1962 Costa Rican general election

1962 Costa Rican general election
4 February 1962
Presidential election
Turnout80.87% ( 16.87pp)
 
Nominee Francisco Orlich Rafael Calderón Otilio Ulate
Party PLN PRN PUN
Popular vote 192,850 135,533 51,740
Percentage 50.29% 35.34% 13.49%
Results by canton
President before election

Mario Echandi
PUN

 Elected President

Francisco Orlich
PLN

Legislative election
All 57 seats in the Legislative Assembly
29 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
PLN Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich 48.85 29 +9
PRN Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia 33.49 18 +7
PUN Otilio Ulate Blanco 13.27 8 −2
PADP Enrique Obregón Valverde 2.46 2 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by province

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 4 February 1962. Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 81%.

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