1886 Costa Rican general election

The 1886 Costa Rican general election was held on 4 April 1886. After the death of Próspero Fernández Oreamuno in March 1885, Bernardo Soto Alfaro took over the presidency temporarily for the remainder of the term. Soto was a thirty-year-old young man who had to command the country in the war against Guatemala that sought to re-establish the Federal Republic of Central America. Soto was a freemason and liberal, belonging to "The Olympus", a group of liberal intellectuals who would have a great influence on Costa Rican politics and many would hold the Presidency of the Republic.[2]

1886 Costa Rican general election

4 April 1886[1]

Nominee Bernardo Soto Alfaro Party The Olympus Percentage 100%

President before election Bernardo Soto Alfaro The Olympus Elected President Bernardo Soto Alfaro The Olympus

Soto managed to prevent through various tricks the candidacy of Víctor Guardia Gutiérrez, brother of the late dictator Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez, becoming sole and unanimous candidate in a two-degree type of election in which all male citizens allowed by law choose second-degree electors who selected the President.[2]

Results

Second grade electors

Province	Soto
San José Province	168
Alajuela	140
Cartago Province	90
Heredia	75
Guanacaste	42
Puntarenas	21
Limón	6
Total	542
Source: [3]

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 2018-12-20. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. Molina, Iván. "Elecciones y democracia en Costa Rica, 1885-1913" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2018-12-20. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. Salazar, O. (2003) El apogeo de la República Liberal en Costa Rica, 1870-1914, p 177 ISBN 9977-67-131-1