Costa Rican general election, 1944
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General elections were held in Costa Rica
on 13 February 1944. Teodoro Picado Michalski
of the Victory Bloc won the presidential election with 75.1% of the vote. Voter turnout was 43.2%.
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on 13 February 1944. Teodoro Picado Michalski
Teodoro Picado Michalski
Teodoro Picado Michalski was the President of Costa Rica from 1944 to 1948.-Overview:Teodoro Picado governed Costa Rica immediately after the presidency of Rafael Angel Calderón Guardia and preceded the de facto junta of José Figueres...
of the Victory Bloc won the presidential election with 75.1% of the vote. Voter turnout was 43.2%.
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teodoro Picado Michalski Teodoro Picado Michalski Teodoro Picado Michalski was the President of Costa Rica from 1944 to 1948.-Overview:Teodoro Picado governed Costa Rica immediately after the presidency of Rafael Angel Calderón Guardia and preceded the de facto junta of José Figueres... |
Victory Bloc | 52,830 | 75.1 |
| León Cortés Castro León Cortés Castro -Biography:León Cortés Castro served as President of Costa Rica from 1936 to 1940.During his term he introduced new bank reforms, supported banana plantations in the South Pacific region, and established ports at Quepos and Golfito. He was the last of a series of relatively conservative Presidents... |
Democratic Party | 17,550 | 24.9 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 0 | ||
| Total | 70,380 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||