1994 Costa Rican general election

1994 Costa Rican general election

6 February 1994 (1994-02-06)
Presidential election
Registered1,881,348
Turnout81.11% ( 0.70pp)
 
Nominee José María Figueres Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Party PLN PUSC
Running mate Rodrigo Oreamuno
Rebeca Grynspan
Abel Pacheco
Mabel Nieto
Popular vote 739,339 711,328
Percentage 49.62% 47.74%

Results by district
Figueres:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70-80%      80-90%
Rodríguez:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

President before election

Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier
PUSC

Elected President

José María Figueres
PLN

Legislative election

All 57 seats in the Legislative Assembly
29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout81.09% ( 0.70pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
PLN José María Figueres 44.61 28 +3
PUSC Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 40.38 25 −4
PFD Vladimir de la Cruz 5.32 2 +2
PUAC Juan Guillermo Brenes 1.11 1 0
PAN Víctor Hugo Núñez Torres 0.92 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by province

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 6 February 1994. José María Figueres of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 81%.