1866 Costa Rican general election
# 1866 Costa Rican general election

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 1 April 1866. José María Castro Madriz was elected president of Costa Rica for the 1866-1869 period, which would not finish since in 1868 he was overthrown by his predecessor Jesús Jiménez Zamora. Madriz had previously been president and had been overthrown in his first presidency.

## Results

| Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - |
| José María Castro Madriz | 250 | 98.43 |
| José María Montealegre | 2 | 0.79 |
| Cruz Alvarado | 1 | 0.39 |
| Julián Volio Llorente | 1 | 0.39 |
| Total | 254 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 312 | – |
| Source: TSE |||
