1923 Costa Rican general election

1923 Costa Rican general election

2 December 1923
Presidential election
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Nominee Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno Alberto Echandi Montero [es] Jorge Volio Jiménez
Party Republican Agricultural Reformist
Popular vote 29,338 26,114 14,115
Percentage 42.17% 37.54% 20.29%

President before election

Julio Acosta García
Constitutional

Elected President

Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno
Republican

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 2 December 1923.[1] Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno of the Republican Party won the presidential election, whilst the party also won the parliamentary election, in which they received 51% of the vote.[2] Voter turnout was 70% in the presidential election and 84% in the parliamentary election.[3]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p164
  3. ^ Nohlen, p156