1863 Costa Rican general election
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 5 April 1863.[1] Jesús Jiménez Zamora was elected president of Costa Rica for the first time, succeeding José María Montealegre Fernández. He would go on to dissolve the Congress almost immediately afterwards and call for new parliamentary elections restoring calm and ending his period peacefully.[1]
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Results
Candidate | Votes | % |
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Jesús Jiménez Zamora | 299 | 98.68 |
Juan José Ulloa Solares | 2 | 0.66 |
Cruz Alvarado | 1 | 0.33 |
José María Castro Madriz | 1 | 0.33 |
Total | 303 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 312 | – |
Source: TSE |
References
- "Historia de las elecciones presidenciales 1824–2014" (PDF). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica. 2017.
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