1869 Costa Rican general election
27 March 1869
Presidential election
 
Nominee Jesús Jiménez Zamora
Electoral vote 345
Percentage 99.14%
President before election

Jesús Jiménez Zamora

 Elected President

Jesús Jiménez Zamora

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 27 March 1869.[1] They took place while the dictator Jesús Jiménez Zamora was in power after the coup against José María Castro Madriz, whose constitutional term was unable to finish. Jiménez Zamora was the sole candidate, during his government he repressed the press and his political opponents. The 1869 constitution only allowed men over 25 years old owners of a property that had a value higher than 200 pesos to vote.[2]

Results

CandidateVotes%
Jesús Jiménez Zamora34599.14
Eusebio Figueroa Oreamuno10.29
José María Montealegre10.29
Julián Volio Llorente10.29
Total348100.00
Source: TSE

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.
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