1859 Costa Rican general election

none Costa Rica Flag of Costa Rica (1848-1906).svg 1853 Costa Rican general election 1853 1860 Costa Rican general election 1860 3–7 April 1859 yes Presidential election presidential Juan Rafael Mora Porras.JPG Juan Rafael Mora Porras 87 92.55% José María Castro Madriz.JPG José María Castro Madriz 2 2.13% President Juan Rafael Mora Porras Juan Rafael Mora Porras General elections were held in Costa Rica between 3 and 7 April 1859.Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica Historia de las elecciones presidenciales 1824–2014 2017 https://www.tse.go.cr/pdf/ifed/historia_electoral.pdf Juan Rafael Mora Porras, hero of the Filibuster War, was re-elected for a third time. However, Mora would not finish his term because he would be overthrown by his political opponents on 14 August later the same year.Molina Iván Elecciones y democracia en Costa Rica, 1885-1913 European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies 70 41–57 http://www.cedla.uva.nl/50_publications/pdf/revista/70RevistaEuropea/70_IvanMolina.pdf 2018-12-20 2019-05-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502173816/http://www.cedla.uva.nl/50_publications/pdf/revista/70RevistaEuropea/70_IvanMolina.pdf dead The 1859 constitution in force at that time only allowed men over 25 years old and owners of a property valued at least 200 pesos to cast the vote. Results Juan Rafael Mora Porras 87 José María Castro Madriz 2 José María Cañas 1 Vicente Aguilar Cubero 1 José Joaquín Mora Porras 1 Juan José Ulloa Solares 1 Julián Volio Llorente 1 TSE References Category:Parliamentary elections in Costa Rica Costa General Category:Presidential elections in Costa Rica Costa