1886 Costa Rican general election

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 4 April 1886.[1] After the death of Próspero Fernández Oreamuno in March 1885, Bernardo Soto Alfaro took over the presidency temporarily for the remainder of the term. Soto was a thirty-year-old young man who had to command the country in the war against Guatemala that sought to re-establish the Federal Republic of Central America. Soto was a freemason and liberal, belonging to "The Olympus", a group of liberal intellectuals who would have a great influence on Costa Rican politics and many would hold the Presidency of the Republic.[2]

1886 Costa Rican general election
4 April 1886
Presidential election
 
Nominee Bernardo Soto Alfaro
Electoral vote 547
Percentage 100%
President before election

Bernardo Soto Alfaro

 Elected President

Bernardo Soto Alfaro

Soto managed to prevent through various tricks the candidacy of Víctor Guardia Gutiérrez, brother of the late dictator Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez, becoming sole and unanimous candidate in a two-degree type of election in which all male citizens allowed by law choose second-degree electors who selected the President.[2]

Results

In Alajuela there were 140 electors, but 145 voted.[1]

CandidateVotes%
Bernardo Soto Alfaro547100.00
Total547100.00
Registered voters/turnout542–
Source: TSE

By province
Province Soto
 San José Province 168
 Alajuela 140
 Cartago Province 90
 Heredia 75
 Guanacaste 42
 Puntarenas 21
 Limón 6
Total 542
Source: Salazar[3]

References
  1. "Historia de las elecciones presidenciales 1824–2014" (PDF). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica. 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. Salazar, O. (2003) El apogeo de la República Liberal en Costa Rica, 1870-1914, p 177 ISBN 9977-67-131-1
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