election

Cleto González Víquez
PUN

Elected President

Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno
PRN

Legislative election

22 of the 43 seats in the Constitutional Congress
Turnout64.16% ( 33.45pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
PRN Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno 46.68 12 New
UR Manuel Castro Quesada 29.06 7 New
Republican Carlos María Jiménez Ortiz 22.82 3 −2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 14 February 1932. Former president Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno of the National Republican Party won the presidential election, whilst the party also won the parliamentary election, in which they received 47% of the vote and 12 seats. Voter turnout was 64%.