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Costa Rica 1978 Presidential
Election
|
Date of Election
|
February 5, 1978
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
| Length
of Term |
4
years
|
|
|
Number
of Votes
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
|
Rodrigo Carazo
Odio (Unity Party)
|
-
|
52%
|
| Luis
Alberto Monge Alvarez (PLN - National Liberation Party) |
-
|
43%
|
| Rodrigo
Gutierrez Saenz (PU - People United) |
-
|
3%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1979, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1979.
# Source: Newspaper Archive.
| Population
Size |
2
115 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
1
058 455
|
|
Total Votes
|
860
206
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
81.3%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
3.4%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Costa Rica. [Internet]. International IDEA. 23 October 2001.
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