1847 Costa Rican Head of State election

The Costa Rican election of 1847 took place shortly after the coup d'état that overthrew the first head of state elected in direct elections; Francisco María Oreamuno Bonilla who was formally overthrown although he had previously left office without resigning. The de facto president was José María Alfaro Zamora who was a candidate but was defeated by José María Castro Madriz.

1847 Costa Rican Head of State election

11 April 1847[1]

Nominee José María Castro Madriz José María Alfaro Zamora Party Liberal Liberal Percentage 58% 30%

Head of State before election José María Alfaro Zamora Liberal Elected Head of State José María Castro Madriz Liberal

These elections were held in two grades, first paid by all men over 20 or 18 if they were married or were teachers of some science, who chose the electors (168 in total1) who voted to choose the positions in dispute. Also the electoral legislation established that, in five years, those who could not read or write won't be able to vote.[2]

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)
2. Molina, Iván. "Elecciones y democracia en Costa Rica, 1885-1913" (PDF). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)