1853 Costa Rican general election

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 4 April 1853.[1] President Juan Rafael Mora Porras was re-elected, having been elected in 1849 to end the period of José María Castro Madriz.

1853 Costa Rican general election
4 April 1853
Presidential election
 
Nominee Juan Rafael Mora Porras Manuel Antonio Bonilla Nava
Electoral vote 83 6
Percentage 91.21% 6.59%
President before election

Juan Rafael Mora Porras

 Elected President

Juan Rafael Mora Porras

According to the historian Ivan Molina from this date and for the next four decades the elections would play a secondary role in the selection of the president limited to a symbolic legitimating function. The presidents were chosen through a series of political alliances between the coffee bourgeoisie and the Army until the beginning of the Liberal State of Costa Rica.[1] On the second-degree election Mora received 83 electoral votes.[2]

Results
CandidateVotes%
Juan Rafael Mora Porras8391.21
Manuel Antonio Bonilla Nava66.59
Joaquín Mora Fernández11.10
Manuel Alvarado y Barroeta11.10
Total91100.00
Source: TSE

References
  1. Molina, Iván. "Elecciones y democracia en Costa Rica, 1885-1913" (PDF). European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. 70: 41–57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  2. "Historia de las elecciones presidenciales 1824–2014" (PDF). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica. 2017.
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