Costa Rican general election, 1940
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General elections were held in Costa Rica on 11 February 1940.[1] Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia of the Independent National Republican Party won the presidential election. Voter turnout was 80.8% in the presidential election and 65.6% in the parliamentary election.[2]
Results
President
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia | Independent National Republican Party | 92,849 | 84.5 |
Manuel Mora | Workers and Farmers Party | 10,825 | 9.8 |
Virgilio Salazar Leiva | Confraternidad Guanacasteca | 6,242 | 5.7 |
Invalid/blank votes | 2,643 | - | |
Total | 112,559 | 100 | |
Source: Nohlen |
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