1876 Costa Rican general election

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 2 April 1876.^[1] Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz was elected president unanimously thanks to the influence of the acting president Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez who practically hand picked him.^[2] At that time and according to the Constitution, there were two electoral rounds; first all citizens legally allowed to vote chose electors and then the voters voted for the president.^[2]

1876 Costa Rican general election

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Presidential election

Nominee Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz Electoral vote 322 Percentage 100%

President before election Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez Elected President Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz

Esquivel would not finish his period since that same year he would be overthrown by the brothers Pedro and Pablo Quirós Jiménez in conspiracy with Guardia who was dissatisfied with him and in his place was named the more lenient Vicente Herrera Zeledón, who was Guardia's puppet.^[2]

Results

Candidate	Votes	%
Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz	322	100.00
Total	322	100.00
Registered voters/turnout	348	–
Source: TSE

References

1. "Historia de las elecciones presidenciales 1824–2014" (PDF). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica. 2017.
2. Molina, Iván. "Elecciones y democracia en Costa Rica, 1885-1913" (PDF). European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. 70: 41–57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2018-12-20.