1936 Costa Rican general election

1936 Costa Rican general election

9 February 1936

Presidential election

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Nominee León Cortés Castro Octavio Béeche Argüello [es] Carlos Luis Sáenz [es] Party PRN National BOC Popular vote 52,924 30,331 4,594 Percentage 60.24% 34.53% 5.23%

President before election Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno PRN Elected President León Cortés Castro PRN

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General elections were held in Costa Rica on 9 February 1936.^[1] León Cortés Castro of the National Republican Party won the presidential election, whilst the party also won the parliamentary election, in which they received 59% of the vote.^[2] Voter turnout was 69%.^[3]