Elections in Costa Rica

Elections in Costa Rica gives information on elections and election results in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The President of Costa Rica is, together with two vice-presidents, elected for a four-year term by the people. The Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) has 57 members, elected for four-year terms by proportional representation in each of the country's seven provinces.

Schedule[edit]

Position	2010	2011	2014
Type	Presidential (February) National Congress (February) Gubernatorial (February)	None	Presidential (February) National Congress (February) Gubernatorial (February)
President and vice president	President and vice president	None	President and vice president
National Congress	All seats	None	All seats
Provinces, cities and municipalities	All positions	None	All positions

Position	2010	2011	2014
Type	Presidential (May) National Congress (May) Gubernatorial (May)	None	Presidential (May) National Congress (May) Gubernatorial (May)
President and vice president	8 May	None	8 May
National Congress	8 May	None	8 May
Provinces, cities and municipalities	8 May	None	8 May

e • d **Summary of the 7 February 2010 Costa Rican presidential election results**
Candidates – Parties	Votes	%
Laura Chinchilla – National Liberation Party	863,803	46.78
Ottón Solís – Citizens' Action Party	464,454	25.15
Otto Guevara – Libertarian Movement Party	384,540	20.83
Luis Fishman – Social Christian Unity Party	71,330	3.86
Óscar López – Access without Exclusion	35,215	1.91
Mayra González – Costa Rican Renovation Party	13,376	0.72
Eugenio Trejos – Broad Front	6,822	0.37
Rolando Araya – Patriotic Alliance Party^*	3,795	0.21
Walter Muñoz – National Integration Party^*	3,198	0.17
Total (turnout 69.14%)	1,846,533	100.00
^* Candidacy withdrawn in favour of Ottón Solís on 15 January 2010. Source: TSE