1863 Costa Rican general election
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General elections were held in Costa Rica on 5 April 1863.[1] Jesús Jiménez Zamora was elected president of Costa Rica for the first time, succeeding José MarÃa Montealegre Fernández. He would go on to dissolve the Congress almost immediately afterwards and call for new parliamentary elections restoring calm and ending his period peacefully.[1]
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5 April 1863
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Results
| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Jesús Jiménez Zamora | 299 | 98.68 |
| Juan José Ulloa Solares | 2 | 0.66 |
| Cruz Alvarado | 1 | 0.33 |
| José MarÃa Castro Madriz | 1 | 0.33 |
| Total | 303 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 312 | â |
| Source: TSE[1] | ||