Costa Rican general election, 1948

Costa Rican general election, 1948

← 1944 February 8, 1948 1953 →
Nominee Otilio Ulate Rafael Calderón Party National Union National Republican Alliance National Opposition Victory Bloc Home state San José San José Popular vote 54.931 44,438 Percentage 55.3% 44.7%
President before election Teodoro Picado National Republican Elected President Otilio Ulate National Union

Teodoro Picado
National Republican

Otilio Ulate
National Union

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 8 February 1948.Otilio Ulate Blanco of the National Union Party won the presidential election with 55.3% of the vote, although the elections were deemed fraudulent and annulled by Congress, leading to the Costa Rican Civil War later that year. Following the war, the results of the parliamentary election were also annulled. Voter turnout was 43.8% in the vice-presidential election and 49.2%.

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