1825 Costa Rican Head of State election

The 1825 Costa Rican Head of State election was held in 20 May 1825 and was Costa Rica's first ever election for Head of State. In the election liberal Juan Mora Fernández was re-elected as Head of State, a position that he occupied provisionally by mandate of the Congress.[1] The elections in this period were held in two levels, first voted by citizens exercising their public vote who thus chose the electors who would formally elect the president.[1] The representation by region was; 11 for San José, 8 for Cartago, 8 for Heredia, 5 for Alajuela, 3 for Escazú, 2 for Ujarrás, 1 for Térraba and 1 for Bagaces.[1] Mora received the vote of all provinces except Alajuela who voted unanimously for his rival Mariano Montealegre.[1]

Candidate	San José	Cartago	Heredia	Alajuela	Escazú	Ujarrás	Térraba	Bagaces
Juan Mora Fernández	11	8	8		3	2	1	1
Mariano Montealegre				8

1825 Costa Rican Head of State election

20 March 1825

Nominee Juan Mora Fernández Mariano Montealegre Party Liberal Liberal Percentage 84% 15%

Head of State before election Juan Mora Fernández Liberal Elected Head of State Juan Mora Fernández Liberal

References

1. Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica (2008). "Historia de las elecciones presidenciales 1824-2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-12-18. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)