1936 Costa Rican general election

1936 Costa Rican general election
9 February 1936
Presidential election
Registered129,701
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

Legislative election
22 of the 43 seats in the Constitutional Congress
Turnout68.86% ( 27.25pp)
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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