1901–1902 Costa Rican general election
# 1901–1902 Costa Rican general election

The 1901–1902 Costa Rican general election occurred under growing political tensions. The authoritarian government of Rafael Yglesias was in direct confrontation with the opposition and had re-elected himself as single-candidate in the previous election by a questionable constitutional reform. The liberal Republican Party represented the most staunch opposition and the country was on the edge of civil war. However, Yglesias managed to negotiate with the moderate branch of the Republicans for a peaceful power exchange.

This new election was called with two candidates: Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra from the newly formed National Union Party and Máximo Fernández Alvarado under the banner of the "Republican Club". Both liberals. Esquivel won by a large margin.

## Results

Second grade electors, first round

| Province | Esquivel | Fernández | $Yglesias^1$ |
| - | - | - | - |
| San José Province | 204 | 30 | - |
| Alajuela | 132 | 63 | - |
| Cartago Province | 90 | 12 | 15 |
| Heredia | 60 | 29 | - |
| Guanacaste | 3 | - | 72 |
| Puntarenas | 33 | - | - |
| Limón | 27 | - | - |
| Total | 549 | 134 | 87 |
| Source: ||||

$^1$ Yglesias did not run, but some electors voted for him rather than for Esquivel.

Popular Vote

Esquivel

71.3%

Fernández

17.4%

Yglesias

11.3% :

Second grade electors, second round

| Province | Esquivel | Fernández |
| - | - | - |
| San José Province | 199 | 42 |
| Alajuela | 120 | 70 |
| Cartago Province | 96 | 12 |
| Heredia | 59 | 40 |
| Guanacaste | 69 | - |
| Puntarenas | 36 | - |
| Limón | 27 | - |
| Total | 606 | 164 |
| Source: |||

Popular Vote

Esquivel

78.71%

Fernández

21.15% :

