1944 Costa Rican general election

1944 Costa Rican general election

13 February 1944

Presidential election

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Nominee Teodoro Picado Michalski León Cortés Castro Party PRN Democratic Alliance Victory Bloc National Opposition Popular vote 52,830 17,550 Percentage 75.06% 24.94%

President before election Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia PRN Elected President Teodoro Picado Michalski PRN

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General elections were held in Costa Rica on 13 February 1944.^[1] Teodoro Picado Michalski of the Victory Bloc won the presidential election with 75% of the vote. Voter turnout was 43%.^[2]