1974 Costa Rican general election

None January 2024 Costa Rica state 1970 Costa Rican general election 1970 1978 Costa Rican general election 1978 3 February 1974 yes Presidential election presidential 875,041 79.92% ( 3.42pp) Daniel Oduber Quirós.jpg Daniel Oduber Carlos Castillo Fernando Guzmán National Liberation Party (Costa Rica) 294,609 43.44% Fernando Trejos Escalante es Jorge Borbón Longino Soto National Unification Party (Costa Rica) 30.40% Jorge González Martén es Claudio Orlich José Malavassi National Independent Party (Costa Rica) 73,788 10.88% Rodrigo Carazo Odio.jpg Rodrigo Carazo José Rodríguez Franz Lara Democratic Renewal Party (Costa Rica) 61,820 9.12% Elección Presidencial de Costa Rica (1974) (Distritos Administrativos).svg Results by districtOduber: #5DA888 30–40% #509577 40–50% #457F66 50–60% #396A55 60–70% #2E5544 70-80% #224033 80-90%Trejos: #7a7cc6 30–40% #696aaa 40–50% #57588e 50–60% #464771 60–70% #343555 70-80%González: #8b5cab 40–50% yes Legislative election All 57 seats in the Legislative Assembly 29 79.89% ( 3.43pp) National Liberation Party (Costa Rica) Daniel Oduber Quirós 40.88 27 32 National Unification Party (Costa Rica) Fernando Trejos Escalante 24.71 16 22 National Independent Party (Costa Rica) Jorge González Martén 9.96 6 New Democratic Renewal Party (Costa Rica) Rodrigo Carazo Odio 7.68 3 New National Republican Party (Costa Rica) Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier 4.88 1 New Socialist Action Party (Costa Rica) Manuel Mora Valverde 4.41 2 2 Democratic Party (Costa Rica) Gerardo Villalobos Garita 2.13 1 New Cartago Agrarian Union Party Juan Guillermo Brenes Castillo 1.21 1 0 Elecciones legislativas de Costa Rica de 1974 - Diputados por Provincia.svg Results by province President José Figueres National Liberation Party (Costa Rica) Daniel Oduber National Liberation Party (Costa Rica) General elections were held in Costa Rica on 3 February 1974.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p155 978-0-19-928357-6 Daniel Oduber Quirós of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 80%.Nohlen, p157 The Left was theoretically outlawed as the Constitution didn't allow the existence of Marxist parties, but the prohibition was not endorsed in practice by that time and even was lifted with a Constitutional reform for the next election.Hernández Naranjo Gerardo Reseña de las elecciones presidenciales de 1974 http://163.178.170.110/AtlasFinal2/documentos/ResenaHistoricaEleccion/1974.pdf 13 April 2016 es https://web.archive.org/web/20160216143351/http://163.178.170.110/AtlasFinal2/documentos/ResenaHistoricaEleccion/1974.pdf 2016-02-16 dead Campaign The government’s popularity suffered due to the “Vesco Case,” a major corruption scandal involving President José Figueres and his alleged ties to international fugitive Robert Vesco. The controversy became a central issue in the campaign, with the presence of Vesco in the country used by all opposition candidates against the ruling National Liberation Party (PLN) nominee, congressman Daniel Oduber. Rodrigo Carazo, a former PLN member and congressman who had previously competed against Figueres in a primary, ran under the Democratic Renewal Party. He pledged to expel Vesco if elected and received the endorsement of former president José Joaquín Trejos. Vesco's presence in the country was a theme used by all the candidates against the PLN. The right-wing opposition, grouped under the National Unification Party, also selected its candidate through an internal convention. Guillermo Villalobos Arce had the backing of the party leadership, including president Francisco Calderón Guardia (brother of former president Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia). Fernando Ortuño Sobrado enjoyed strong business sector support and significant funding, while Fernando Trejos Escalante, a physician and cousin of former president Trejos, was considered the weakest contender. In a surprise result, Trejos Escalante won the nomination, but was later defeated by Oduber in the general election. Cold War tensions also shaped the campaign, with communism emerging as another major theme. Diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union became a contentious issue, as candidate Jorge González Martén promised to end them if elected. The Catholic Church issued a statement condemning both communism and unrestrained capitalism, calling instead for a “third option.” Both the PLN, a social democratic party, and the Christian Democratic Party claimed to represent that alternative. Manuel Mora’s Socialist Action Party, representing the traditional left, countered criticism by noting that former archbishop Víctor Manuel Sanabria had stated Costa Rican Catholics could join the Communist Party. Meanwhile, the far-right Free Costa Rica Movement ran an expensive media campaign against Mora’s party. Another notable figure in the race was Gerardo Wenceslao Villalobos, known as “GW,” the candidate of the Democratic Party. Villalobos gained attention for his unconventional campaign tactics, which included participating in boxing and wrestling matches and attempting a parachute jump. Results President Daniel Oduber Quirós National Liberation Party 294609 Fernando Trejos Escalante es National Unification Party 206149 Jorge González Martén es National Independent Party 73788 Rodrigo Carazo Odio Democratic Renewal Party (Costa Rica) es Partido Renovación Democrática Democratic Renewal Party 61820 Gerardo Villalobos Garita Democratic Party 18832 Manuel Mora Valverde Socialist Action Party 16081 Jorge Arturo Monge Zamora es Christian Democratic Party (Costa Rica) es Partido Demócrata Cristiano (Costa Rica) Christian Democratic Party 3461 José Francisco Aguilar Bulgarelli Costa Rican Socialist Party es Partido Socialista Costarricense 3417 #F21F1F 16160 5023 875041 Election Resources By province Province Oduber % Trejos % González % Carazo % Villalobos % Mora % Monge % Aguilar % San José 42.7 29.4 9.0 12.2 3.8 2.0 0.5 0.5 Alajuela 45.6 28.4 12.5 9.8 1.7 1.1 0.4 0.5 Cartago 43.6 29.4 15.9 5.9 2.7 1.5 0.6 0.5 Heredia 42.9 29.9 11.0 9.5 3.0 2.5 0.7 0.4 Puntarenas 39.5 36.3 11.0 4.5 2.2 5.5 0.5 0.5 Limón 38.8 39.4 7.7 3.4 2.4 7.1 0.5 0.6 Guanacaste 49.6 30.0 11.5 4.9 0.8 2.0 0.8 0.5 Total 43.4 30.4 10.9 9.1 2.8 2.4 0.5 0.5 Parliament File:Costa Rica Legislative Assembly 1974.svg National Liberation Party 271867 27 –5 National Unification Party 164323 16 –6 National Independent Party 66222 6 New Democratic Renewal Party (Costa Rica) es Partido Renovación Democrática Democratic Renewal Party 51082 3 New National Republican Party 32475 1 New Socialist Action Party 29310 2 0 Democratic Party 14161 1 New Christian Democratic Party (Costa Rica) es Partido Demócrata Cristiano (Costa Rica) Christian Democratic Party 13688 0 –1 Cartago Agrarian Union Party 8074 1 +1 Costa Rican Socialist Party es Partido Socialista Costarricense 6032 0 New #F21F1F Costa Rican Peoples' Front es Frente Popular Costarricense 4448 0 New Independent Party (Costa Rica) es Partido Independiente (Costa Rica) Independent Party 3282 0 New Independent Party (Costa Rica) 21111 12967 0 875041 Election Resources By province Province PLN PUN PNI PRD PRN PASO PD PDC PUAC PSC FPCR PI % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S San José 40.19 23.45 8.72 10.12 5.61 4.31 2.81 1.70 -- 1.4 0 1.4 0 0.6 0 Alajuela 44.35 25.13 11.92 9.21 2.70 1.90 3.00 0.80 -- 0.8 0 - - 0.3 0 Cartago 38.13 23.62 11.91 3.90 2.70 2.30 1.30 3.80 11.11 0.6 0 - - 0.7 0 Heredia 41.12 22.71 9.80 7.40 7.40 5.70 1.50 3.50 -- 0.7 0 - - 0.3 0 Puntarenas 38.33 29.82 10.61 4.00 5.70 7.31 1.10 1.40 -- 0.5 0 0.8 0 0.6 0 Limón 36.92 32.61 7.10 2.30 5.00 13.90 0.90 0.80 -- - - - - 0.5 0 Guanacaste 46.03 23.92 10.41 5.10 5.80 3.20 0.40 4.40 -- 0.3 0 - - 0.3 0 Total 40.927 24.716 10.06 7.73 4.91 4.42 2.11 2.10 1.21 0.90 0.70 0.50 Local governments Alderpeople +/– Municipalsyndics +/– National Liberation Party 281067 225 +38 350 +34 National Unification Party 174178 150 +17 37 –9 National Independent Party 67802 48 New 2 New Democratic Renewal Party (Costa Rica) es Partido Renovación Democrática Democratic Renewal Party 57036 24 New 0 New National Republican Party 30551 12 New 1 New Socialist Action Party 27614 8 +4 0 0 Christian Democratic Party (Costa Rica) es Partido Demócrata Cristiano (Costa Rica) Christian Democratic Party 14215 0 –2 0 0 Costa Rican Socialist Party es Partido Socialista Costarricense 4720 0 New 0 New #F21F1F Democratic Party 2456 0 New 0 New Costa Rican Peoples' Front es Frente Popular Costarricense 1588 0 New 0 New Independent Party (Costa Rica) es Partido Independiente (Costa Rica) Independent Party 1035 0 New 0 New Independent Party (Costa Rica) +138 +27 36949 875041 TSEhttp://atlaselectoral.tse.go.cr/regiduria/1974/area Elecciones Regidurías 1974 es tse.go.cr Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones 21 May 2020 References Costa General Category:Parliamentary elections in Costa Rica Category:Presidential elections in Costa Rica