1932 Costa Rican general election

1932 Costa Rican general election

14 February 1932
Presidential election
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Nominee Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno Manuel Castro Quesada [es] Carlos María Jiménez Ortiz [es]
Party PRN Republican Union Republican
Popular vote 35,408 22,077 17,316
Percentage 46.65% 29.09% 22.82%

President before election

Cleto González Víquez
PUN

Elected President

Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno
PRN

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 14 February 1932.[1]

Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno of the National Republican Party won the presidential election, whilst the party also won the parliamentary election, in which they received 47% of the vote.[2] Voter turnout was 64%.[3]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p166
  3. ^ Nohlen, p156