Costa Rican general election, 1948

Costa Rican general election, 1948
8 February 1948

 
Nominee Otilio Ulate Rafael Calderón
Party National Union National Republican
Alliance National Opposition Victory Bloc
Home state San José San José
Popular vote 54.931 44,438
Percentage 55.3% 44.7%
President before election

Teodoro Picado
National Republican

 Elected President

Otilio Ulate
National Union

Costa Rica
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General elections were held in Costa Rica on 8 February 1948.[1] Otilio Ulate Blanco of the National Union Party won the presidential election with 55.3% of the vote, although the elections were deemed fraudulent and annulled by Congress, leading to the Costa Rican Civil War later that year.[2] Following the war, the results of the parliamentary election were also annulled.[1] Voter turnout was 43.8% in the vice-presidential election and 49.2%.[3]

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Otilio Ulate BlancoNational Union Party54,93155.3
Rafael Ángel Calderón GuardiaNational Republican Party44,43844.7
Invalid/blank votes0-
Total99,369100
Source: Nohlen
Popular Vote
National Union
 
 55.3%
National Republican
 
 44.7%

References

  1. 1 2 Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ↑ Nohlen, p178
  3. ↑ Nohlen, p156
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