1825 Costa Rican Head of State election

none Costa Rica Flag of Costa Rica (1824-1840).svg presidential 1829 Costa Rican Head of State election 1829 20 March 1825 39 members of the Electoral College 20 Juan Mora Fernández.JPG Juan Mora Fernández Independent politician 33 84.62% Mariano Montealegre Bustamante1.png Mariano Montealegre Bustamante Independent politician 6 15.38% Head of State Juan Mora Fernández Independent Juan Mora Fernández Independent Head of State elections were held in Costa Rica on 20 May 1825. Incumbent Juan Mora Fernández, who had served as provisional Head of State since 1824 by appointment of the Constituent Congress, was elected to a full four-year term.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 He defeated Vice Head of State Mariano Montealegre in the country's first constitutional presidential election. The election was conducted under an indirect electoral system. Citizens voted publicly to elect electoral delegates (electores), who in turn chose the Head of State. The electoral college comprised 39 electors distributed among the country's regions: 11 from San José, eight each from Cartago and Heredia, five from Alajuela, three from Escazú, two from Ujarrás, and one each from Térraba and Bagaces. Mora received the votes of the electors from every region except Alajuela, whose five electors unanimously supported Montealegre. Results Juan Mora Fernández 33 Mariano Montealegre Bustamante 6 TSEhttps://www.tse.go.cr/pdf/ifed/historia_electoral.pdf TSE By province ProvinceMoraMontealegreSan José110Cartago80Heredia80Alajuela06Escazú30Ujarrás30Total336Source: TSE References Costa Head Category:Presidential elections in Costa Rica Category:March 1825