1936 Costa Rican general election

Costa Rican general election, 1936

9 February 1936
Turnout	75,897
Nominee León Cortés Castro Octavio Beeche Argüello Manuel Mora Valverde Party PRN National Party Workers and Farmers Home state Alajuela San José San José Popular vote 52,924 30,331 4,594 Percentage 60.2% 34.5% 5.3
President before election Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno PRN Elected President León Cortés Castro PRN

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 9 February 1936. León Cortés Castro of the Independent National Republican Party won the presidential election, whilst the party also won the parliamentary election, in which they received 59.4% of the vote. Voter turnout was 68.8% in the presidential election and 68.9% in the parliamentary election.

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
León Cortés Castro	Independent National Republican Party	52,924	60.2
Octavio Beeche Argüello	National Party	30,331	34.5
Manuel Mora Valverde	Workers and Farmers Party	4,594	5.3
Invalid/blank votes		0	-
Total		75,897	100
Source: Nohlen

Popular Vote National Republican   60.2% National   34.5% Workers' and Farmers'   5.3%

Parliament

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Independent National Republican Party	53,047	59.4
National Party	30,815	34.5
Workers and Farmers Party	5,448	6.1
Invalid/blank votes	0	-	-
Total	89,310	100
Source: Nohlen