1837 Costa Rican Head of State election

1837 Costa Rican Head of State election

← 1835 5 February–9 April 1837 1844 →
 
Nominee Manuel Aguilar Chacón Braulio Carrillo Colina
Electoral vote 22 17
Percentage 53.66% 41.46%

Head of State before election

Joaquín Mora Fernández

Elected Head of State

Manuel Aguilar Chacón

Head of State elections were held in Costa Rica in 1837. Manuel Aguilar Chacón was elected over Braulio Carrillo Colina using the model of indirect suffrage prescribed by the Fundamental Law of the State of Costa Rica. General election among all citizens authorized to vote was held, using public vote, electing a group of electors proportional to the population of the province they represented who then elected the president directly.[1]

However, Aguilar would not end his term when he resigned for health reasons. Carrillo became a dictator until the invasion of Francisco Morazán and his resignation as part of the agreements of the Jocote Pact.[1]

Results

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CandidateVotes%
Manuel Aguilar Chacón2253.66
Braulio Carrillo Colina1741.46
Toribio Argüello24.88
Total41100.00
Source: TSE

References

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  1. ^ a b "Historia de las elecciones presidenciales 1824–2014" (PDF). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica. 2017.