1962 Costa Rican general election

1962 Costa Rican general election

4 February 1962
Presidential election
Registered483,980
Turnout80.87% ( 16.87pp)
 
Nominee Francisco Orlich Rafael Calderón Otilio Ulate
Party PLN PRN PUN
Running mate Raúl Blanco
Carlos Sáenz
Manuel Escalante
Ángel Chacón
Amadeo Quirós
Alexis Agüero
Popular vote 192,850 135,533 51,740
Percentage 50.29% 35.34% 13.49%

Results by district
Orlich:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100%
Calderón:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Ulate:      40–50%      50–60%
Tie:      30-40%

President before election

Mario Echandi
PUN

Elected President

Francisco Orlich
PLN

Legislative election

All 57 seats in the Legislative Assembly
29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout63.99% ( 16.90pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
PLN Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich 48.85 29 +9
PRN Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia 33.49 18 +7
PUN Otilio Ulate Blanco 13.27 8 −2
PADP Enrique Obregón Valverde 2.46 2 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by province

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 4 February 1962. Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 81%.