1876 Costa Rican general election

The 1876 Costa Rican general election was held on April 2, 1876. Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz was elected president unanimously thanks to the influence of the acting president Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez who practically hand picked him.[2] At that time and according to the Constitution, there were two electoral rounds; first all citizens legally allowed to vote chose electors and then the voters voted for the president.[2]

1876 Costa Rican general election

2 April 1876[1]

Nominee Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz Party Liberal Percentage 100%

President before election Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez Liberal Elected President Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz Liberal

Esquivel would not finish his period since that same year he would be overthrown by the brothers Pedro and Pablo Quirós Jiménez in conspiracy with Guardia who was dissatisfied with him and in his place was named the more lenient Vicente Herrera Zeledón, who was Guardia's puppet.[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 2018-12-20. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. Molina, Iván. "Elecciones y democracia en Costa Rica, 1885-1913" (PDF). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)