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  Costa Rica President
RACE DETAILS
Parents > Costa Rica > President
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 2001 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open February 03, 2002 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close February 03, 2002 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start May 08, 2002 - 12:00pm
Term End May 08, 2006 - 12:00pm
Contributor411 Name Removed
Last ModifiedM@ January 15, 2018 02:47pm
Data SourcesPolitical Database of the Americas see [Link]
Description This was the first time since the 1949 Constitution that a runoff election was required. This occured because no candidate won the required percentage of votes in this election.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyChristian Social Unity Won02/01/1998
NameMiguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría Votes652,160 (47.03%)
Term05/08/1998 - 05/08/2002 Margin35,326 (+2.55%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyChristian Social Unity Won04/07/2002
NameAbel Pacheco de la Espriella Votes776,278 (57.95%)
Term05/08/2002 - 05/00/2006 Margin213,076 (+15.91%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 03, 2001 Costa Rica President - PLN Primary
Rolando Araya Monge
PLN 10,000

CANDIDATES
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Name Abel Pacheco de la Espriella Rolando Araya Monge Ottón Solís Otto Guevara Justo Orozco Alvarez Walter Muñoz Céspedes Vladimir de la Cruz de Lemos
PartyChristian Social Unity National Liberation Citizens' Action Libertarian Movement Costa Rican Renewal National Integration Democratic Force
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Uncertified Votes 590,277 (38.58%) 475,030 (31.05%) 400,681 (26.19%) 25,815 (1.69%) 16,404 (1.07%) 6,235 (0.41%) 4,121 (0.27%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -115,247 (-7.53%) -189,596 (-12.39%) -564,462 (-36.90%) -573,873 (-37.51%) -584,042 (-38.18%) -586,156 (-38.31%)
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MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Jorge Walter Coto Molina Rolando Angulo Zeledón Daniel Reynolds Vargas Marvin Calvo Montoya José Hine García Pablo Galo Angulo Casasola  
PartyCoalition for Change 2000 General Union Party National Patriotic Party National Christian Alliance National Rescue Independent Workers'  
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Uncertified Votes 3,970 (0.26%) 2,655 (0.17%) 1,680 (0.11%) 1,271 (0.08%) 905 (0.06%) 801 (0.05%)  
Margin-586,307 (-38.32%) -587,622 (-38.41%) -588,597 (-38.47%) -589,006 (-38.50%) -589,372 (-38.52%) -589,476 (-38.53%)  
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