Country: | Costa Rica |
Flag Image: | Flag of Costa Rica (1824-1840).svg |
Type: | presidential |
Next Election: | 1829 Costa Rican Head of State election |
Next Year: | 1829 |
Election Date: | 20 March 1825 |
Image1: | Juan Mora Fernández.JPG |
Nominee1: | Juan Mora Fernández |
Electoral Vote1: | 33 |
Percentage1: | 84.62% |
Nominee2: | Mariano Montealegre Bustamante |
Electoral Vote2: | 6 |
Percentage2: | 15.38% |
Head of State | |
Before Election: | Juan Mora Fernández |
After Election: | Juan Mora Fernández |
Head of State elections were held in Costa Rica on 20 May 1825. In the election liberal Juan Mora Fernández was re-elected as Head of State, a position that he occupied provisionally by mandate of the Congress.[1] The elections in this period were held in two levels, first voted by citizens exercising their public vote who thus chose the electors who would formally elect the president. The representation by region was; 11 for San José, 8 for Cartago, 8 for Heredia, 5 for Alajuela, 3 for Escazú, 2 for Ujarrás, 1 for Térraba and 1 for Bagaces. Mora received the vote of all provinces except Alajuela who voted unanimously for his rival Mariano Montealegre.
Province | Mora | Montealegre |
---|---|---|
San José | 11 | 0 |
Cartago | 8 | 0 |
Heredia | 8 | 0 |
Alajuela | 0 | 6 |
Escazú | 3 | 0 |
Ujarrás | 3 | 0 |
Total | 33 | 6 |
align=left colspan=3 | Source: TSE |