1944 Costa Rican general election

Costa Rican general election, 1944
Turnout	70.380
President before election; Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia; PRN	Elected President ; Teodoro Picado Michalski; PRN

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 13 February 1944.^[1] Teodoro Picado Michalski of the Victory Bloc won the presidential election with 75.1% of the vote. Voter turnout was 43.2%.^[2]

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Teodoro Picado Michalski	Victory Bloc	52,830	75.1
León Cortés Castro	Democratic Party	17,550	24.9
Invalid/blank votes		0	-
Total		70,380	100
Source: Nohlen

References

^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^ Nohlen, p156

[DN-1] Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

[2] Nohlen, p156

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